Mass. Commission on LGBT Aging brings key concerns front and center
At Massachusetts Commission on LGBT Aging's most recent listening session, hosted by and held at Fenway Health, older LGBT adults raised concerns ranging from the ability of assisted living and nursing home facilities to...
Fenway Health appoints Ellen LaPointe as new chief executive officer
Boston-based Fenway Health—one of the nation’s foremost health centers for care and research focused on LGBTQIA+ health and HIV/AIDS—has announced the appointment of a new permanent CEO.
Ellen LaPointe will officially assume the role on...
Culinary ‘Queer Eye’ guy, Antoni Porowski, partners with Gorton’s of Gloucester, Massachusetts
Antoni Porowski, the culinary guy on "Queer Eye," is partnering with Gorton's of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to promote healthy eating and develop new recipes using those famous fish sticks.
People magazine's recently named "Sexiest Reality Star,"...
UK pastor resigns after taking a page from Rhode Island bishop’s playbook
Posting a message taken largely from a tweet by Rhode Island bishop Thomas Tobin, UK-based pastor Keith Waters suggested that Christians should not be supportive of events that are held in honor of LGBTQ...
Santa Speedo offers holiday giving opportunity plus festive fun, Dec. 14
For many, the holiday season is a time when people are thankful for what they have and a time when some are extra generous in helping the less fortunate.
It’s a time for people to...
Single vote stands between first lesbian Latina Boston City councilor, but candidate still calls...
If Alejandra St. Guillen won last month's election, she'd become both the first lesbian and the first Latina to serve on Boston City Council. But after yesterday's third recount of her very tight race,...
New England candidates among first Victory Fund 2020 endorsements
The "Rainbow Wave" of LGBT candidates running for office across the United States, which drew national attention in 2018, has yet to crest, according to the LGBTQ Victory Fund, the national organization dedicated to electing...
YMCA of Southern Maine selected to participate in national LGBT+ Inclusion and Equality Initiative
Partnering with the Biden Foundation, the YMCA of the USA selected the YMCA of Southern Maine to participate in its LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Equality Initiative.
“The goal of this initiative is to work with YMCAs...
Toys for Joys Gift Gala returns to South Boston in style on Saturday, Dec....
It’s one of the brightest spots of the holiday season in Boston.
Toys4Joys provides thousands of toys to underprivileged teens and children in need of some holiday cheer. T4J annually delights attendees as well, and...
Gay-themed silent classic to screen with live music at Dorchester’s Strand
A rare opportunity to see a silent classic movie with a gay theme—and live piano accompaniment by Provincetown favorite Billy Hough—hits a Boston-area big screen on Thursday, Dec. 5 at the historic Strand Theatre...