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...

Boston Mayor Walsh, Mass. Sen. President Rosenberg join 30th annual AIDS Walk

Pride month in Boston traditionally kicks off with the annual walk (the first and largest in New England) and 5K run to raids funds...

Boston-area LGBTQ youth group hosts ‘Speaking Out’ book event

They're here, they're queer, and they want you to get used to the idea that sexuality and gender issues are for all ages. BAGLY, a.k.a....

History Project bears witness to early days of AIDS with post-show panel on SpeakEasy’s “Mothers & Sons”

Remember what it was like way back in the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic? The fear and loss, but also the community and...

Boston scores as 11th most gay-friendly city in America

Boston ranked the 11th top LBGT-friendly city in the United States in a recent survey by the consumer advocacy website NerdWallet. Nerd Wallet reported that: "America...

Boy Scout’s of America President Robert M. Gates calls for lifting ban on gay troop leaders

Looks like the Boy Scouts' of America's ban on gay leaders is heading for the history books, as the Scouts' president, Robert M. Gates, called...

American support for same-sex marriage never higher, Gallup survey shows

Support for same-sex marriage among the U.S. public has never been higher and the approval for legalizing marriage equality appears to only be growing. A...

Community Cliffnotes: GAYLA: Come as you are, or as you want to be

Come as you are, or as you want to be. That’s the spirit of GAYLA, an annual summer conference of gay men at Maine’s Ferry...

While marriage-equality garners growing support, 85 anti-LGBT bills in 28 states attempt to fly below the radar

With all the promising news about marriage equality coming out of the U.S. Supreme Court, it can be easy to overlook the many other civil...

New England’s finest celebrates nearly a quarter century of positive relations with LGBT community

With all the serious concern about insensitivity in law enforcement across the country, we wanted to share a little good news coming out of New England's finest. GOAL (Gay...

Major religious conference in Boston brings in ‘pro-gay’ speakers for lively debate on sexuality and the church

Even though the Boston session of the Q Conference had no set agenda, LGBT issues dominated the conversation. For those unfamiliar with Q ideas, which...

Smith college revises admissions policy to admit some transgender students

Smith College, the "seven sisters" women's school in Northampton, Massachusetts, announced a change in its admissions policy that would officially accept male-to-female transgender applicants into its...

Kathy Najimy named Grand Marshall for Provincetown’s 2015 Carnival Parade

Screen and stage star Kathy Najimy will be adding her zany spin to what's already well-established as the wackiest week in P'town when she'll serve...

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NH Senate passes bill to ban trans student athletes from school sports

The New Hampshire State Senate last week voted along party lines to pass legislation that effectively bans transgender students in grades 5–12 from participating...

Strides for Action

Hundreds of advocates, allies and community members marched into Pride month with a sense of purpose at the second annual Strides for Action—a relatively...

Connecticut Gay Men’s Chorus | May 23, 2021

Move over, Spice Girls—here comes the Connecticut Gay Men’s Chorus with a concert sure to fire up the Anglophiles among us. “The British Are...

Groundbreaking LGBT Domestic violence program to dissolve at end of 2015

The GLBTQ Domestic Violence Project — an organization that for 22 years has been at the forefront of creating support services for survivors of domestic...