Fenway Health joins coalition reaffirming research-backed care

Fenway Health has joined more than 35 organizations — from national groups like GLAD Law, HRC and Planned Parenthood to local community health centers,...

Fenway Health halts gender-affirming care for minors, faces backlash

The Boston-based Fenway Health — one of the country’s leading care and research centers for LGBTQIA+ people — is halting its gender-affirming care (hormones...

Federal judge grants motion to ‘quash’ DOJ’s subpoena for details on trans patients at Boston Children’s

A federal judge last week rejected a request from the US Department of Justice for "an astonishing array" of information from Boston Children's concerning...

Burlington, VT’s first ‘sex week’ to celebrate inclusivity in sex education

Sex Week BTV (Sept. 14–20), "a collaboration between a collective of New England sex educators and Earth and Salt, is a week-long celebration of pleasure for...

Mass. Health Council honors Fenway with Beacon for Common Good award

Fenway Health — one of the country’s leading care and research centers for LGBTQIA+ people — is among the 2025 recipients of the Massachusetts Health Council...

Vermont Christian school in violation of state antidiscrimination, gender ID policies wins federal appeal

A federal appeals court this week ruled in favor of Mid Vermont Christian School, which had violated the state Principals' Association antidiscrimination and gender...

Vermont Medical Society wins legal battle with Trump admin. to restore pulled LGBTQ public health data

The Vermont Medical Society and eight other organizations prevailed over the Trump administration in a legal battle over LGBTQ public health data, which the...

Fenway Health mourns former staffer instrumental in founding AIDS Action

The following tribute was written by former colleagues and Fenway Health staff members Lee Ellenberg and Rhonda Linde: James Anaya Fishman (Jim) died peacefully...

Mass. Commission on LGBTQ Aging releases 2025–2030 strategic plan

Aimed at realizing a future in which all LGBTQ older adults and caregivers in Massachusetts have equitable access to the programs, services, benefits, social...

Federal HIV research funding reinstated at Open Door Health in Providence, RI

Funding for HIV Research at Providence’s Open Door Health (ODH) clinic was cancelled, but is now restored. According to ODH CEO Dr. Amy Nunn,...

Swim for Life and Paddler Flotilla plunges back into Provincetown harbor, Wellfleet pond on Sept. 6

Provincetown Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla returns for the 38th time to Provincetown Harbor — and more recently for a non-saltwater version, at...

Massachusetts Governor Healey signs trans, repro health care shield into law

On Aug. 7, Bay State Governor Maura Healey signed into law the Massachusetts Shield Act, which strengthens state protections for transgender and reproductive health...

GLAD Law, ACLU of Rhode Island, RI Center for Justice rebuke Brown U anti-trans agreement with Trump admin.

GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law), the Rhode Island Center for Justice, and the ACLU of Rhode Island issued the following statement on...

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Salem Arts Association hosts ‘This Is Trans’ photo exhibit plus events

A groundbreaking exhibition of photographs by the talented transgender, gender-fluid photographer and activist Mx. Vincent-Natasha (NV) Gay is currently on display at the Salem...

After 50 years, Boston Pride to dissolve, announces its board of directors

Late this Friday afternoon, July 9, the Boston Pride board of directors issued the following statement: For years, we have volunteered our time with...

Natick churches targeted with anti-LGBTQ+ vandalism; churches respond with support for LGBTQ+ community

Last Saturday, vandals tore down Pride flags, replaced them with a "Christian flag" and left leaflets with anti-LGBTQ+ messages and a banner that read...

Plaintiffs argue DC Circuit must address whether transgender military ban is based on hostility or ‘animus’

Last week, the plaintiffs in Talbott filed a letter brief with the DC Circuit Court of Appeals responding to yesterday’s Supreme Court order in the related Shilling case and alerting...