GLAD Legal Briefs: Urgent action needed for LGBTQ youth in the MA child welfare...
There is increasing understanding among those who advocate for children that structural biases embedded in the child welfare system hurt youth and families, and that these harms fall...
Then and now: Part II, Now it’s Gabi’s time to live: Transitioning at 60
Gabi Morgan, 65, from Jamaica Plain is becoming a fixture not only in her own community of JP but also with older trans and gender diverse adults...
GLAD Legal Briefs: Discrimination in Jury Service and Selection is an LGBTQ Justice Issue
A fundamental premise of our criminal justice system is that defendants have a right to a fair trial, including the right to be heard by a jury of...
In Memoriam: Jahaira DeAlto
(March 4, 1979–May 2, 2020)
When the devastating news hit the community about Jahaira DeAlto’s murder, ripples of shockwaves reverberated throughout the state and beyond. However, when it was...
Then and now: Part I, David’s story, transitioning in the 1970s
“There was no word for it, no language, no history, no information, no support systems and no role models.” This is how David Weekley, 70, from Hull, describes...
Prides Across New England
One year ago, heading into Pride season, the question was, would coronavirus cancel everything? LGBTQ New Englanders answered that with creativity and resiliency. Online programming. Socially distanced live events like flag-raisings and...
GLAD Legal Briefs: Supporting transgender youth against legislative attacks
This legislative session has brought an onslaught of bills taking aim at transgender young people across the country. Transgender youth, their families, friends and other supporters—including doctors, coaches...
Coming (Back) Out: LGBTQ Bostonians re-enter a post-pandemic world
To say we are living in an unprecedented time is now a cliché.
But the truth is, there is no road map for this moment in history. Few people...
The History Project receives grant to support Boston’s Black LGBTQ history
The History Project, Boston's LGBTQ community archives, has received a Mass Humanities Digital Capacity Grant to update and share Boston's Black LGBTQ history. The first step is to hire a community curator...
Dr. Fauci to be special guest at Fenway Health’s virtual 50th gala celebration
Don your best black tie (or satin pajamas!) and settle in with your screen to celebrate Boston's own Fenway Health at their 50th anniversary virtual gala. While COVID-19 precludes gathering for the...
