Fenway Health board appoints Manny Lopes interim chief executive officer
Boston-based Fenway Health — one of the country’s leading care and research centers for LGBTQIA+ people — has hired Manny Lopes to serve as Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective September 2, its...
Starbucks workers in Massachusetts say Pride displays have been curtailed
Starbucks workers in Massachusetts cannot decorate their stores for Pride as they've done in years past, according to the Boston Globe, which reports:
Pride month has always...
Fenway Health CEO Ellen LaPointe to step down once interim is appointed
Ellen LaPointe, Chief Executive Officer of Fenway Health, announced last Thursday that she is planning to step down from her post. She will remain as CEO until an interim CEO is appointed.
Boston Business Journal announces 2023 corporate allies, LGBT trailblazers
Every year, Boston Business Journal honors individuals and regionally based businesses "in acknowledgement of their longstanding commitments to Greater Boston’s LGBT community as manifested in the areas of mission, innovation, impact and...
New lesbian/nonbinary bar may be coming to Boston’s Back Bay
Momentum is picking up for Dani's Queer Bar — a potential new LGBTQ venue geared toward lesbians and nonbinary people that its creators are planning to open soon on Boylston Street in...
Five Newport, RI organizations receive LGBTQ ‘BRAVE Space’ certification
The BRAVE Space program, which supports safe and welcoming environments for LGBTQ people, has certified five organizations in Newport, Rhode Island — the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center, Bike Newport, FabNewport,...
Eastern Bank launches Equity Alliance for Business program to advance underrepresented business owners
Boston-based Eastern Bank — with its more than 120 locations serving communities in eastern Massachusetts, southern and coastal New Hampshire, and Rhode Island — is announcing today the launch of Equity Alliance...
P’town Carnival Parade to return with artist-business float-making program
Provincetown's Carnival Parade will be back this year on Thursday, August 17, and plans are well underway with "Land of Toys" as the theme.
Its organizers, the Provincetown Business...
Manray and its LGBTQ ‘Campus’ night returns to Cambridge after 20 years
At a time when so many gay bars have been shutting down, here's some good news. The alternative nightclub Manray, with its legendary LGBTQ-themed nights, is coming back to Cambridge after closing...
GLAD files employment discrimination case on behalf of trans worker in NH
This just in from GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD):
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has filed an employment discrimination case on behalf of a transgender woman challenging her...
