Massachusetts leads New England states with 18 perfect scores on HRC’s 2026 Healthcare Equality Index

Eighteen health care facilities in the Bay State earned perfect-scores, a designation of "Healthcare Equality Leader," on the Human Rights Campaign's 2026 Healthcare Equality...

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...

Fenway Health: Self-Care For The Holidays

The holidays are in full swing and the classic signs of the season are all around us: Bustling shoppers, festive treats, bright lights and...

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...

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Queer Connect board chair runs for seat on Bennington, VT select board

Jacklyn Matts, who has served as board president for the Bennington, Vermont, LGBTQ+ nonprofit Queer Connect and chair of the 2024 Bennington Charter Review...

GLAD Summer Party virtual event now on Wednesday evening, August 11

A virtual interactive event for GLAD's 40th annual Summer Party has been scheduled for this Wednesday, August 11, at 5 p.m. GLAD (GLBTQ Legal Advocates...

Vegas in the Hub

The Boston Living Center partnered with The Boston Gay Basketball League, the Cambridge Volleyball Association, the FLAG Flag Football League and the Monday Night...

The Bruins’ Shawn Thornton

Shawn Thornton loves Boston.Boston loves Shawn Thornton.That has been the case since the day Thornton arrived in town to play for our Stanley Cup...