Federal judge blocks DOJ demand for trans patient records from RI hospital

The Trump administration's demand for confidential records of transgender patients from Rhode Island Hospital—the largest health care center in the state that provides gender-affirming...

Massachusetts House sweepingly passes transgender public accommodations bill

The Massachusetts House of Representatives brought the transgender public accommodations bill one step closer to becoming state law today, June 1, with an overwhelmingly supportive...

Massachusetts Senate passes bill to include protections for transgender people

With an overwhelming majority—33-4—the Massachusetts Senate passed a long-awaited bill to ensure that transgender people have the same rights to public accommodations as everyone else in the Bay State. "The...

Bay State Senate voting today on anti-discrimation public accommodations bill

The Massachusetts Senate and House are voting today, May 12, on a bill that would prohibit discrimination against transgender people in public accommodations, including sports...

Mass ACLU files civil rights lawsuit against college on behalf of rebuked professor

The Bay State branch of the ACLU is backing tenured professor Lauren Barthold against her employer, Gordon College, which strongly disciplined Barthold for speaking out...

Civil rights advocates and activists celebrated at annual LGBTQ bar association dinner

New England's own Elyse Cherry—CEO of Boston Community Capital and generous philanthropist and advocate for civil rights, economic justice, and full equality for women—is...

Boston city council passes travel ban to protest anti-LGBT legislation in North Carolina

Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim asked the city to stand up against the recent LGBT discrimination legislation in North Carolina and the city council agreed...

HRC president calls for appointment of first openly LGBT Supreme Court Justice

Tapping Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and a host of other highly qualified legal minds across the country, Chad Griffin, president of the Human...

GLAD prevails in precedent-setting civil and religious rights case

When Matthew Barrett applied to be Fontbonne Academy’s food services director, he wasn’t looking to set an historic precedent in civil rights law. But...

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Greater Boston PFLAG’s ‘Pride & Passion’ | April 10, 2024

Get your tickets now before they sell out again this year for a fabulous family-friendly fête as Greater Boston PFLAG celebrates their 22nd annual Pride...

Thousands of LGBTQ+ friends and allies celebrate Pride in downtown Worcester

After the first week of Pride celebrations in Worcester, Mass., starting with a flag-raising over City Hall, an estimated 6,000 LGBTQ+ and allied folks...

Drive for Victory

Victory Programs’ annual charity golf tournament continues a tradition of defying unpredictable New England weather patterns to play on a perfect day. This year,...

Super Happy Fun America pushes for “Straight Pride Parade” in Boston

Putting history and present-day reality aside—because organizers of the Straight Pride movement appear to be erasing the effects of anti-LGBTQ discrimination on LGBTQ people—a...