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,...

City Hall Hearing Focuses On LGBT-Friendly Senior Housing

In the first of what LGBT elder advocates hope will be many public hearings, the LGBT Aging Project joined Boston City Council members, city...

Transgender model Andreja Pejic profiled in May 2015 Vogue

Transgender is in vogue. Literally. In Vogue magazine's May issue, Andreja Pejic breaks new ground as the first transgender model ever to be profiled between...

Smith college revises admissions policy to admit some transgender students

Smith College, the "seven sisters" women's school in Northampton, Massachusetts, announced a change in its admissions policy that would officially accept male-to-female transgender applicants into its...

Fenway: Dr. Kenneth Mayer Joins PCORI Addressing Disparities Advisory Panel

Fenway Health announced that Dr. Kenneth Mayer, Medical Research Director and Co-Chair of The Fenway Institute, has formally accepted a three-year term on the Advisory Panel on Addressing...

AIDS Action Committee urges greater investment in fight against HIV

Noting Massachusetts' leading role in reducing cases of HIV while saving the state hundreds of millions of dollars in related health-care costs, the AIDS Action Committee...

Massachusetts No Better Than Indiana or Alabama When It Comes To Transgender Accommodations Discrimination

For the past few weeks many of us in New England have all been condemning Indiana and Alabama for their respective passage, or almost passage, of...

Focus on transgender inclusion in Jewish community awards

Two Boston-based individuals—a doctor and a filmmaker, both leaders in the movement towards transgender inclusion—are being honored at Keshet's annual awards dinner on April 30. Receiving...

GLAD Submits Appeal to Supreme Court for Transgender Woman in Prison

The U.S. Supreme Court is being petitioned to hear an appeal on behalf of Michelle Kosilek, the transgender woman serving time in a Massachusetts prison...

Hetero Hero: Jerry Feuer

For nearly 35 years, he’s been helping New England LGBTs get the healthcare they deserve By Mark Krone Go ahead, try to shock Jerry Feuer, Fenway Health...

Fenway’s Violence Recovery Program Fully Staffed, Available For New Clients

Fenway Health is happy to announce its Violence Recovery Program (VRP) is now fully staffed and ready to receive new clients. The VRP team is available to provide counseling, support...

White House Summit on LGBT Elder Housing Attended by Local Leaders

On February 10, three Boston experts on LGBT elder issues were invited to attend a National Summit on LGBT Aging at The White House....

Fenway Health Looks Forward To 2015

By Stephen Boswell, MD Though the LGBT community has made important strides towards equality in Massachusetts and across the United States, we continue to experience health...

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AIDS Action Committee founder Larry Kessler to receive HistoryMaker award

Larry Kessler, founder of the AIDS Action Committee, will receive the 2017 HistoryMaker Award at The History Project's annual awards fête on Wednesday, October...

LGBT Elders Conference

The sixth annual “LGBT Elders in an Ever Changing World” drew 180 social service and health care professionals, students and older adults attending 17...

Newsmakers | New Hampshire

Headlines from the Granite State Pappas introduces veterans bill US Rep. Chris Pappas introduced a bill that would create an LGBTQ Veterans Advisory Committee at the...

Mass. Nurses Assoc. stands with Congressional candidate Alex Morse after student group’s allegations

The Massachusetts Nurses Association announced on Aug. 11 their continuing support for Holyoke Mayor and US Congressional candidate Alex Morse after last week's allegations...