LGBTQ+ activist Gary Bailey to be honored at 2023 HistoryMaker Awards
The HistoryMaker Awards, a celebration in recognition of LGBTQ+ community members who make history every day, will take place on September 7, 2023, at the St. Botolph Club, Boston, MA. This annual...
Early gay activist honored with National Park Service tour in Boston
Boston's Prescott Townsend — a World War I veteran and early gay activist who opened his home on Beacon Hill as the first headquarters of the Boston chapter of the Mattachine Society...
Young drag queen from Taunton, MA named Provincetown Carnival marshal
The Grand Marshal for Provincetown's 45th annual Carnival Parade on August 17, 2023, will be Jason Carter, aka drag artist Monica Moore from Taunton, Massachusetts. The announcement came from the Provincetown Business...
Alex Newell of Lynn, MA becomes first nonbinary actor to win Tony Award
At Broadway's Tony Awards last night, Lynn, Massachusetts native Alex Newell became the first nonbinary actor to win the prestigious award. Newell took home the trophy in the category of Best Featured...
Eastern Bank recognizes LGBTQ homeless youth advocate with 2023 Community Advocacy Award
Connor Schoen, cofounder and executive director of Breaktime, has been recognized with Eastern Bank's 2023 Community Advocacy Award and award grant for his organization’s impactful role in fighting LGBTQ and youth homelessness....
GLAD to honor US Congressman David Cicilline of RI with Justice for All award
In recognition of his substantial and sustained advocacy for LGBTQ equality and human rights throughout his career in government, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) will honor Congressman David Cicilline (RI) on...
Boston Foundation names first director of fund for LGBT-supporting nonprofits
This just in from The Boston Foundation:
The Boston Foundation is pleased to announce that M. Scott Knox has been hired to serve as Director of the Equality Fund,...
Boston Business Journal announces 2023 corporate allies, LGBT trailblazers
Every year, Boston Business Journal honors individuals and regionally based businesses "in acknowledgement of their longstanding commitments to Greater Boston’s LGBT community as manifested in the areas of mission, innovation, impact and...
Mass. State Rep. Jack Lewis honored with Trans Community Ally Award
Mass. State Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis of Framingham was honored with the “Trans Community Ally Award” from the Trans Community of New England (TCNE) on January 27, 2023.
“It was a...
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...
