‘The 2020 Census: If you aren’t counted, we don’t count,’ urges Fenway Institute
It's critical that each and every LGBTQ individual respond to the 2020 US Census. How come? Tim Wang and Sean Cahill of The Fenway Institute spell it out for us:
Six months from today, on April...
Bay State senator’s bill examines solitary confinement for gay inmates
Word that gay prison inmates are being placed for extended periods in solitary confinement for reporting as victims of sexual abuse by other prisoners—and in some cases for even showing affection for other gay...
Massachusetts Congressman Joe Kennedy addresses LGBT Asylum Task Force in Worcester
Say what you will about US Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III's run for US Senator Ed Markey's seat in the other Capitol Hill chamber. As congressman or candidate, the US Rep from Massachusetts is...
Husband of former Bay State Senate president pleads guilty to sexual assault charges, receives...
Bryon Hefner, whose sexual assault and misconduct case resulted in the resignation of his husband, former Bay State Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg, pleaded guilty today to one count of indecent assault and battery,...
Former Bay State Senate president’s husband may plead guilty in sexual assault case, Boston...
Bryon Hefner, whose sexual assault and misconduct case resulted in the resignation of his husband, former Bay State Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg, may change his plea to guilty, according to a report filed...
Bay State to hold Sept. 10 hearing on bill to add nonbinary ID for...
One of the key bills Bay State legislatures are taking up as they return from the summer recess is the bill (S.2203) to allow state residents to opt for a nonbinary ("X") gender identity on...
Rhode Island woman forced to adopt her own biological son
The baby is linked biologically to both of his mothers, Sara Watson and Anna Ford of South County, Rhode Island. The couple used Watson’s egg, while Ford carried and delivered him. But Watson was...
TripAdvisor issues ‘straight pride’ organizers cease-and-desist letter for phony promotion of event
TripAdvisor has sent a letter threatening legal action against organizers of Super Happy Fun America's "straight pride" parade, scheduled to march through Boston in late August, demanding the group stop using the TripAdvisor logo...
Reps. Clark and Pappas introduce bill to block US discriminatory policy against LGBT college...
Vice Chair of the US House Democratic Caucus Katherine Clark of Massachusetts and Congressman Chris Pappas of New Hampshire have introduced legislation to block a proposal by the Department of Education to allow colleges...
Kate Clinton to be honored at GLAD’s Summer Party in P’town on July 27
Join Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders at their annual Summer Party in Provincetown on Saturday, July 27, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum.
The 2019 event honors Kate Clinton, award-winning...
