Swing into the Spirit of the Season at 7th Annual Toys for Joys Gift...
There's nothing like the warm feeling you get when you give a kid a holiday gift. At the Seventh Annual Toys for Joys Gift Gala, revelers get to give at least three gifts for tots,...
29 New England corps rated ‘Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality’ in 2016...
Twenty-nine New England-based corporations received perfect scores of 100 percent on the 2016 Corporate Equality Index, the national benchmarking survey and report administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, which calls its top-score winners "The Best Places...
Ireland officially recognizes same-sex marriages registered in other countries
Monday, November 16, marks the first day Ireland recognizes same-sex marriage licenses registered in other countries. Six months ago, the Irish pubic voted by 62.1 percent to allow gay unions in a historic referendum—the...
LGBT Family Day at the New England Aquarium
Join Boston Spirit as we take over the New England Aquarium for our first ever LGBT Family event in February!
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...
