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...

SCOTUS upholds Massachusetts public school policy supporting trans students

, the Supreme Court left in place a First Circuit ruling rejecting a request by parents of a Massachusetts middle school student that teachers...

Backlash from media reports leads to LGBTQ+ immigrant org returning grant money to Boston

Backlash including death threats resulted in the return of a $7,500 grant to the city of Boston from OUTnewcomers, a nonprofit providing services for...

Maine’s transphobic ballot question: Do you want to restrict civil rights, education protections?

The wording for Maine's question on this fall's ballot aimed at banning trans student athletes from participating in girls' sports and limiting bathroom access...

Mural painted on Providence’s Dark Lady bar sparks controversy

A mural honoring Iryna Zarutska, who was stabbed to death in North Carolina, was to be painted on the side of the building that...

New exhibit, ‘Authentic Selves,’ unveiled at Massachusetts State House

MassEquality in partnership with Family Diversity Projects unveiled the powerful photo-text exhibit "Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and their Families" yesterday at the Massachusetts...

HRC, Planned Parenthood endorse MA Sen. Ed Markey for reelection

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund last week announced their endorsements of Senator Ed Markey for re-election to the...

BU president responds to protest by pausing signage policy that removed Pride flags

After Boston University's official removal of Pride flags from "outward-facing windows and doors" sparked a protest last week, BU's President Melissa Gilliam yesterday issued...

Faculty, students, staff protest at BU after removal of Pride flags

Faculty, staff and students at Boston University gathered last week in protest after the University administration pulled down Pride flags displayed on "outward-facing windows...

Vrabel responds to New England Patriot’s support for anti-LGBTQ+ statements

"I want to be able to express what they believe in their heart and in their mind, but also want to make sure...

A visible day of Black trans joy marking Trans Day of Visibility

Today, March 31, is Transgender Day of Visibility — proclaimed by the City of Boston as a time to affirm "the right of all...

MassEquality responds to International Olympic Committee decision

Earlier this week, MassEquality responded with the following press release to the International Olympic Committee's decision to ban transgender women athletes from competing: MassEquality...

New Hampshire AG’s office opposes bill to ban ‘LGBTQ ideologies’ from schools

New Hampshire Assistant Attorney General Sean Locke has publicly come out against new legislation aiming to ban "divisive concepts," such as critical race theory...

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Hartford Foundation awards $200K for Greater Hartford LGBTQ+ community

The Equality Fund of The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has awarded eight grants, totaling $200K, to support the wellbeing of Greater Hartford, Connecticut's...

MA LGBT Chamber of Commerce names new executive director

The Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors today announced Alexandria Eberhardt as the Chamber’s new Executive Director. Eberhardt most recently served as...

Harry Collins first recipient of Menino Pride Award, presented at first Boston Pride gala

Boston Pride hosted its first ever gala on June 5 to kick off 2015 Pride Week (June 5 – 14).  The event  featured the...

FLAG Flag Football Boston Fall Season

Boston’s premiere flag football league for the LGBTQ community tore up the fields during their fall 2023 season. One higlight: the 2025 Gay Bowl...