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...
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LGBTQ+ candidates win big in Connecticut, Vermont state primaries

All of the LGBTQ+ candidates running for national and statewide seats in last week's primary elections in Connecticut and Vermont won their races and...

‘Not legal’: GLAD Law responds to latest Trump rule barring funding for trans youth health care

Last week, the Trump administration released a rule that would, if allowed to take effect, prohibit federal Medicaid dollars from being used to provide care to transgender adolescents under 18, and federal Children’s Health...

Massachusetts Gov. Healey signs ‘Freedom to Read’ bill into state law

Governor Maura Healey signed a new law protecting students' freedom to read and keeping book bans out of Massachusetts schools and public libraries. Signed...

Greater Hartford Gives Foundation grants $200,000 to support LGBTQ+ community

The Greater Hartford Gives Foundation has awarded $200K in grants to support the wellness of the LGBTQ+ community in Greater Hartford, Connecticut. Grantees were...

GLAD Law: Connecticut Children’s betrays families again with DOJ settlement

Last week, the Department of Justice announced a settlement with Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (CCMC) in which CCMC agreed it will not provide well-established...

LGBTQ+ candidates in VT and CT compete in tomorrow’s primaries

A slate of LGBTQ+ candidates are on state primary election ballots tomorrow, Aug. 11, in Vermont and Connecticut. More New England state primaries are...

New gay bar, ‘Vice Worcester,’ slated to open in the Central Mass. city this fall

A new gay bar called Vice Worcester is on schedule to open this fall. Located on Grafton Street in downtown Worcester, Mass., the bar's...

Boston Legacy pro women’s soccer to launch partnership with Fenway Health at Aug. 9 Pride Match

Fenway Health and Boston Legacy FC today announced a new community and health collaboration that brings together two organizations committed to advancing inclusion, health...

Neo-Nazi leader, admitting violation of state law in ‘protesting’ at drag queen story hour, to pay price

Drag queen Juicy Garland carried on through her story hour at the Teetotaler café in Concord, New Hampshire back in the summer of 2023,...

Ducar promoted to chief strategy officer, McMullen takes over development at Fenway Health

Fenway Health announced the promotion of Dallas Ducar, MSN, RN, NP, CNL, FAAN, to Chief Strategy Officer and that Sara McMullen has joined...

Femme Bar in Worcester named one of USA Today’s best bars of the year

USA Today yesterday named Femme Bar in Worcester, Massachusetts to its annual list of the best bars of the year in the country. “We're super...

Rainbow crosswalk ribbon-cutting in Stratford, CT despite recent vandalism

Stratford, Connecticut town officials and members of the local LGBTQ+ community gathered earlier this month for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open a rainbow...
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GLAD 2021 Summer Party in Provincetown | (virtual) July 24, 2021

Celebrity Emcee Varla Jean Merman hosts the return of GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) Summer Party in Provincetown for its 40th annual fête...
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Boston Pride 2019 theme to honor 50th anniversary of Stonewall uprising

The community has voted, the online polls are closed and tallied, and the theme for 2019 Boston Pride can now be announced. Without further ado,...
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B/GREG Winter Party

Approximately 60 people attended The Boston Gay Real Estate Group (B/GREG)’s second annual winter party. The fête benefited Youth On Fire (YOF), a program...
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Flag Flag Football’s Snow Ball

Boston’s Flag Flag Football league played the annual “Snow Ball” on Sunday, February 6, the morning of the Super Bowl and brought together some...