MA LGBT Chamber of Commerce names new executive director
The Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors today announced Alexandria Eberhardt as the Chamber’s new Executive Director. Eberhardt most recently served as President and CEO of the Greater Haverhill Chamber...
Little Compton, Rhode Island man sues state over anti-gay job discrimination
Antone DeSouza, a former Rhode Island state worker, is suing the Ocean State and former State Property Management Director David Patten for anti-LGBT job discrimination. DeSouza alleges "that he was passed over...
Lesbian, nonbinary ‘Dani’s Queer Bar’ officially opens in Boston’s Back Bay
It's official! Dani's Queer Bar — a welcoming new space geared toward lesbians and nonbinary people — opened last Thursday, September 12, at 909 Boylston St. (across from Hynes Convention Center) in...
East Haddam, CT cafe transforms into nonprofit LGBTQ+ ‘Safe Place’
The owner of the Two Wrasslin' Cats Coffee & Café in East Haddam, Connecticut, has transformed his business into a nonprofit organization "supporting inclusion, racial justice, reproductive freedom and the 'right to...
Provincetown businesses launch new program to attract LGBTQ+ youth
This article by Jonathan Soroff appears in the May/June 2024 print issue of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.
Anyone who’s spent a consistent amount of time on the Outer...
State economic development chief brings ‘Team Massachusetts’ plan to Mass. LGBT Chamber of Commerce
At a recent Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce roundtable, the Bay State's Economic Development Secretary, Yvonne Hao, touted Governor Healey's Administration's efforts to expand access to business financing and grants for all,...
Boston South End barber offers gender affirming haircuts, welcoming space
M Arida, a barber at Barbershop Deluxe in Boston's South End, takes pride in offering gender-affirming haircuts and the LGBTQ-welcoming space the shop provides. As a recent story on Boston Public Radio...
Fenway Health appoints Jordina Shanks new interim chief executive officer
Fenway Health, one of the country’s leading care and research centers for LGBTQIA+ people, appointed Fenway Chief Operating Officer Jordina Shanks to become their next Interim CEO when Manny Lopes steps down...
Owner of Teetotaller Cafe in NH wins court case against social media giant
When the social media giant Meta deleted Emmett Soldati's Instagram account for his small cafe Teatotaller — a hotspot for the LGBTQ community then in Somersworth, New Hampshire and now with locations...
Two LGBTQ-owned businesses first recipients of vacant storefront tax credit program in Northampton
The first two recipients of a new "vacant storefront tax credit program" in Northampton, Mass. are LGBTQ-owned: the Many Graces Farm & Design florist shop is located on West Street near Smith...
