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(Editor’s note: This article appears in the current May/June 2016 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.) Some call it the High Holy Days for the gays. Others in the LGBT community might...

How does a parent raise a kid who grows up to be not only one of the most talented and famous artists in the world but also an incredible agent for social change? For Cynthia...

For the all-volunteer staff of the Boston LGBT Film Festival, watching movies—lots of movies—is a necessity. Voraciously logging in hours in front of films from around the world is how the programmers assure audiences...

By Cyd Zeigler Jr.

Boston’s professional lacrosse team signed the first out male pro athlete in America a few years ago; what would it take for a Red Sox, Patriot, Bruin, or Celtic to come out as gay?

Playwright Jim Dalglish turned one of the most traumatic experiences of his life into art. Dalglish, author of some 25 plays, many of which have been staged around the country, still has a day job...

Welcome to Boston Spirit’s list of the 25 most Powerful Players in the New England LGBT community. How did we choose them? Some names were no brainers—Mary Bonauto, Maura Healey, David Cicilline, Stan Rosenberg. And then there...

On May 17, 2004, history was made. Massachusetts became the first state in the country to honor legal same-sex marriages. And when one considers the ripple effect that had—catalyzing greater acceptance that permeated everything from pop culture to politics—it is no exaggeration to say that for gay men and women, America changed forever. And it happened because of “Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health,” the landmark court case argued by GLAD’s Mary Bonauto. Together, seven couples shared their lives with the world in the hopes that they might change it. And a decade later, we revisited each of them to reflect on the case, its impact, how it changed their lives.

No doubt love makes a family. Sometimes, however, love can use a little help—especially when it comes to successful parenting. When Timothy Kelleher, a yoga instructor, and his husband Josh Reed, a digital marketing executive, decided...

Boston’s most formidable gay poet, activist and arts and poetry editor is also responsible for the iconic name of LGBT newspaper Bay Windows Before gay rights, there was gay writing. Author Christopher Bram wrote recently...

You’ve fallen in love, you’ve gotten hitched, and you’re ready for your honeymoon. But you don’t want to wander too far: what’s wrong with a getaway here at home in New England? The region, after...