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.
Amherst College football tackle Avery Saffold named among Outsports male athletes of 2019
Amherst College defensive back Avery Saffold has been named one of Outsports' eight male athletes of 2019—all football players this year.
"For years, it was impossible to find college football players who were publicly out,...
Mass Medical Society honors doctor for major work in trans health
While the national debate over whether healthcare should truly be available to everyone rages on, many in the medical community are busy working to establish and enhance what healthcare for everyone truly means.
Example: the Massachusetts Medical...
Part-time Provincetown resident Ryan Murphy salutes LGBTQ actors in Golden Globes acceptance speech
When part-time Provincetown, Massachusetts resident Ryan Murphy received the Carol Burnett Award for lifetime achievements (so far) at the Golden Globes last night, he delivered an acceptance speech honoring, in turn, LGBTQ...
Transhealth Northampton CEO nominated as a ‘Hero’ of the year
Dallas Ducar, CEO of Transhealth Northampton — the first independent trans health care center in the US, which opened earlier this year in Northampton, Mass. — is among a select group of...
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...
Bay State is third-friendliest for LGBTQ-owned businesses, new study shows
Massachusetts is the third-friendliest state in the US for LGBTQ-owned businesses, according to Out Leadership's latest "State LGBTQ+ Business Climate Index." Connecticut came in as the second-friendliest, just behind New York.
OUT Maine scholarship program awards $31K to three college students
The folks at the nonprofit LGBTQ+ youth advocacy nonprofit OUT Maine say they are thrilled to announce the award of scholarships totaling $31,000 to three outstanding young people to help them better...
NCAA honors Bridgewater State Univ. as LGBTQ Athletics Dept. of the Year
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has recognized the Bay State's own Bridgewater State University's athletics department as its Division III LGBTQ Athletics Department of the Year.
In their...
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...
