Tre’Andre Valentine, John Ward to be honored at 2021 HistoryMaker Awards
The History Project, Boston’s LGBTQ community archives, will hold its annual HistoryMaker Awards event, featuring an in-person reception with hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, November 4,...
Vermont Folklife Center reopens with historical show on state’s first Pride
The Vermont Folklife Center reopened earlier this month with an exhibition co-presented by Pride Center of Vermont. "Pride 1983" explores the origins and lasting legacy of Burlington, Vermont’s first LGBTQ2+ Pride celebration...
Sites to See: LGBTQ History for New England Day Trippers
Renowned for its leading role in the LGBTQ-rights movement, New England’s LGBTQ history goes way back. There’s so much to explore in our region’s rich history of...
Boston’s major league teams cheer on NFL’s first openly gay active player
The sports world is showering Carl Nassib with support for publicly coming out this week, becoming the first active openly gay NFL player. The Las Vegas Raiders lineman said he made his...
Maine’s Frances Perkins Center gives FDR’s New Deal architect her due
When President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law, FDR’s New Deal and the name Frances Perkins resounded for the many Americans grasping...
The History Project receives grant to support Boston’s Black LGBTQ history
The History Project, Boston's LGBTQ community archives, has received a Mass Humanities Digital Capacity Grant to update and share Boston's Black LGBTQ history. The first step is to hire a community curator...
LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus leaders applaud Buttigieg confirmation
Leaders of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus applauded the historic confirmation on Feb. 2 of Pete Buttigieg to be Secretary of Transportation. On Feb. 2, Secretary Buttigieg became the first openly LGBTQ...
Zachary Quinto to produce, star in podcast on gay purge at Harvard
Out, proud actor Zachary Quinto announced he's producing and will star in "Secret Code," a podcast about a gay purge against students and Cambridge locals led by a Harvard University president and...
Fecteau sworn in as Maine’s first openly gay Speaker of the House
Maine State Rep. Ryan Fecteau, 28, made history yesterday, Dec. 2. As he entered his fourth term in the legislation, Fecteau was officially elected and sworn in as Maine’s youngest and first...
‘Echoes of AIDS in the Time of Coronavirus’ (virtual) | December 3, 2020
If seeing Dr. Anthony Fauci on the nightly news is bringing back memories of the 1980s AIDS crisis—you’re not alone. In fact, during this informative, enlightening panel, "'Echoes of AIDS in the...
