New Massachusetts law ensures competent home care for LGBT seniors
Every one of us is just a hip fracture away from losing our independence. This is a vision of the future that no one wants to imagine. It’s hard to comprehend that overnight you...
Merrimack Valley LGBT seniors meals program expands into social group, gaining national attention
There is no better state in the country for an LGBT person to age in than Massachusetts.
The infrastructure for aging services, which has been increasingly LGBT friendly and competent for more than a decade,...
Boston Red Sox support Spirit Day with $200,000 pledge to Fenway Health
This just in from Fenway Health—As part of “Spirit Day,” a world-wide, LGBTQ anti-bullying campaign during National Bullying Prevention Month, the Red Sox, in partnership with Fenway Sports Group President Mike Gordon’s Gordon Family...
Bay State cities earn top scores for LGBTQ equality on 2018 HRC survey
Massachusetts cities take the lead again this year nationwide in LGBTQ equality on the Human Rights Campaign's latest Municipal Equality Index survey.
The 2018 "Municipal Equality Index"—the only nationwide rating system of LGBTQ inclusion in...
OUT MetroWest to honor Mass. LGBT Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Grace Moreno at...
At its fifth annual Come Out and Celebrate gala event on Friday, September 21, OUT MetroWest will be honoring Grace Moreno, executive director of the Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce, for dedicating her career to advocacy...
OUTVETS leader appointed overseer of South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade
In a move to show how times have changed in Southie—and their selection of a strong, competent and innovative leader—organizers of South Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade have announced the appointment of Bryan Bishop,...
‘Rainbow Resistance’ Boston Pride Week 2018 kicks off this weekend
Starting with an old tradition—the Rainbow Flag raising ceremony over City Hall on Friday, June 1—to a spanking new one—the High Heel Dash for Charity around Faneuil Hall on Saturday—Boston 2018 Pride Week (June...
Provincetown to host its first annual Pride Weekend Festival, June 1-3
“Because we are an iconic, award-winning LGBTQ destination, most people think of Provincetown as celebrating Pride all year long," says Robin Lapidus, executive director of the Provincetown Business Guild. "But we felt strongly that we...
33rd AIDS Walk & Run Boston to Take Place Sunday, June 3
Registration is now open for the 33rd annual AIDS Walk & Run Boston, which will take place Sunday, June 3, 2018.
The event regularly draws thousands of participants, making it the region’s largest HIV/AIDS public...
Rainbow flag overcomes challenge to welcome all at Natick Senior Center
The small movement started with the purest of intents. Susan Ramsey, director of the Natick Senior Center, wanted to begin the work to become more welcoming and inclusive to populations she felt were not...
