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...
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Stronger Together: Boston’s Wicked Queer film fest offers escape, engagement, community connection

The new documentary “Heightened Scrutiny” comes at a crucial time, as politicians and pundits continue to sow division by ramping up attacks on trans...

Arts orgs in Boston and RI sue Trump for denying trans artists NEA grants

The Theater Offensive in Boston and Rhode Island Latino Arts are among four arts organizations suing the National Endowment for the Arts over President...

Paul Daigneault leaves SpeakEasy Stage on a high note with ‘A Man of No Importance’

Paul Daigneault bids goodbye to SpeakEasy Stage in a manner befitting his tenure with the company he founded in 1992 and nurtured for 33...

Melissa Etheridge | April 6, 19 & 27

Nobody rocks out like this out icon. She’s been the soundtrack to an entire era of music—from the rawness of her 1988 debut to...

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...

Hasty Pudding to honor openly queer, award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo as 2025 Woman of the Year

 The Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the oldest theatrical organization in the United States, just announced Emmy, Tony, Grammy-winning and 2x Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo as...

Providence, Rhode Island’s GRID Gallery empowers queer and BIPOC artists

A new nonprofit arts organization called GRID Gallery has opened at 105 Wickendon Street in Providence, Rhode Island, with a mission to "to provide...

Tales of our city: ‘Zigzag’ chronicles ‘first generation of out gay men’

The time is the post-COVID present (with some reflections back). The place is Boston (and its environs, plus a few back-story settings). And the...

Biden signs proclamation to establish Frances Perkins Nat’l Monument in ME

On Dec. 16, President Biden signed a proclamation establishing the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine, to honor the historic contributions of America’s...

John Waters honored with Coolidge Award at Brookline’s storied cinema

The Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, now celebrating its 20th year operating as a nonprofit organization, bestowed filmmaker and part-time Provincetowner John Waters with...

Boston’s only queer woman-owned bookstore to hold elopement ceremonies before inauguration day

This year’s election results have brought challenges and uncertainty to many, particularly women and the LGBTQIA+ community. In response, Boston’s only queer woman-owned bookstore,...

New Year’s Eve with Bernadette Peters & the Pops | December 31, 2024

Looking for a New Year’s Eve party with the razzle-dazzle of Broadway and the elegance of an evening at the orchestra? Join the Boston...
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Cyndi Lauper ‘farewell’ concert tour | October 26, 2024

We’ll never say goodbye to Cyndi Lauper. Sure, she’s calling her final city-hopping show the “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour.” But the...
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Spirit of Justice Award Dinner

The Honorable Eric H. Holder Jr, 82nd Attorney General of United States, accepted GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders’ Spirit of Justice Award at GLAD’s...
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US Dept. of Ed. pressures Franklin Pierce University to rescind trans athletics inclusion policy

Under pressure from the US Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR), Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, New Hampshire, has rescinded its policy...
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NAGLY’s Red Party IV: ‘Evening of Burlesque’ | April 20, 2024

It’s the North Shore Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth’s largest annual fundraising event, attracting a largely LGBTQ+ audience with many allies,...