Samara Fund of Vermont announces 2020 grants for LGBTQ nonprofits
With a priority on funding LGBTQ organizations facing fundraising challenges due to COVID-19, the Samara Fund of Vermont announced its line-up of 2020 grant recipients — 12 LGBTQ nonprofits totaling $38,105 plus...
Provincetown’s 33rd annual Swim for Life invites virtual swimmers to take a plunge before...
There's only a few weeks left to participate in this very unique pandemic year's annual Provincetown Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla, the annual benefit for AIDS and women's health organizations.
LGBTQA Mainers celebrate Pride statewide through ‘Pride Passport’
Communities throughout New England during this socially distanced summer have come up with many creative ways to safely celebrate Pride during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the LGBTQ community in Maine is doing...
New England’s queer proms set their sights on future dates
For many LGBTQ adults, the very idea of being able to participate in the rite of passage of a prom is hard to even imagine. Unfortunately, all of...
LGBTQ older adults confront isolation amid COVID-19 pandemic
“This is not how I planned to spend my retirement!”
Phil Tackle’s words echo the frustration so many LGBTQ older adults felt as soon as...
Boston’s 2020 AIDS Walk and Run marches on, virtually, on October 18
This year's AIDS Walk & Run in Boston, originally scheduled to be held back in early June, had been indefinitely postponed until this fall due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now it's officially...
First rainbow flag-raising over Monroe, Connecticut town hall
Pride flags are going up over city and town halls across New England to commemorate Pride month (and ongoing Pride celebrations throughout the summer, albeit mostly virtual this year), and we salute...
Front row seats for all at Fenway Health’s virtual Dinner Party and Men’s Event,...
On Wednesday, June 24, Fenway Health will host both its annual Dinner Party and Men's Event gala online for the first time. Every year at these two benefit bashes, Boston's LGBTQIA+ community...
Harbor to the Bay 2020 takes the ride off the roads and goes virtual
Taking precautions against the ongoing pandemic—and public event permits rescinded from many communities along the route—Harbor to the Bay is taking its annual Boston-to-Provincetown bicycling benefit for four local HIV/AIDS care, prevention...
Boston Pride goes virtual, asking everyone to “Show Your Pride!”
Boston Pride may have postponed its 50th anniversary Parade and Festival until next year (the official date will be June 12, 2021), but organizers have just announced their line-up of virtual events...
