Vermont prevails in multistate suit over gender-affirming care for minors

A federal judge in Oregon ruled in favor of a multistate lawsuit, co-filed by Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark, to protect transgender minors from...

Fenway And AIDS Action Observe World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day 2014 was December 1. December 1 marked the 27th World AIDS Day – a time to remember those lost to the virus,...

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...

Insurance Coverage for Transgender People in Massachusetts: Exciting Progress, But Our Work Continues

Over the summer, the Commonwealth made exciting progress in the movement for transgender equality in healthcare. The Division of Insurance released a bulletin on June...

On the Importance of Aging in the LGBT Community, by Bob Linscott

"The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected." — Robert Frost Perhaps to our dismay, we are not Peter Pan, because the truth is we are...

Health Matters: Transgender Awareness Month

November is Transgender Awareness Month — a time to celebrate the vibrancy of the transgender and gender non-conforming community, educate the public on trans issues,...

From Fenway Health: Nat’l Coming Out Day: Why Coming Out Is A Health Issue

This Saturday, October 11, marks the 16th annual National Coming Out Day. Sharing an anniversary with the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay...

From AIDS Action: National HIV Testing Day Works (And Other HIV Items for GBTs)

A new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control finds that both the number of HIV tests administered and the number of new...

Health Matters: The Importance of Getting Counted

In order to count in our society, we have to be counted. Take the U.S. Census, which is completed every 10 years. Results of the...

LGBTQ Couples, Domestic Violence, Football and Politics

LGBTQ Couples are being left out of the DV conversation – so lets change it! Vice President Joe Biden spoke this week on the Ray...

Aging Back Into the Closet

Maine is the most recent state to allow gay marriage, and the first in the nation to have the law approved by a majority of voters at the polls. Following the passage of the gay marriage law, many in the state have wondered: “What’s next?” After all, marriage is the default panacea of gay rights, and Maine ranks in the top ten states in the nation for gay-friendly laws. Another distinction? Maine has the oldest population in the U.S. with more than 300,000 elders age 60 and over. It is estimated that 15,000 of them are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. For many, the reality of old age comes, hits when one is faced with the reality of what it means to be senior.

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Boston Pride grants a record almost $80,000 to grassroots groups

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GLAD prevails in precedent-setting civil and religious rights case

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