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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RI may get first LGBTQ+ landmark on National Register of Historic Places

The National Park Service has awarded the Providence Preservation Society nearly $75K "to research sites associated with LGBTQ+ history and to nominate a location...

EqualityMaine, ME Council of Churches stand against discrimination in schools

EqualityMaine, the largest and oldest LGBTQ+ organization in Maine, and the Maine Council of Churches, an ecumenical coalition of seven mainline Protestant member denominations,...

Parents, residents decry ‘day of intolerance’ at Burlington, MA school

A Pride celebration at a middle school in Burlington, Massachusetts, turned into a "day of intolerance" earlier this month, with students tearing down rainbow...

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,...