Remembering Barbara A. Lenk, first openly gay jurist on Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court

Massachusetts Supreme Court Associate Justice Barbara A. Link, the first openly LGBTQ person to serve on the Court, died last month at 75. “The...

Attorney General Campbell affirms legal protections for trans youth in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has issued a legal advisory to health care facilities and medical providers across the Commonwealth reaffirming the current state...

Markey releases report detailing demonization of trans community by Trump administration

Last week, US Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) — top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security...

Leaders across Bay State pay tribute to the late Barney Frank: ‘A giant in public life’

Political and community leaders across Massachusetts spoke out in tribute to the former US Congressman Barney Frank, who represented Massachusetts's Fourth District from 1981...

Boston LGBTQ+ Museum to present ‘Pride House’ during World Cup 2026

Boston LGBTQ+ Museum has been awarded the exclusive license to present Pride House Boston during World Cup 2026. Internationally Recognized LGBTQ+ Sports Hospitality Activation...

Former Boston Celtic Jason Collins, first openly gay NBA player, dies at 47

Jason Collins—the first openly gay NBA player, a former Boston Celtic and college roommate of former US Congressman Joseph Kennedy III—lost a tough fight...

Massachusetts House passes of key strategy to end HIV epidemic

The Massachusetts House of Representatives has advanced legislation that will protect Bay State residents from any reversal of federal policies critical to ending the...

Smith College under federal investigation over admission of transgender women

The federal government announced this week it is investigating Smith College's policy of admitting transgender women, and whether that policy now violates Federal law...

Vermont Principals’ Association to pay Christian school $566K over trans athlete dispute

Despite having violated Vermont's Principals’ Association antidiscrimination and gender identity policies in 2023 by refusing to allow its girls basketball team to play against...

Former MA Congressman Barney Frank enters hospice care, critiques progressive Democrats

The always-outspoken, openly gay LGBTQ-trailblazing former US Congressman Barney Frank, who represented Massachusetts Fourth District from 1981 to 2013, has entered hospice care while...

GLAD Law stands ‘firmly with the Southern Poverty Law Center’

Ricardo Martinez, executive director of GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law), released the following statement in response to the federal government's lawsuit against...

Maine residents file legal challenge to anti-trans ballot referendum

A group of Maine residents have filed a lawsuit to remove this fall’s ballot question aimed at banning trans student athletes from participating in...

Back Bay church ‘won’t stop sharing the message’ despite repeated theft of inclusive sign

A sign proclaiming "God Love Trans People" on the message board outside Old South Church in Boston's Copley Square has been stolen three times,...

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Peake, Cristál, Aviance grand marshals for 46th Provincetown Carnival parade

The Grand Marshals for Provincetown's 46th annual 2024 Carnival Parade have just been announced by the host organization, the Provincetown Business Guild, and, drumroll...

Portsmouth Pride march, outdoor festival, marketplace | Oct. 9

After COVID-19 forced the annual event online in 2020, Portsmouth Pride returns to downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Saturday, October 9, to celebrate the...

Mass. LGBTQ Bar Association Winter Party

LGBTQ and allied legal professionals gathered for a night of winter warmth, reconnection and networking at the Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association’s annual winter shindig....

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, US Senator Elizabeth Warren pledge solidarity with transgender community

This just in from the Boston Globe—Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Sen. Elizabeth Warren reaffirmed their solidarity with the transgender community Monday, following a...