Troubling Tide of Post-Election Bigotry Reaches Mayor’s Desk
"I know that the good always always outweighs the bad," wrote openly gay Mayor Alex Morse of Holyoke, Massachusetts, on his Facebook page after receiving a homophobic and threatening message earlier this week. And yet,...
All 15 MassEquality-endorsed incumbents reelected, joining Cyr & Lewis on Beacon Hill
Hours after Hillary Clinton delivered her speech conceding the White House to the GOP nominee, Deborah Shields executive director of MassEquality, offered the following words to our LGBTQ community and allies:
Today, we are all dealing...
HRC President Chad Griffin post-election: ‘We don’t slow down, We double down’
Immediately following the calling of the 2016 election last night, Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin issued the following statement:
“Throughout our nation’s history, we’ve faced devastating setbacks in our pursuit of a more perfect...
Rhode Island Newsmakers: LGBT Rights & the Church, the Real Law & Order Party,...
Reported by Kim Harris Stowell, Boston Spirit contributing writer
(Editor’s note: This article appears in the November/December 2016 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.)
Openly Gay W. Warwick Pastor Ordained Bishop by Independent Catholic Church...
New Hampshire newsmakers: Trans Equality, top LGBT-friendly town, Fall foliage
Reported by Alyssa Gillin, Boston Spirit contributing writer
(Editor’s note: This article appears in the November/December 2016 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.)
Standing with Obama's support of trans students
New Hampshire is one of...
Connecticut Newsmakers: Hartford Pride, Campus Life, Gun Control
Reported by Natalie Nonken, Boston Spirit contributing writer
(Editor’s note: This article appears in the November/December 2016 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.)
Hartford’s Second Pride Festival Draws a Crowd of Hundreds
As reported by...
New England business leader named to top executive and community leadership lists
For the second year, one of New England's very best and brightest business leaders has been named to not one, but two of the most prominent executive leadership lists—The Financial Times' 2016 OUTstanding Leading LGBT+ &...
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....
Faith-based gathering rejects repeal of trans-rights law
A broad coalition of supporters gathered at Boston's King's Chapel on October 13 to stand in solidarity against transgender discrimination and support for the Massachusetts law enacted October 1 that extends full equal rights to...
Boston-native author supports youth with trans success story
There wasn't a lot of support for gender transition in 1995. So ad-agency copywriter Chris Edwards used his career skills to "re-brand himself" for his family, friends and coworkers "at a time when the word 'transgender' was yet...
