‘I Don’t Think I Had Time To Be Scared’
Boston Police Department LGBT Liaison Javier Pagan details his experience as a first responder at the Boston Marathon blasts
Javier Pagan was just feet from the finish line when he heard the boom. But when...
Rainbow Connection
Every individual has an identity. Every identity stands at an intersection. Sex, gender, race, class, religion, economic and immigration status—we think of them, and many other markers, as roads that shape the direction of our experiences in the world.
Michelle Kosilek’s Open Letter to the LGBT community
Read our interview with Michelle Kosilek here.
1/22/14
Dear LGBT Family,
When David Zimmerman graciously offered to let me write an open letter to accompany the article about our legal battle, it seemed like the concept of...
Becoming Michelle: Marathon is Metaphor for Trans Woman’s Journey
When Michelle Figueiredo revealed her laundry list of New Year’s resolutions to her group of friends in early 2010, they were flabbergasted. And no, it had little to do with the fact that she...
Honey, I’m Home: New England LGBT Honeymoon Getaways
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...
Does HRC Really Think Albuquerque Is Better for LGBTs Than P’town? Yep.
Accused of ‘comical’ methodology, the nation’s largest LGBT advocacy group is taking heat from cities for its new Municipal Equality Index’s (MEI) narrow focus on laws and policy and ‘one size fits all scoring’
If...
Mike Michaud: The Maine Gay Guy
If Mike Michaud hangs on to his lead in the polls, he could become the nation’s first openly gay person to be elected to a governorship, making him arguably the most powerful out politician...
Your Guide to Must-see Acts in Favorite Gay Destinations
Every summer, Provincetown bursts at the seams with live theater and top notch performers—and it can be a little overwhelming to sift through all the options. If time is tight and ticket money at...
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus returns from history‑making tour of the Middle East
What a difference a day makes.
On June 26, 2015 the members of the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus were in Istanbul, in the midst of the first-ever tour of the Middle East by a gay...
Young gay man and his family fight for their lives in post-9/11 psychological thriller
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...
