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...

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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HBGC Hosts World AIDS Day Event

Spotlighting The Impact of HIV In Latin@ LGBTQ Communities To commemorate World AIDS Day, the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition will host “VIVIR CONSCIENTE : Voces...

New England Open Markets ‘HoliGay Market’ | December 11, 2022

Want to get your holiday shopping done while supporting local LGBTQ artisans? Head to this festive fair that turns a Boston nightclub into a...

Conversion therapy ban, trans rights, health care top 2019 pro-LGBT priority legislation in Massachusetts

MassEquality has announced its "Champions Agenda" for Massachusetts' 2019–2020 legislative session—bills that the Bay State LGBTQ grassroots advocacy organization is backing and wants everyone...

Diversity Matters

When Corey Yarbrough and his partner Quincey J. Roberts founded the Boston-based Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC) in 2009, Yarbrough said their goal was to create an environment where LGBTQ people of color could “connect without feeling excluded.” Before they created the HBGC, Yarbrough and Roberts would go to LGBTQ events around Boston, but they always felt a disconnect from the scene. And they were not alone.