Former member of gay Republican group in NH turns down Jan. 6 pardon
A New Hampshire resident who was at the time involved in a "small, local, rural group of New Hampshire gay Republicans" and who was convicted for participating in the January 6, 2021...
Drag story hour at Somerville Public Library canceled after bomb threat
With homophobic protesters and pro-LGBTQ+ counter-protestors outnumbering them outside, a drag queen story hour to be held this past Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Somerville Public Library was canceled after a bomb...
MassEquality responds to beating of transgender teen in Gloucester, MA
The statewide LGBTQ+ grassroots advocacy organization MassEquality issued the following statement on Sept. 2:
MassEquality was horrified to hear of the brutal beating of a transgender Gloucester teenage...
Three more Massachusetts churches targeted with anti-LGBTQ+ vandalism
Three more churches in Massachusetts were targeted with anti-LGBTQ+ vandalism in late July, and the churches' leaders and their communities, along with the Massachusetts Council of Churches, are once again rallying in...
Natick churches targeted with anti-LGBTQ+ vandalism; churches respond with support for LGBTQ+ community
Last Saturday, vandals tore down Pride flags, replaced them with a "Christian flag" and left leaflets with anti-LGBTQ+ messages and a banner that read "Jesus is King" at two churches in Natick,...
MassEquality responds to anti-LGBTQ+ vandalism at Kingston, MA church
Hate and intolerance has been on the rise across the nation and in the Commonwealth. As a community, we seek refuge where we can feel safe and connected. The First Parish Unitarian...
Newton, MA art center receives bomb threat prior to drag story hour
A bomb threat was delivered to an art center in Newton, Massachusetts last week prior to a drag queen story hour. According to a report from MassLive.com:
On Sunday...
Pride flag stolen from VT middle/high school, principals vow to replace
The Pride flag flying over Harwood Union Middle and High School in north-central Vermont was stolen over the past weekend. In a statement issued soon after the theft, the school's administrators promised...
Community replaces hundreds of Pride flags stolen from display in Carlisle, MA
More than 200 Pride flags were stolen from a display at a traffic rotary in Carlisle, Massachusetts, in the middle of the night, last week. Within hours, residents came together to replace...
Reading, MA library stands by drag story-time event after bomb threat
Following a bomb threat at the Reading Public Library in Reading, Mass. over a "Pride Storytime" event with drag queens and kings scheduled this past Saturday morning, the library's trustee chairman, Patrick...
