Coalition of Maine nonprofits unite against harassment of LGBTQ+ youth
A coalition of nonprofit support and advocacy groups issued the following joint statement last week:
AUGUSTA, ME – Last week, an elected official used her online social media to...
Valentine’s Day Op/Ed: ‘Is LGBTQ+ marriage on the rocks?’
This Valentine's Day season, I am reminded of Mildred Loving's and St. Valentine's acts of justice for the right to love who you want as a fundamental human right.
Dr. Thea James, Rev. Irene Monroe: 2025 Embrace Honors MLK Awardees
For the first time, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Honorees include an openly LGBTQ+ couple — Dr. Thea James and Rev. Irene Monroe — at the Embrace...
Grant applications now available for LGBTQ+ organizations from Equality Fund at the Boston Foundation
The Equality Fund at the Boston Foundation is now accepting applications for its FY 25 grantmaking cycle. The application portal opened Monday, January 13, and will close Friday, March 7, at 5...
Equality Fund at the Boston Foundation receives $1M grant from Point32Health Foundation
The Boston Foundation announced that the Asian Community Fund, the Equality Fund and Latino Equity Fund are each receiving a $1 million grant from the Point32Health Foundation, closing out a 2024 in which the three funds distributed...
First-of-kind survey in state since 2004 sheds new light on key demographics of LGBTQ+...
With a first-of-its-kind survey since 2004, a new report conducted with support of The Rhode Island Foundation offers valuable demographics for LGBTQ+ advocacy, health care, anti-discrimination priorities, policymaking and more.
GLAD Law: No kids should be denied the important life lessons that come from...
For many young people, school sports instill important life lessons of leadership, confidence, sportsmanship and perseverance, in addition to what it means to be part of a team. These lessons are important...
Dishing up desserts for the 32nd year, Community Servings’ Pie in the Sky fundraiser...
Pie in the Sky, Community Servings’ annual Thanksgiving fundraising bake sale, is back for its 32nd year, dishing up delicious pies whose proceeds support folks across Massachusetts and Rhode Island impacted by...
Op/Ed: ‘Boston’s LGBTQ+ community wants to hear from Kamala Harris’
Since running for office, Kamala Harris’s silence on LGBTQ+ issues has been deafening. Kamala’s website has one sentence about us under the heading “Protect Civil Rights and Freedoms: “As President, she’ll fight...
Meet Ricardo Martinez, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defender’s new executive director
Ricardo Martinez took the helm as Executive Director of GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) September 4.
Ricardo served the past five years as...
