LGBTQ advocates in Connecticut launch new community organization
Members of the LGBTQ community in Connecticut gathered on Monday at Hartford's Legislative Office Building to announce the creation of the new advocacy group called Equality Connecticut, reports the Hartford Courant.
Mass. Commission on LGBTQ Youth rallies on Beacon Hill prior to today’s Transgender Day...
Today, March 31, is International Transgender Day of Visibility — a day when "we celebrate the joy and resilience of trans and non-binary people everywhere by elevating voices and experiences from these...
Voices that Matter: After 50 years, SpeakOUT Boston has so much more to say
“I was a very naive and closeted guy who grew up in Buffalo, New York, in the ’60s and ’70s,” said Scott Grady. “I didn’t come out until...
LGBTQ activist, part-time Provincetown resident Urvashi Vaid dies at 63
LGBTQ civil rights activist Urvashi Vaid died last weekend at age 63 after a tough fight with cancer at her home in New York City. Vaid and her wife, the comedian Kate...
GLAD: What’s on the horizon in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality?
What’s on the horizon in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality?
As we begin the search for GLAD’s next executive director, we asked staff and...
GLAD welcomes three new board members with expertise to meet unprecedented challenges
Facing unprecedented anti-LGBTQ attacks to our community, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has appointed three new legal experts and advocates to their board of directors to help meet the challenges of...
Fenway Health reaffirms commitment to community on Transgender Day of Visibility, today, March 31
TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY: Massachusetts Stands with Our Trans Community — Monday, March 31, 2025, 2 p.m., Massachusetts State House, Nurses Hall, 24 Beacon St, Boston. Join the Massachusetts LGBTQ+ Legislative Caucus...
Advocates against domestic violence push for resources after two murders
The Network/La Red — the survivor-led, social justice organization working to end partner abuse within the LGBTQ+ community — is calling for more resources to prevent the kind of domestic abuse that led...
MassEquality backs 16 pro-LGBTQ bills for the Bay State’s 2021–2022 session
MassEquality, the Bay State-wide grassroots advocacy organization, announced 16 state bills they're backing for the Bay State's 2021–2022 legislative session. From transgender equality to protections for LGBTQ youth and seniors, they'll be...
Seacoast Outright is now ‘New Hampshire Outright’ to reflect its growing regional scope
The Granite State's LGBTQ+ youth advocacy nonprofit Seacoast Outright is changing its name to "New Hampshire Outright."
Here's the scoop:
For more than 31 years,...