GLAD Executive Director Janson Wu to step down, move to Trevor Project
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) announced late last week that Executive Director Janson Wu will leave the organization on October 6 and plans to move on to serve as the senior...
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...
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.
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus launches ‘Music Triumphs Homophobia’ documentary on Amazon Prime today
Today, Boston Gay Men's Chorus is launching the release of a new full-length documentary — now available on Amazon Prime — focusing on their 20-years-plus globe-spanning travels as culture ambassadors. The documentary,...
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...
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 announces appointment of new chief legal strategist, Michael Johnson
After a year-long search, Boston-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) announced they have appointed Michael Johnson to be their new chief legal strategist.
“Michael brings to GLAD...
GLAD moves this Saturday’s summer party in Provincetown back online
Due to recent increases in COVID-19 vaccination rates, GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) has decided to cancel its in-person 40th annual GLAD Summer Party, scheduled for this Saturday, July 24 —...
GLAD Summer Party returns to Provincetown for 40th anniversary
Celebrity Emcee Varla Jean Merman will host the return of a live, in-person GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) Summer Party in Provincetown next weekend. Last year, the party went virtual due...
