Dear Diary: Intimate journals of Ross Terrill bring queer past to vivid present
Right now, the queer past is soaking up the spotlight. From buzzy Showtime series “Fellow Travelers”—the romantic political pulse-pounder set during the Lavender Scare of the 1950s—to...
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...
First openly gay, statewide-elected lawmaker, Ed Flanagan of Vermont, dies at 66
‘‘He was passionate and very progressive,’’ said Vermont state Representative Mary Sullivan of her long-time friend Ed Flanagan, the first openly gay, statewide-elected lawmaker in the US. ‘‘He was guided by a moral compass.’’
Flanagan,...
Secretary of State Kerry apologizes for decades of State Dept. discrimination
“These actions were wrong then, just as they would be wrong today."
With this words, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry apologized to the LGBT community on behalf of the State Department for decades of...
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus returns from history‑making tour of the Middle East
What a difference a day makes.
On June 26, 2015 the members of the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus were in Istanbul, in the midst of the first-ever tour of the Middle East by a gay...
History Project bears witness to early days of AIDS with post-show panel on SpeakEasy’s...
Remember what it was like way back in the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic? The fear and loss, but also the community and compassion?
Maybe you were too young. Maybe, like a lot of...
Historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling recognizes marriage equality as law of the land
Marriage for same-sex couples, which began in New England with legal civil unions in Vermont and full-fledged matrimonial rights in Massachusetts is now recognized in all 50 states based on the U.S. Supreme Court's...
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...
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...
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...
