Governor Baker signs bill making Bay State first to cover lipodystrophy treatment
Long-term survivors of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Bay State can finally gain access to insurance coverage for treatment of the debilitating side effects of early HIV medications thanks to the bill that Governor...
Lawmakers distance themselves from homophobic state senate candidate
Borrowing a page from the Donald Trump potty-mouth playbook comes Ted Busiek of Littleton, Massachusetts, a Republic running for state senate in the fifth congressional district against the Democratic incumbent. And the Bay State's...
Boston receives perfect score on HRC’s equality index
No doubt we've all had our ups and downs over the past year, but Boston has had a way up year, according to HRC's Municipal Equality Index, which gave the city a perfect score....
Fenway initiates program to help parents support their LGBTQ teenagers of color
The Boston-based Fenway Institute is reaching out to families of color through a new program called the Engaging Parents Project and is seeking participants for a mutually beneficial study: the parents gain support and learn positive...
St. Patrick’s Day Parade organizers unanimously vote OUTVETS back in
OUTVETS is back in the parade.
After organizers of Boston's Saint Patrick's Day Parade voted 9-4 on March 7 to reject New England’s LGBTQ Veterans Organization from returning for the third year to march, the...
OUTVETS denied return to St. Pat’s Day parade; Mayor Walsh pulls out in protest
New England’s LGBTQ Veterans Organization OUTVETS has been denied its place in Boston's March 19, 2017 St. Patrick's Day parade — a spot it held for the past two years.
Standing in solidarity with OUTVETS, Boston Mayor Marty...
Provincetown Monument hosts GLAD’s 36th annual summer party July 29
With its gorgeous view of Provincetown Harbor from the beautiful grounds of the Pilgrim Monument, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders' (GLAD) annual summer bash is always a fabulous place to be. This year,...
‘Keep Resisting,’ urges former US AG Eric Holder at GLAD award dinner
“Keep standing up, keep speaking out, keep resisting," former US Attorney General told the crowd of 1,000 advocates for LGBTQ equality at the GLAD's 2017 Spirit of Justice Award dinner. The event was held...
Federal court upholds R.I. lesbian firefighter’s discrimination ruling
"Sticks and stones may break some bones, but harassment can hurt forever."
These are the opening words in the federal appeals court ruling that upheld a 2016 lower court jury decision in favor of Providence...
New England’s recreational regatta for LGBTQ boaters, relaunches for 2016
Calling all LGBTQ motor- and sailboaters of New England!
With its mission to bring together gay, lesbian, and transgender boaters and friends to have fun on and off the water, the Yankee Cruising Club (YCC), has...
