Boston receives perfect score on HRC’s equality index
No doubt we've all had our ups and downs over the past year, but Boston has had a way up year, according to HRC's Municipal Equality Index, which gave the city a perfect score....
LGBT Aging Project launches new program to alleviate elder isolation
Have you ever paused to recognize how many circles of people we are connected to? For many of us we have a core set of friends, those who know us inside and out who...
Bay State confirms Vickie Henry’s appointment to appeals court
"GLAD's loss will be the Commonwealth's gain," stated Janson Wu, executive director of Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders in a press release on GLAD's Senior Staff Attorney and Youth Initiative Director Vickie Henry's appointment...
LGBT Aging Project granted $10,000 from Eastern Bank to keep older LGBT people connected...
The LGBT Aging Project, a program of Boston-based Fenway Health, received a $10,000 grant from Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation to help older LGBTQIA+ people stay connected to their communities and support their...
Rhode Island Public Health Institute opens state’s first LGBTQ health clinic
On Monday, March 2, the official ribbon will be cut at a grand opening ceremony for Rhode Island's first LGBTQ health clinic—Open Door Health, located at 7 Central Street in Providence. A reception and...
LGBT Executive Networking Night with Kathy Griffin
Boston Spirit magazine is pleased to announce our eleventh annual LGBT Executive Networking Night. On Wednesday, April 26, 2017, LGBT corporate professionals from Greater Boston (and beyond) will gather at the Marriott Boston Copley Place Ballroom from 6-9:00 pm. for an unprecedented evening of networking and business conversation. Highlights of the evening include featured speaker, Kathy Griffin.
Former Governor Patrick, renowned athlete Nyad named Fenway honorees
Fenway Health announced today its 2018 awardees to be celebrated at The Men's Event (Saturday, March 10) and The Dinner Party (Saturday, April 21), two of New England's largest and most cherished LGBT-focused charitable events.
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LGBTQA Mainers celebrate Pride statewide through ‘Pride Passport’
Communities throughout New England during this socially distanced summer have come up with many creative ways to safely celebrate Pride during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the LGBTQ community in Maine is doing...
Friday Night Supper Program warms hearts with home-style cooking
The Friday Night Supper Program (FNSP) has a simple mission: to provide a warm, nutritious meal to Boston’s hungry, homeless and low-income population every Friday night.
Boston South End barber offers gender affirming haircuts, welcoming space
M Arida, a barber at Barbershop Deluxe in Boston's South End, takes pride in offering gender-affirming haircuts and the LGBTQ-welcoming space the shop provides. As a recent story on Boston Public Radio...
