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...

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...

GLAD Law issues fact sheet on protections from DOJ subpoenas for trans youth and their families

The Trump administration has escalated its campaign against transgender youth by issuing more than 20 civil subpoenas to health care facilities that provide care...

Women’s colleges in New England reaffirm support of trans women

Smith, Mount Holyoke and Wellesley colleges in Massachusetts are among New England women's institutions of higher education reaffirming their support of trans women on...

Fenway Health halts gender-affirming care for minors, faces backlash

The Boston-based Fenway Health — one of the country’s leading care and research centers for LGBTQIA+ people — is halting its gender-affirming care (hormones...

Community rallies around Roslindale shop owner after Pride flag torn down

After a Pride flag was vandalized outside gourmet food market Russ & Mimi's in Roslindale, Mass., the local community, along with Boston Mayor Wu,...

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. Reports the...

OUT Maine receives $20K grant from United Midcoast Charities

OUT Maine recently received a $20,000 grant from United Midcoast Charities to support the organization’s work towards expanding support, advocacy, and affirming programs for LGBTQ+...

BU faculty resist university directives to remove public-facing Pride flags

Faculty and staff at Boston University say the school's administration is requesting the removal of "public-facing" Pride flags on its three campuses and many...

LGBTQ+ leader Tony Hoang to receive GLAD Law 2025 Spirit of Justice Award

New England-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law), one of the nation’s leading LGBTQ+ legal rights organizations, will present its 2025 Spirit of...

Quincy mayor criticized for calling Catholic church sex abuse a gay issue

Quincy, Mass. Mayor Thomas Koch is in hot water for inflammatory comments he made on a radio talk show last week mischaracterizing the Catholic...

OUT Maine receives $139K grant from Jonathan Stein Fund

Twelve years after making its first donation of $500 to OUT Maine, a donor-advised fund at the Maine Community Foundation has decided to pay...

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Boston College exhibit celebrates history of LGBTQ Catholics in US

Apropos of LGBTQ History Month (October) and reflective of a strong LGBTQ presence on a campus whose leadership seems to struggle to accept them, Boston...

Mass. Attorney General says US Dept. of Ed investigation won’t keep trans student athletes from playing

After an executive order to ban transgender girls from playing on girls sports teams, the US Dept. of Education announced it would investigate the...

Despite ‘hot mic’ comment, governor’s councilor supports transgender Boston Municipal Court nominee

A longstanding member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council is under criticism for an unintentionally unmuted comment he made during a virtual hearing last week...

Older LGBTQ adults in Mass. twice as likely to suffer from depression

A new report from the Boston-based Fenway Institute finds older LGBTQ adults twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression as their straight, cisgender...