Boston City Council votes to officially recognize Transgender Day of Visibility
The vote was unanimous when Boston's City Council voted last week to support a resolution that recognizes March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility, observed around the world and now, officially, in...
Remembrance bench in Portsmouth, NH honors victim of 1984 hate crime
Almost four decades after three teenagers in Bangor, Maine, killed Portsmouth, NH native Charlie Howard, age 23, in 1984 for being gay, the city of Portsmouth is honoring him with a remembrance...
Bay State communities receive perfect scores on HRC Municipal Equality Index
The Human Rights Campaign has released its ninth annual Municipal Equality Index for 2020. Six Bay State cities — plus Provincetown — have received perfect scores of 100, and almost all participating...
President Biden reaffirms commitment of support on Trans Day of Visibility
In honor of Transgender Day of Visibility, today, March 31, President Biden issued an official proclamation honoring transgender people and reaffirming his commitment that his "entire administration" will do all in their...
Three New England universities make Campus Pride’s ‘Best of the Best’ list
Campus Pride, the national, higher education resource for LGBTQ+ leadership development, diversity inclusion and advocacy, is announcing today their "Best of the Best Colleges and Universities" for LGBTQ+ students.
20th GLAD award dinner to honor LGBTQ rights pioneer Chai Feldblum
It's not too early to get your tickets for GLAD's 20th annual Spirit of Justice Award Dinner, to be held Friday, Oct. 25, at Boston Marriott Copley Place.
The occasion brings together over 1,000 LGBTQ community...
President Biden awards openly gay poet Richard Blanco of Bethel, Maine with National Humanities...
Richard Blanco of Bethel, Maine received the National Humanities Medal from President Joe Biden at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 21. He was chosen with...
Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to be honored at HistoryMaker Awards
The Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will be honored with the Lavender Rhino Award at The History Project's 2023 HistoryMaker Awards on Thursday, Sept. 7, from 6 to 9 p.m., at St....
Middlebury College names first openly gay NBA player Jason Collins its 2020 commencement speaker
Though the exact date of the class of 2020's full, live graduation ceremony hasn't been set yet, Middlebury College in Vermont announced the name of its commencement speaker at a virtual senior...
Boston Business Journal announces 2021 corporate allies, LGBT trailblazers
Boston Business Journal's 2021 Corporate Ally Awards go to Biogen and John Hancock "for their longstanding commitments to Greater Boston's LGBT community." And receiving the Journal's LGBT Trailblazer Awards are Josiane Martinez,...
