Celebrating the women who shaped our LGBTQ community in Boston
It is too easy to sit back and believe that history is written by the contributions of our forefathers because that’s what we were told in school. Look behind every movement, every significant moment...
Toys for Joys Gift Gala returns to South Boston in style on Saturday, Dec....
It’s one of the brightest spots of the holiday season in Boston.
Toys4Joys provides thousands of toys to underprivileged teens and children in need of some holiday cheer. T4J annually delights attendees as well, and...
EqualityMaine and SAGE Maine announce merger to better serve growing community
One thing we all have in common is that we all grow older—and together we're doing it a lot faster, as SAGE Maine estimates: Todays LGBTQ older adults in the US number 3 million...
This is the moment: LGBTQ-friendly senior housing in Massachusetts
There are so many indicators that determine if a city is truly inclusive and welcoming to the LGBTQ community. For some, it is having an LGBT community center, while other cities boast about how...
Celebration of Life annual dinner to honor Boston Living Center’s 30th
In honor of the Boston Living Center's 30th anniversary, the BLC's annual Celebration of Life dinner's 2019 theme is Homecoming, in tribute to "the many ways in which the Center has served as a...
‘The 2020 Census: If you aren’t counted, we don’t count,’ urges Fenway Institute
It's critical that each and every LGBTQ individual respond to the 2020 US Census. How come? Tim Wang and Sean Cahill of The Fenway Institute spell it out for us:
Six months from today, on April...
Pathways to Pride: MetroWest’s Booming LGBTQ Older Adult Initiative
As recently as a few years ago the MetroWest area was considered a “gay desert.” There were no programs, social opportunities, services or resources for LGBTQ older adults.
In the past three years a group...
After 28 years, Blackstone’s replaces vandalized windows in popular Portland, Maine bar
"Portland is a more welcoming place for the LGBTQ community today than it was 30 years ago."
So tweeted the Bangor Daily News last week, and to prove this assertion the BDN pointed to Blackstone's,...
Bennington, Vermont therapist starts Queer Connect LGBTQ group
After moving to Bennington, Vermont roughly 30 years ago, Lisa Carton couldn’t help but feel lost and disconnected toward her neighborhood. Instead of not acting she decided to take a huge step in the...
Pride Month proves a benchmark of progress for Stonewall vets in Boston
On June 28, 1969, Paul Glass and Charles Evans both found themselves in the center of the Stonewall uprising. The men, 19 and 20 at the time, had recently begun a long-distance relationship between...
