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...

I-93 Rush-Hour Protesters Identify As ‘LGBTQA, white, pan-Asian and Latin@’

A diverse group of people identifying as LGBTQA, white, pan-Asian and Latino stood together to block rush-hour traffic on Interstate 93 north and south of Boston Thursday,...

Dina Creiger Encourages Choosing Nice-ness

Though she says she has never been discriminated against of harassed on account of who she is, 30 years in sales have taught Dina...

Boston Spirit’s Top 25 LGBT Power Players of New England for 2015

Welcome to Boston Spirit’s list of the 25 most Powerful Players in the New England LGBT community. How did we choose them? Some names were no...

HBGC Seeks Mentors and Mentees for 2015

Program currently seeks mentors and mentees for 2015 session December 2015 (Boston, MA) — For young people, navigating the many pathways of life can be...

HBGC Hosts World AIDS Day Event

Spotlighting The Impact of HIV In Latin@ LGBTQ Communities To commemorate World AIDS Day, the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition will host “VIVIR CONSCIENTE : Voces...

Toys for Joys 6th Annual Event in Boston

By NOTE: this story is adapted from a story written by Scott Kearnan about Toys for Joys' 5th anniversary a year ago and ran in the...

VOICES OF COLOR: Voter Guide from the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition

BOSTON, October 21, 2014 — On Tuesday, November 4th, the people of Massachusetts will have the power to choose who gets to fill various...

VOICES OF COLOR: HBGC to Honor National LGBTQ Advocates, Local Organization at 5th Annual Gala

Event marks five years of the organization working to empower Black and Latin@ LGBTQ communities in Greater Boston BOSTON, October 22, 2014 — The Hispanic Black...

From Fenway Health: Only By Knowing Ourselves and Being Out Can We Create Change

In a talk I recently gave at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, I was asked to discuss the challenges and opportunities that...

Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are: National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11

This Saturday, October 11th, is National Coming Out Day. Coming on the heels of a historic week in which marriage equality spread to more...

LGBTQ Couples, Domestic Violence, Football and Politics

LGBTQ Couples are being left out of the DV conversation – so lets change it! Vice President Joe Biden spoke this week on the Ray...

VOICE OF COLOR: HBGC Welcomes ‘Noah’s Arc’ creator Patrik Ian-Polk to Boston to Screen ‘Blackbird’  

Award winning director, screenwriter, singer, actor and producer, Patrik Ian Polk is coming to Boston! Polk will join the roster of special guests at the...

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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...

Courageous Voices: PFLAG Cape Cod’s podcast series ‘Profiles in LGBTQ+ Courage’

Rick Koonce knows about the power of sharing one’s story. Three decades ago, the New York Times interviewed him and his partner about a...

OUTMetroWest Come Out & Celebrate

More than 200 OUT MetroWest supporters gathered to celebrate LGBTQ youth and to honor GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) executive director Janson Wu....

Double Daddies Go to St. Croix

U.S. Virgin Islands | St. Croix | January 2017 | photos Courtesy of Double Daddies Four families—eight dads and five kids ranging in age from infant to...