Worcester School Committee rejects proposal to ban Pride flags from flying at schools

The Worcester School Committee voted unanimously at a recent public meeting to reject a proposal to ban the flying of all flags except those...

HRC president campaigns in NH with US Rep. Chris Pappas in his run for US Senate

Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson came to the Granite State last week to campaign for Congressman Chris Pappas of New Hampshire in his...

Maine Supreme Court: Gay dad can stop mom from bringing child to anti-LGBTQ church

The Maine Supreme Court has found in favor of a gay father who asked to stop his daughter's mother from taking the girl to...

Join, watch or otherwise cheer on the 39th annual Swim for Life and Paddler Flotilla, Saturday, Sept. 12

A lot has changed in Provincetown over the past four decades, but one thing has remained a constant: the strong sense of a community...

‘Heated Rivalry’ theme night at Fenway Park with 12K Red Sox fans cheering on

Red Sox mascot Wally officially announced he's on "Team Rozanov," according to The Boston Globe, when the Red Sox hosted a "Heated Rivalry" theme...

GLAD Law ‘confident’ SCOTUS can’t affirm Trump admin’s latest hostility against trans service members

Last week, the Trump administration asked the US Supreme Court to review Talbott v. USA, the lawsuit challenging its ban on military service by transgender people. The administration...

LGBTQ+ candidates in Sept. 1, 2026 Massachusetts primary elections

Representation isn’t symbolic—it’s structural. When LGBTQ+ candidates run for office, they bring lived experience to policy debates that too often unfold without anyone in...

Charter Senior Living in Danvers, MA earns the SAGECare credential

The Charter Senior Living community in Danvers, Massachusetts has earned a valuable credential for LGBTQ+ inclusion from SAGECare, the national cultural competency training and...

GLAD Law: Massachusetts just showed the nation how to protect PrEP

For decades, the fight against HIV has followed a familiar pattern: groundbreaking science followed by battles over access. Be it the first HIV treatments...

Equality Community Center of Maine opens first-in-state LGBTQ+ senior housing community

Equality Community Center in Portland, Maine, has opened the state's first affordable senior housing community. Including both housing and supportive services for LGBTQ+ older...

Record-breaking: LGBTQ+ adults now 12 percent of US population

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation last week released updated population estimates showing that a record-high 12% of U.S. adults – roughly 25.6 million people – identify as...

Activists urge MA AG Campbell to investigate health care centers that cut off gender care for minors

Activists from the group Protect Trans Futures confronted Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell at a recent appearance of GBH's Boston Public Radio, accusing...

MA AG Campbell secures major court victory protecting gender-affirming care under ACA

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of 20 other states secured a major victory after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts struck down a...

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Emergency grants for LGBTQ youth projects offered to individuals, groups

This just in from the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth: The Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth is offering a minimum of $10,000 in emergency grants...

Maine nonprofits help defeat eight bills targeting LGBTQ+ community

During the First Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature, eight bills that targeted transgender student athletes, the transgender community and the Maine Human Rights...

Spirit of Justice

GLAD’s 2014 Spirit of Justice Award Dinner honored Urvashi Vaid, and inlcuded remarks from Interim Executive Director Gary Buseck, Ugandan LGBTI activist John Abdallah...

36th Annual Swim for Life

As the humidity rose and the rain held off, 250 swimmers hit the warm waters of Provincetown Harbor and Wellfleet’s Great Pond at the...