RI Foundation awards $87K to LGBTQ-serving nonprofits and initiatives
Nonprofit organizations serving the state’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) communities will share $87,000 in grants through the Equity Action Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation. The funding will support organizations engaged in efforts ranging...
GLAD Law: Ensuring nondiscrimination laws continue to do their job
GLAD Law is in federal court representing Lillian Bernier, a transgender woman who works nights in a manufacturing plant operated by Turbocam, Inc.
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Five 2025 ‘good news’ stories from New England’s LGBTQ+ community
Despite the many challenges leveled at the LGBTQ+ community in New England in 2025, there were many victories and otherwise happy moments to inspire hope as we roll into a new year....
Is VT Pride Center Closing? ‘No.’ But their current challenges are serious
After getting out the word last month that the Pride Center of Vermont was taking an "operation pause," in which several of their critical programs are continuing while others are being placed...
Community Servings’ Pie in the Sky fundraiser is back for 33rd holiday season
Pie in the Sky, Community Servings’ annual Thanksgiving fundraising bake sale, is back for its 33rd year, dishing up delicious pies whose proceeds support folks across Massachusetts and Rhode Island impacted by...
Pride Center of Vermont temporarily closes due to ‘critical funding shortfalls’
The Pride Center of Vermont announced it must pause operations due to "critical funding shortfalls," according to an Oct. 9 press release.
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Swim for Life and Paddler Flotilla plunges back into Provincetown harbor, Wellfleet pond on...
Provincetown Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla returns for the 38th time to Provincetown Harbor — and more recently for a non-saltwater version, at Great Pond in Wellfleet — on Saturday, September...
Dennis & Joe: ‘The guys who have been together forever’
It was May 29, 1962, a date that Joseph Carcerano and Dennis DeMello will never forget. That was their first date, which was weeks in the making. It began when Dennis was...
Hundreds come out for Boston Spirit’s 17th LGBT Executive Networking Night
Approximately 1,000 guests enjoyed an evening of networking, passed hors d'oeuvres, cocktails and more at Boston Spirit's 17th annual Executive Networking Night last week at Boston Marriott Copley Place.
Bellwether of LGBTQ+ Rights: GLAD Law’s Jennifer Levi sees the way forward
“GLAD Law anticipated that the Trump administration would immediately begin rolling back protections for LGBTQ+ people,” said Jennifer Levi, senior director of transgender and queer rights at GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders...
