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...
2020 James Beard semifinalists include Boston chef Tiffani Faison and Karen Akunowicz’s Fox and...
Two out, proud LGBTQ Boston chefs are among the semifinalists announced this week for prestigious 2020 James Beard Foundation Awards—Tiffani Faison for best chef, and for best new restaurant Karen Akunowicz's Fox...
Belfast, Maine senior may be first transgender valedictorian in US
A winning combination of intelligence, hard work and inspiring character are surely among the top qualities that brought Belfast, Maine senior Syd Sanders to this moment. Not only has Sanders earned the...
Keshet celebrates its 2020 OUTstanding! Boston honoree Rabbi Becky Silverstein with online talk
The COVID-19 pandemic may have postponed Keshet's OUTstanding! Boston gala, originally scheduled for April 22, but the national grassroots organization that works for the full equality of LGBTQ Jews in Jewish life,...
Lambda Literary reveals 2020 finalists: Great reads for the self-quarantined
Here's some good news for the homebound looking for an alternative to streaming movies, TV or podcast–binging. Lambda Literary, the premier LGBTQ literary organization in the US, has just announced the finalists for its...
Easthampton Strong Man Rob Kearney honored at Boston Celtics Pride Night
The Boston Celtics honored professional Strong Man Rob Kearney of Easthampton, Massachusetts, with their Heroes Among Us award. The Celtics recognized Kearney at their second annual Pride Night, held on Feb. 7 in front...
Worcester honors local professors with key to city for LGBTQ+ history exhibit
The City of Worcester, Massachusetts, honored three local professors with the Key to the City on January 26 for their efforts to create an exhibition at the Worcester Historical Museum that "documented and celebrated the history...
