Pope Benedict XVI’s era of homophobia comes to an end
Pope Benedict XVI, aka Joseph Ratzinger, died over the Christmas holidays and was laid to rest this week. Many Catholics will recall the legacy of his papacy with mixed feelings.
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...
Harassment in Milton, Mass. leads to big support for public schools’ GSA
A Milton, Massachusetts couple, LeeMichael McLean and Bryan Furze, turned some weird homophobic harassment into an opportunity for their Boston suburb community to come out and support them, raise a lot of...
Assault on gay couple at their home and business under AG investigation
The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office is investigating the assault on a gay couple in Somersworth, NH, who reported they were beaten and injured by a group of kids shouting homophobic...
US Congressman Seth Moulton defends North Shore LGBTQ youth dance against homophobic ‘bigotry’
US Congressman Seth Moulton took a stand against a homophobic school committee member and Beacon Hill hopeful from the South Shore who tried to shut down an LGBTQ youth dance in Moulton's...
North Brookfield faces lawsuit after denying drag performers again; this time for town’s upcoming...
The Worcester County LGBTQ+ nonprofit Rural Justice Network is suing North Brookfield, Mass. for denying an application to host Pride in the town if drag entertainers are to perform for the public—just...
Super Happy Fun America pushes for “Straight Pride Parade” in Boston
Putting history and present-day reality aside—because organizers of the Straight Pride movement appear to be erasing the effects of anti-LGBTQ discrimination on LGBTQ people—a group called Super Happy Fun America is pushing for a...
Openly LGBTQ NH elementary school teacher placed on leave after parent complains he dresses...
An art teacher at the grades K–5 Christa McAuliffe School in Concord, New Hampshire, has been placed on leave after a parent complained of the teachers "girlie" attire, igniting "a firestorm in...
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,...
Canceled drag story time finds new venue in Derry, New Hampshire
Derry, New Hampshire may be officially celebrating Pride month for the first time, but the town's public Taylor Library wasn't quite ready for a drag story-time reading by Michael McMahon, performing as Clara...
