John Waters honored with Coolidge Award at Brookline’s storied cinema
The Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, now celebrating its 20th year operating as a nonprofit organization, bestowed filmmaker and part-time Provincetowner John Waters with is prestigious Coolidge Award last month. Previous awardees...
Pappas urges Senate to remove limits on trans care for minors from military funding...
US Rep. Chris Pappas of New Hampshire — the openly gay Congressman, co-chair of the LGBTQ+ Congressional Equality Caucus and strong supporter of LGBTQ+ rights — recently voted for the National Defense...
First-of-kind survey in state since 2004 sheds new light on key demographics of LGBTQ+...
With a first-of-its-kind survey since 2004, a new report conducted with support of The Rhode Island Foundation offers valuable demographics for LGBTQ+ advocacy, health care, anti-discrimination priorities, policymaking and more.
Seacoast Outright is now ‘New Hampshire Outright’ to reflect its growing regional scope
The Granite State's LGBTQ+ youth advocacy nonprofit Seacoast Outright is changing its name to "New Hampshire Outright."
Here's the scoop:
For more than 31 years,...
Former Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau elected to lead chamber again
Newly reelected Maine State Representative Ryan Fecteau of Biddeford has once again been elected Speaker of the House. Fecteau previously served as state rep. from 2014 to 2022, becoming the first openly...
Massachusetts high school specifically catering to LGBTQ+ students and their families to open in...
A new high school in the Bay State that will cater primarily to LGBTQIA+ students and their families is slated to open in autumn 2025. Complete with a 300-acre farm, the J.S....
Holly Folly jingles into Provincetown this weekend, December 6–8, 2024
First held in 1997, Holly Folly is a festive winter weekend that was originally founded by lesbian events producer Lynette Molnar. The celebration now attracts about 30,000 visitors annually gathering to enjoy...
Northeastern Law School grad first trans attorney to argue before US Supreme Court
Massachusetts native and graduate of Northeastern University in Boston Chase Strangio is making history as the first transgender attorney to argue a case before the United States Supreme Court.
LGBTQ+ advocacy groups working hard to help trans people update legal docs before inauguration...
Many transgender people and the parents of trans youth are racing to "update birth certificates, passports and other legal documents to match their gender identity, rather than their sex assigned at birth,...
Wedding planners in New England partner to offer LGBT couples discounted rates before inauguration
Wedding planners in New England are noticing a marked increase among same-sex couples moving their nuptial dates forward to the end of 2024 in response to the recent election, according to a...
