GLAD Law: ‘Post Pride, LGBTQ+ youth in foster care still require our attention’

The following column appears in the July/August 2026 issue of Boston Spirit Magazine: Another Pride Month is in the books. For many of us, Pride...

UMass Boston Athletics Dept. named Division III LGBTQ Institution of Year

The NCAA recognized the UMass Boston's athletics department as a 2025 Division III LGBTQ Institution of the Year during an annual NCAA convention held...

Rev. Irene Monroe on Jessie Jackson, a defender for LGBTQ+ rights

Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson died on February 17, 2026. A protégé of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jackson was among the...

Remembering the pioneering LGBTQ Harvard Reverend Dorothy A. Austin

Reverend Dorothy A. Austin, former associate minister for Memorial Church at Harvard University and a pioneering LGBTQ+ leader, died at 82 last month in...

Midcoast Maine’s gayest dance party, Out Maine Rainbow Gala, returns

OUT Maine and The Right Track Band are teaming up again for the “GAYEST event in midcoast Maine”—the Rainbow Gala & Dance Party, a...

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...

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. Like most...

Greater Boston PFLAG to honor Giselle Byrd at 24th annual Pride & Passion

At their 24th annual Pride & Passion event, "Love & Liberty," Greater Boston PFLAG will honor Giselle Byrd with their Cornerstone of Equality Award....

Remembering Vermont same-sex civil union trailblazer Stan Baker

Stan Baker, a plaintiff in the 1997 lawsuit to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples in Vermont, and longterm collector of Barbie dolls with...

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...

MA Senator Julian Cyr honored as one of MassLive’s top leaders in the state

Massachusetts State Senator Julian Cyr (Cape & Islands) made MassLive's list of (just 12 political) Leaders to Watch from 2025. "Cyr, who is gay, got...

A holiday message on gift-giving from a Boston Spirit writer

Boston Spirit writer Kim Harris Stowell contributed the following message to share during this season of gratitude and giving: To our readers: I was...

Gary Buseck named inaugural holder of newly endowed Tim Stein, Wayne Fette senior advisership at GLAD Law

GLAD Law is proud to announce the establishment of the Tim Stein & Wayne Fette Senior Advisor, a position named in October 2025 in memory of long-time GLAD...

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Rainbow Gala & Dance Party

OUT Maine Rainbow Gala & Dance Party–goers donned their glam gowns and spiffy suits for a retro-inspired bash to raise funds for OUT Maine’s...

CRI Summer Party

Boston-based Community Research Initiative reprised one of the summer’s most fun feel-good events with its 16th annual Summer Party in Provincetown. And once again,...

Meet the 2016 Grand Marshals for Boston Pride Week & Parade

At its March 30 Spring Open House, Boston Pride announced the Grand Marshal, Marshals, and Honorary Marshals for Boston's 2016 Pride Week & Parade (Saturday,...

MassEquality endorses Bay State candidates with strong LGBTQ records

MassEquality, the statewide grassroots advocacy organization, endorsed seven Bay State candidates in competitive races with strong records on LGBTQ+ issues. “In this pivotal election year, electing...