Eight LGBTQ nonprofits receive grants from Rhode Island Foundation
The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded eight LGBTQ nonprofits with Equity Action Fund grants for their efforts in the Ocean State. The funding, totaling $53,140, will help fund a range of initiatives...
GLAD’s 2020 Spirit of Justice Award Celebration goes online Oct. 16
The 2020 Spirit of Justice Award Celebration, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)’s annual gala, will be held live online on Friday, October 16, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. (For event tickets and...
US Rep. Ayanna Pressley to be honored at virtual AIDS Walk Boston on Oct....
US Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley will receive AID Action's 2020 Bette Byrnes Award during AIDS Walk Boston's virtual festivities on October 18.
Online festivities also include opening ceremonies, fun activities everyone...
USA TODAY names LGBT-owned Rhode Island Spirits as #3 Best Craft Distillery
Rhode Island Spirits, makers of Rhodium brand gins, vodkas and liqueurs, is a winner in the 2020 USA TODAY 10 Best Readers' Choice travel award contest for Best New Craft Distillery.
Boston’s HistoryMaker Awards goes virtual through month of October
For their annual HistoryMakers Awards, The History Project has risen to the challenges of 2020 and not only taken their celebration virtual but extended it to a month-long series throughout October with...
Sudbury Moms named LGBTQ Nation ‘Hometown Hero’ nominees for keeping adopted brothers together
LGBTQ Nation has named Sudbury, Massachusetts Moms KC and Lena Currie to their short-list of "Hometown Hero of the Year" nominees — just five! — for making a big difference in...
Boston’s Fenway Health named HRC LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader
The Human Rights Campaign has named Boston-based Fenway Health, one of the country's leading care and research centers for LGBTQIA+ people, a 2020 Healthcare Equality Leader. Leader status is awarded to healthcare...
Boston Celtics recognize Athena Vaughn as Hero Among Us honoree
The Boston Celtics recently honored trans-activist Athena Vaughn of Dorchester as a Hero Among Us. The award recognizes outstanding individuals making exceptional and lasting contributions to their communities and is usually presented...
Twelve New Englanders make The Advocate’s 2020 ‘Champions’ list
"Each year, The Advocate's 'Champions of Pride' issue profiles LGBTQ+ activists, artists, politicians, and more from each state who are changing the world for the better. Each Champion is a fine example of...
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...
