Red Sox player Jarren Duran apologizes after homophobic slur at heckling fan
Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran made a public apology after cameras caught the player shouting a homophobic slur at a fan who was heckling him during a game against the Houston Astros...
Three more Massachusetts churches targeted with anti-LGBTQ+ vandalism
Three more churches in Massachusetts were targeted with anti-LGBTQ+ vandalism in late July, and the churches' leaders and their communities, along with the Massachusetts Council of Churches, are once again rallying in...
Fenway Institute on Project 2025’s threats to LGBTQ+ public health
The Fenway Institute of Fenway Health yesterday released a policy brief outlining the dangers to equality and public health posed by the policies in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 Presidential Transition Project, and urging...
Natick churches targeted with anti-LGBTQ+ vandalism; churches respond with support for LGBTQ+ community
Last Saturday, vandals tore down Pride flags, replaced them with a "Christian flag" and left leaflets with anti-LGBTQ+ messages and a banner that read "Jesus is King" at two churches in Natick,...
New lawsuit attacks protections for LGBTQ kids in foster care in Vermont
The Alliance Defending Freedom has filed a federal complaint against the Vermont Department for Children and Families' requirements for foster parents to support LGBTQ youth. The conservative Christian law firm's case alleges...
MassEquality responds to anti-LGBTQ+ vandalism at Kingston, MA church
Hate and intolerance has been on the rise across the nation and in the Commonwealth. As a community, we seek refuge where we can feel safe and connected. The First Parish Unitarian...
Community gathers in Bangor, Maine to honor memory of Charlie Howard
Over 100 people gathered in downtown Bangor, Maine this past Sunday, July 7, to mark the 40th anniversary of the murder of Charlie Howard, a young man thrown from a bridge in...
Great Barrington teacher files federal suit over police search for LGBTQ book
A language arts teacher at Du Bois Regional Middle School in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, has filed a federal complaint following a police search in her classroom for a copy of the award-winning...
Coalition of Rhode Islanders urges legislators to reject bills targeting LGBTQ+ people
A coalition of local organizations, advocates, and community members have sent an open letter to Rhode Island legislators urging them to reject a series of proposed bills that would undermine the well-being of LGBTQ+...
Voters replace homophobic member of Littleton, NH select board with co-chair of North Country...
On March 12, voters in Littleton, New Hampshire elected pro-LGBTQ+ Kerri Harrington to replace a homophobic member of the town's select board, effectively ending the controversy stirred up last summer by the...
