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...
Friend of anti-gay marriage county clerk wants world to know his community is LGBT-friendly
When Kim Davis—the infamous anti-gay county clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky—told ABC news reporter Paula Faris on "Good Morning America" that she had gay friends, apparently she was telling the truth. A least one...
LGBT Catholics reach out to Pope Francis through social media campaign
No question Pope Francis is being very generous with his time during his visit to the United States—what with his nonstop tour of public events and frequent attempts to break through security barriers for impromptu meet...
LGBT elders of color create new group for support and some socializing
A new social group for Boston's LGBT elders of color has formed. Flashback Sundays is a place where lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults of color and their friends. allies and supporters can meet...
