Samara Fund awards $117,100 to 35 Vermont nonprofits serving LGBTQ+ community

The Samara Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation is pleased to announce $117,100 in grants to 35 organizations across Vermont, investing in projects and...

Anonymous donor gifts Pride Center of VT $350K to help restart operations

The Pride Center of Vermont, the state’s leading LGBTQ+ health and community center, which had recently paused most operations and closed its physical space...

Pryde Community Center displays AIDS Quilt panels, hosts World AIDS Day events, Dec. 1–5

This year, LGBTQ Senior Housing is proudly displaying two panels of The AIDS Memorial Quilt at The Pryde Community Center to honor and uplift those...

Lexington parent sues town schools over LGBTQ-inclusive picture books

The father of a Lexington, Massachusetts kindergartner is suing the town's school district over the inclusion of books with LGBTQ+ themes that he says...

Bay State Senate passes bill to limit book bans in public schools, libraries

The Massachusetts Senate last week passed, "An Act Regarding Free Expression" (S.2338), legislation to limit bans on books and other materials from schools and...

Toys for Joys returns with Holly Folly Tea Dance as first fête since 2019

Toys for Joys, that fabulous annual holiday fête that raises fund so thousands of kids get something under the tree, is back with a...

Holly Folly in Provincetown | December 5–21, 2025

It seems like Holly Folly gets bigger and better every year, but now, it really is: For the first time ever, the annual holiday...

Trans Day of Remembrance events in Boston to emphasize community

Preparations for Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) in Boston have been underway since June. The day of remembrance is held annually on Nov. 20...

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...

Boston Gay Men’s Chorus: ‘Holigays’ | Dec. 6, 12–14 & 21, 2025

The 300-voices-strong toast of the town is once again bringing festive cheer to New England this Dec. with its signature mix of heartfelt harmonies...

State policies banning discrimination against LGBTQ foster youth threatened by Trump administration

The Trump administration has sent letters threatening funding for states including Vermont, Massachusetts, New York and California warning that state policies supporting LGBTQ foster...

Middlebury College swim team trans diver’s death deemed a suicide

Vermont State Police have announced that 21-year-old Middlebury College senior Lia Smith, a diver on the school's swim team who had been reported missing...

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...

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Newsmakers | Rhode Island

This Just in from the Ocean State National landmark In an apparent response to the lack of representation of the LGBTQ+ community in Rhode Island’s historical...

Then and now: Part II, Now it’s Gabi’s time to live: Transitioning at 60

Gabi Morgan, 65, from Jamaica Plain is becoming a fixture not only in her own community of JP but also with older trans and...

Rhode Island Pride

There’s nothing like Rhode Island PrideFest and Illuminated Night Parde, and the crowds made sure this year’s was even bigger and better than ever....

Kathy Griffin opens up to Boston Spirit about comedy, controversy and her upcoming Boston show

Hard to believe it was only a year ago. But just weeks after Kathy Griffin wowed a crowd of more than 1,200 LGBT professionals and...