Melissa Etheridge: A new tour, book & album of previously unreleased songs
Even the biggest legends in the music business can still hide a few surprises up their sleeves.
Just look at Melissa Etheridge, a bona...
Maine school board votes to keep LGBTQ-inclusive sex ed book in library
At a recent meeting, the Bonny Eagle district school board voted in favor of keeping an LGBTQ-inclusive sex education book on its library shelves.
“In my evaluation about...
Maine school board votes against banning a second LGBTQ-inclusive book from school library
For the second time in a month, the Bonny Eagle district school board has voted in favor of keeping an LGBTQ-inclusive book in the school library. Both votes took place at packed...
Mary Trump to speak at Provincetown Women’s Week 2024 event on Oct. 17
Mary Trump — the author, psychologist, former member of Provincetown's Women Innkeepers, openly lesbian niece and outspoken critic of former US President Donald Trump — will speak as part of the Women's...
Vermont Lt. Gov. Zuckerman hosts series of readings from banned books
In support of free speech at libraries, bookstores, and for readers across his state, Vermont Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman is hosting a series of readings from banned books with audience discussion to...
Tales of Hoffman: Amy Hoffman’s latest novel is a humorous portrait of an aging...
Author Amy Hoffman says her second novel, “Dot and Ralfie,” isn’t autobiographical. But while writing her gently comic tale of a longtime lesbian couple now in their late 60s, Hoffman realized there...
MA AG Campbell hosts drag story hour at More Than Words bookstore
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell hosted a drag story hour last week at More Than Words in Boston. She was joined by local drag queen, Just JP, and an audience of...
LGBTQ-themed Little Free Library repeatedly ransacked in Waltham
Twice in the last two weeks, someone has removed all of the books from an LGBTQ-themed Little Free Library in Waltham, Masschusetts, according the the two women who manage the tiny community...
Malinda Lo, openly LGBTQ Bay State author, wins National Book Award
Openly LGBTQ young-adult author Malinda Lo of Massachusetts won the 2021 National Book Award in Young People's Literature for her novel "Last Night at the Telegraph Club." Lo, who graduated from Wellesley...
Boston’s only queer woman-owned bookstore to hold elopement ceremonies before inauguration day
This year’s election results have brought challenges and uncertainty to many, particularly women and the LGBTQIA+ community. In response, Boston’s only queer woman-owned bookstore, All She Wrote Books, is opening up their...
