Resources expand for LGBTQ youth—and older folks too—facing social isolation from COVID-19 sheltering
The Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth has put together a list of resources to address social isolation. While the list is geared toward youth, many here certainly also apply to LGBTQ people...
Boston doctor and friends return from Miami with COVID-19, Globe reports
Six men, including a doctor from Boston, shared a house on Ocean Drive in Miami's South Beach during the week before Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts on...
RI Pride collects food, toiletries, cleaning supplies for those in need
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rhode Island Pride has initiated a collection drive to help community members in need.
Rhode Island Pride board members and volunteers are gathering donations of food, toiletries and cleaning...
Doctors examine the implications of COVID-19 for HIV-positive people
Many factors, along with being HIV positive, can contribute to what makes one more susceptible to developing complications from COVID-19. The consensus is that older people and people with chronic, immune system–suppressed health conditions (which...
Fenway Health’s Coronavirus webpage provides practical info and updates
Looking for practical information and measured updates on COVID-19 (a.k.a. the Coronavirus)? Look no further than Fenway Health's COVID-19/Coronavirus Information web page. Based in Boston, Fenway Health is the largest LGBTQ-focused health care organization in...
New CEO brings deep-rooted advocacy and leadership to Fenway Health
For her first job at Fenway Health, back in the early ’90s, Ellen LaPointe volunteered at a fundraising dinner. She was in her early twenties, she recalls, working on her bachelor’s degree in health...
Rhode Island Public Health Institute opens state’s first LGBTQ health clinic
On Monday, March 2, the official ribbon will be cut at a grand opening ceremony for Rhode Island's first LGBTQ health clinic—Open Door Health, located at 7 Central Street in Providence. A reception and...
New mental health care center in Bangor prioritizes LGBTQ needs
A new mental health care center in Bangor, Maine, Therapy for the People, has got a mission that recognizes LGBTQ people have specific concerns that therapists must understand if their practice is going to...
Fenway Institute: Trump administration expanded anti-LGBT policies in 2019
The Fenway Institute of Fenway Health today released its annual policy brief laying out the Trump administration's expansion of anti-LGBT policies over the past year.
“During Donald Trump’s third year as president, we moved from...
Fuentes named East Boston YMCA’s youth and family program director
East Boston YMCA's new Youth and Family Program Director Carlos Fuentes has worked hard to grow teen, sports and family engagement programs at the branch over the past eight years. In his new role,...
