TikTok star Rochelle Hager of Maine dies after tree branch falls on car
TikTok star and Waterville, Maine resident Rochelle Hager, known on the platform as "Roe," was killed last week when high winds slammed a large tree branch directly onto her Nissan Rogue as...
Transgender Day of Remembrance to be observed in Boston, on Cape Cod
Every year in November, the Boston transgender and gender nonconforming communities come together to mourn those who have been taken from us due to anti-transgender violence. This tradition began in 1998, with...
2020 World AIDS Day Celebration (virtual) / December 1, 2020
COVID-19 is hardly the first time that the federal government has fumbled its response to a deadly pandemic out of willful ignorance. See: the devastation wrought by the AIDS crisis, especially as...
Portsmouth, Maine, remembers murder and legacy of Charlie Howard
Thirty-five years after three teenagers in Bangor, Maine, killed Portsmouth native Charlie Howard for being gay, the city of Portsmouth is planning to honor him with a remembrance bench. The permanent memorial comes after a...
Remembering night life impresario, community leader Chris Harris
Chris Harris lit up the night.
If you came out or came of age in New England’s gay nightlife post-2000, you probably partied at one of the many vibrant events conceived by Chris Harris Presents,...
Edith Windsor, whose SCOTUS case won marriage equality for all, dies at 88
No doubt we'll be celebrating her life in New England as well as in her home state New York. In fact, everyone in the country who supports marriage equality will be celebrating the life...
Fenway Health laments loss of Dr. Judy Bradford
Activist, mother, scientist, wife, adventurer, kayaker, investigator, mentor. Dr. Judy Bradford touched many lives. Bradford, renowned researcher, health advocate and co-chair of The Fenway Institute since its inception in 2001, passed away over the weekend...
Trans Day of Remembrance in Boston Honors Those Lost to Anti-Transgender Violence
In 2016 hate crimes against transgender people have risen. But sadly violence against our trans sisters and brothers is hardly news. in 1998, friends, family, loved ones, and the community came out to remember Rita...