Transgender Day of Remembrance observed today, November 20
While many vigils and other events took place over this past weekend, today, November 20, 2023, marks the 25th anniversary of the murder of Rita Hester in Allston, Massachusetts — the event...
25th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance observed on Cape Cod
2023 marks the 25th anniversary of the Transgender Day of Remembrance. This year’s theme, “Community,” aims to create a space where people of all ages, races, genders, abilities and classes can come...
Community Servings partners with America’s Test Kitchen for 31st annual Pie in the Sky...
Pie in the Sky, Community Servings’ annual Thanksgiving fundraising bake sale is back for its 31st year, and this year — in addition to the delicious pies you can buy to support...
Op/Ed: ‘Senator Tim Scott’s homophobic party queries him’
Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) is running for president. It's an impressive feat as the only African American Republican in today's US Senate and the first Southern Black senator since Reconstruction.
Glass and Evans receive prestigious AARP community service award
Paul Glass and Charles Evans have been selected by AARP, the nonprofit organization for people fifty and older, to receive the 2023 AARP Massachusetts Andrus Award for Community Service, the Association’s most...
Anti-LGBTQ+ Hall of Shame: A cause for concern, a call to action
It’s no secret that anti-LGBTQ+ animus has been ramping up all over the country. Conservative state legislatures are working at breakneck speed to pass legislation aimed at preventing many of the most...
QT Library to provide alternative space for trans and queer people in Boston
An initiative to create an alternative community space in Boston where transgender and queer people can come together is surpassing its fundraising goals and looking to open by June 2024, according to...
Community helps LGBTQ-friendly Ritcey East stay open in Watertown
Thanks to the generous support of the community through a GoFundMe.com drive, the LGBTQ-friendly restaurant Ritcey East in Watertown, Massachusetts has avoided closing their doors.
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Boston Pride for the People parade, festival bring community together
Boston's Pride parade is back, and no better reminder of it than the familiar roaring and thunderous sounds from the Moving Violations women's motorcycle club to kick it off. The day reminded...
Prides Across New England in 2023: Boston Spirit’s annual list of festivities
Since Stonewall, we’ve seen Pride events grow from political marches to all-out bashes and a blend of everything in between. From urban events drawing hundreds of thousands to small-town flag-raisings and festivities,...
