Largest LGBT entrepreneurial group to network at Cambridge Innovation Center
Boston-area LGBT entrepreneurs unite!
The happening spot for the area's LGBT start-up community is Venture Cafe on the fifth floor of the Cambridge Innovation Center, where StartOut hosts its networking events—the largest in the area for LGBT business people,...
Boston-based LGBTQ prisoners-rights advocacy group turns 10
With several states considering "ban the box" legislation—making criminal status checks on job applications illegal—U.S. sentiments seem to be shifting in favor of a more compassionate approach towards those who have done their time. But not much...
Transgender Awareness Month offers great time to become better allies in the community
November is Transgender Awareness Month and Fenway Health is celebrating the great strides made over the past year for the transgender and gender non-conforming community towards visibility and equality. A recent Fenway Focus posting notes:
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MassEquality appoints attorney Deborah Shields new executive director
With strong Massachusetts and Maine roots in LGBT advocacy going back to the early '80s, attorney Deborah Shields is the new executive director of MassEquality. The appointment came after an extensive search by the...
GLAD to host happy hour-style event for community to voice concerns
GLAD (Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders) wants to hear from you! The New England-based LGBT legal advocacy group is hosting a "GLADHour" happy hour-style social event for the LGBT community and friends to...
Boston University students, faculty blaze LGBT freedom trail
There may be no trail of rainbow-colored bricks commemorating Boston's LGBT history—at least not yet—but a group of Boston University faculty and students embarked on their own walking tour, traversing the footsteps of homoerotic...
Boston Pride launches community fund, announces Pride parade winners
Even a small boost in funding can make a big difference to community organizations, said Boston Pride Vice President Linda DeMarco in an October 26 press release announcing Boston Pride's new Community Fund, which will distribute...
11 Facebook groups Huffington Post says every LGBT person should know
It should come as no surprise the LGBT community' interests are incredibly diverse. They're also all just a few clicks away. Huffington Post Gay Voices has complied an October 21 list of "11 Facebook groups that we...
Isaacson honored with Boston Women Communicators Lifetime Legacy award
Prominent marriage equality activist and LGBT-rights advocate Arline Isaacson is receiving some major well-deserved recognition when Boston Women Communicators honors her with its 21st Annual Lifetime Legacy Award on Wednesday, October 21.
The award ceremony takes place from 6 to...
LGBTQ-Welcoming Haunted Happenings
The Halloween celebration known as Salem Haunted Happenings is well underway, and will run its course through the month of October. With so many events and attractions to choose from, and they are all...
