Ayanna Pressley, other leaders call for answers into Mikayla Miller’s death
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley joined other public figures calling for an independent investigation into the death of Mikayla Miller. Though authorities had initially deemed the death of the LGBTQ 16-year-old found hanging in...
Vermont Governor Phil Scott signs gender-neutral bathroom bill into law
Vermont Governor Phil Scott said he hoped to send a "powerful message" in signing HB 333 in to law. The bill makes it the law of the state that all single-user public bathrooms be...
A record-breaking 41 Massachusetts companies earn top ratings on 2018 Corporate Equality Index
A record-breaking 41 major companies and law firms in Massachusetts earned perfect "100 percent" scores in the 2018 Corporate Equality Index, released November 9, 2017, by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
The average score for...
First episode of ‘Hightown,’ Starz TV series set in Provincetown, released
The first episode of "Hightown"—Starz TV's gritty crime drama series set in Provincetown with a hard-living lesbian federal fisheries agent hero—has just been released.
Will the series do...
Four New England universities earn ‘Best of the Best’ Campus Pride scores
In commemoration of LGBTQ History Month and National Coming Out Day, Campus Pride announced its "Best of the Best" list of colleges and universities across the nation. And New England has four...
Cape Cod Trans Day of Remembrance Committee to host vigil on Nov. 17
This year marks the 24th anniversary of the Transgender Day of Remembrance. This year’s theme, “Resilience” hopes to create a space where people of all ages, races, genders, abilities, and classes can...
Young drag queen from Taunton, MA named Provincetown Carnival marshal
The Grand Marshal for Provincetown's 45th annual Carnival Parade on August 17, 2023, will be Jason Carter, aka drag artist Monica Moore from Taunton, Massachusetts. The announcement came from the Provincetown Business...
US Senator Sanders of VT displays transgender flag outside DC office
In observance of International Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders placed the Transgender Pride flag alongside the American flag outside his office door in Washington, DC. The transgender flag will...
Providence LGBTQ Film Festival to showcase stories about identity
For 26 years, the Providence LGBTQ Film Festival has been an essential component of Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF), one of New England’s largest and most prestigious festivals presenting features...
GLAD Executive Director Janson Wu to step down, move to Trevor Project
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) announced late last week that Executive Director Janson Wu will leave the organization on October 6 and plans to move on to serve as the senior...
