Treasurer-elect Erick Russell is first Black, gay statewide official in Conn.
Connecticut voters have elected Erick Russell to be their state's new treasurer in Tuesday night's 2022 Midterm Elections, making Russell Connecticut's first elected statewide Black, gay official.
"Thank...
Maura Healey wins state primary, may become first LGBTQ governor in Mass.
Bay State Attorney General Maura Healey won the Democratic primary election in Massachusetts yesterday to become her party's candidate.
If elected governor, Healey would become one of just...
Isaacson to be honored with History Project’s 2022 HistoryMaker Award
Arline Isaacson, cochair of the Mass. GLBTQ Political Caucus and longtime LGBTQ advocate on Beacon Hill, will be The History Project's 2022 HistoryMaker honoree.
Arline Isaacson
New roadside historic marker honors first Pride parade in Vermont
The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation its 300th Roadside Historic Site Marker which denotes the first Vermont Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade, which took place in 1983. The marker will permanently commemorate the courage...
Cruising, schmoozing & grooving: Reconnecting with Boston’s vibrant gay bar scene
Social media users may have noticed a new Facebook group that is catching the attention of those in the 50-plus bracket of gay men. The group is an...
Worcester city councilor-elect Thu Nguyen becomes first out nonbinary elected official in Massachusetts
Another rainbow ceiling shattered this week when Worcester, Massachusetts voters elected Thu Nguyen to Worcester's city council, making Nguyen the first out, nonbinary elected official in Massachusetts. According to the LGBTQ Victory...
US Senate confirms Vermont’s Beth Robinson to be first openly LGBTQ woman on federal...
In a historic vote, the US Senate last night confirmed Vermont Supreme Court Justice Beth Robinson to sit on the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which hears cases from...
Senate Judiciary approves openly LGBT Vermont justice to US federal court
The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to approve Vermont Supreme Court Associate Justice Beth Robinson to become the first openly LGBT woman to sit on a federal circuit court in the United...
Boston’s History Project to host virtual ‘Queer History of Dracula’ on Oct. 28
Apropos of the spooky season, The History Project, Boston's LGBTQ Community Archives, is hosting "The Queer History of Dracula," a virtual talk with Meaghan Michel of the Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic...
Boston College exhibit celebrates history of LGBTQ Catholics in US
Apropos of LGBTQ History Month (October) and reflective of a strong LGBTQ presence on a campus whose leadership seems to struggle to accept them, Boston College's School of Theology and Ministry has teamed...
