For 42 years, Wicked Queer LGBTQ film fest stays forever bold

This year’s Wicked Queer, Boston’s LGBTQ+ film festival, boasts a feature documentary about iconic lesbian experimental filmmaker Barbara Hammer. an indie romance starring British...

Connecticut’s Jon Orsini balances acting career with wellness practice

“ How do we tell stories that reach people with limited scope, to get them to open up or change? ” Jon Orsini Connecticut resident Jon...

On the Waterfront

The live-work-play vision behind Fan Pier on Boston’s Seaport When Richard Martini looks out across Boston Harbor from Fan Pier, he doesn’t just see a...

Lexington parent sues town schools over LGBTQ-inclusive picture books

The father of a Lexington, Massachusetts kindergartner is suing the town's school district over the inclusion of books with LGBTQ+ themes that he says...

Bay State Senate passes bill to limit book bans in public schools, libraries

The Massachusetts Senate last week passed, "An Act Regarding Free Expression" (S.2338), legislation to limit bans on books and other materials from schools and...

Lam Dance Works debuts ‘Act II: An Intimate Evening of Dance’ on Nov. 15

Internationally acclaimed dancer John Lam, who concluded a distinguished 21-year tenure as a principal with Boston Ballet in spring 2024, announces the launch of his...

Boston Gay Men’s Chorus: ‘Holigays’ | Dec. 6, 12–14 & 21, 2025

The 300-voices-strong toast of the town is once again bringing festive cheer to New England this Dec. with its signature mix of heartfelt harmonies...

Lam Dance Works debuts ‘Act II: An Intimate Evening of Dance – Where Tradition Inspires Transformation,’ on Nov. 15

Internationally acclaimed dancer John Lam, who concluded a distinguished 21-year tenure as a principal with Boston Ballet in spring 2024, announces the launch of his...

Federal judge rules in favor of arts orgs based in RI, MA in free speech case

The Theater Offensive in Boston and Rhode Island Latino Arts are among four arts organizations that recently won a lawsuit against the National Endowment...

Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival takes final curtain call

The 20th edition of the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, themed “Last Call” and running September 25–28, will be its final season. It’s certainly...

Corey O’Brien ‘The Red Tour’ | Sept. 19, 2025

In today’s unfunny political climate, sharing a laugh is an act of resistance. Too often, though, progressive comedians are afraid to get political on...

Love Your Labels’ Queer AF fashion show returns to Worcester Sept. 5

There’s nothing superficial about fashion. After all, clothes are a big part of how we present ourselves to the world, construct our identity and...

New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte vetoes two anti-LGBTQ+ bills

New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte last week vetoed a pair of anti-LGBTQ+ bills pushed through by her fellow Republican legislators, along with three other...

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Boston musicians set older LGBTQ life experiences to music

Our current LGBTQ elders lived in a time that barely resembles the world today. For starters, homosexuality was against the law in all 50...

Yes on 3 Victory Night Party

Freedom for All Massachusetts, transgender rights activists and friends of all stripes of the rainbow, gathered on the night of the 2018 midterms election...

Judge rules against workplace discrimination on religious grounds

Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Karp ruled in favor of former longtime Gordon College Professor Margie DeWeese-Boyd, who claimed the school denied her promotion...

Community Servings’ Pie in the Sky

Nearly 100 volunteers showed up to help Community Servings deliver 6,500 medically tailored meals—plus hundreds of delicious Thanksgiving dinners—to individuals living with critical and...