Rob Phelps

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Smith college revises admissions policy to admit some transgender students

Smith College, the "seven sisters" women's school in Northampton, Massachusetts, announced a change in its admissions policy that would officially accept male-to-female transgender applicants into its...

Kathy Najimy named Grand Marshall for Provincetown’s 2015 Carnival Parade

Screen and stage star Kathy Najimy will be adding her zany spin to what's already well-established as the wackiest week in P'town when she'll serve...

First openly gay NBA player Jason Collins and Mass. Rep. Joe Kennedy III guests of honor at upcoming Greater Boston PFLAG fete

Massachusetts Congressman Joseph Kennedy III and Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in the NBA (now retired), were roommates in college and have been...

AIDS Action Committee urges greater investment in fight against HIV

Noting Massachusetts' leading role in reducing cases of HIV while saving the state hundreds of millions of dollars in related health-care costs, the AIDS Action Committee...

P’town theater troupe delivers message to Ireland before historic referendum

A small troupe of Provincetown thespians is carrying a big message of support for marriage-equality to Ireland. The cast, crew, and playwright of the short play...

Focus on transgender inclusion in Jewish community awards

Two Boston-based individuals—a doctor and a filmmaker, both leaders in the movement towards transgender inclusion—are being honored at Keshet's annual awards dinner on April 30. Receiving...

Two Boston-based attorneys—Bonauto and Hallward-Driemeier—to argue marriage at US Supreme Court

Two Boston-based lawyers have been chosen to stand before the U.S. Supreme Court and defend the rights of same-sex couples to marry in every state in...

Menino named honorary marshal for 2015 Boston Pride

Boston's late Mayor Thomas M. Menino has been named honorary marshall for the city's 45th annual Boston Pride Parade, which will be held on Saturday, June...

Log Cabin Republicans Ad Takes Swipe at Iran Nuke Deal

The Log Cabin Republicans took out an ad in the March 23 Roll Call, the Congressional newspaper, criticizing U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and the...

U.S. Congressman Joe Kennedy, Five Others Honored by Boston-based LGBTQI-youth Advocacy Group

U.S. Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy (Mass. fourth district) is one of six advocates for LGBTQI youth being honored by the Boston-based Promise Place School...

New Boston Playwrights Collective Delivers Riveting Night

When a graduate student at the Boston Architectural College, a bright young man with a promising future, went missing in 2012, Boston playwright Cassie...

GLAD Submits Appeal to Supreme Court for Transgender Woman in Prison

The U.S. Supreme Court is being petitioned to hear an appeal on behalf of Michelle Kosilek, the transgender woman serving time in a Massachusetts prison...
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