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Lynn, MA—Known by many as the "Cheers of the North Shore," Fran's Place is closing its doors on September 26. Its owner, Jay Collins, along with many patrons, considers Fran's the oldest gay bar in Massachusetts still...

(Editor’s note: This article appears in the current July/August 2016 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.) May 11, 2016 was a landmark date in Massachusetts, even though there wasn’t any fanfare and probably...

The event, which will take place on June 24, 2017 from 12–3 p.m. at the Morse Pond School in Falmouth, will feature live music by Provincetown-based folkie troubadour Zoë Lewis, tunes by DJ David Frye, food, games, giveaways and vendor tables. Last year Congressman Bill Keating appeared as a guest speaker, and he has been invited to return in June, says Lieberman.

There is no better state in the country for an LGBT person to age in than Massachusetts. The infrastructure for aging services, which has been increasingly LGBT friendly and competent for more than a decade,...

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...

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...

The Equality Community Center in Portland, Maine held their grand opening with an official ribbon-cutting and block party earlier this week. At the event, ECC also kicked off a capital campaign to...

Thankfully, despite the global pandemic and forced closures all across the Commonwealth, the work toward New England’s first LGBTQ senior housing building hasn’t suffered any setbacks. One of...

Ritz-Carlton-Boston | Boston | January 15, 2015 The inaugural gala event for Boston Spirit magazine's presentation of the Top 25 Power Players of New England. With the hope that the list generate constructive conversations in...

We are at a pivotal time in our movement for LGBTQ rights.  I am inspired and humbled to have joined GLAD as Chief Legal...