Gabe Amo, LGBTQ+ ally, wins seat of former US Rep. Cicilline in Rhode Island
Democrat Gabe Amo, an LGBTQ+ ally and the first person of color to represent Rhode Island in Congress, won yesterday's special election to take the seat of the openly gay and former...
Amherst, MA voters to fill five school committee seats in today’s election after trans...
Amherst, Massachusetts voters going to the polls today are being asked to fill five spaces on the city's Regional School Committee left open after a controversy around the treatment of transgender students...
Mass. Attorney General Campbell co-leads multi-state coalition to support LGBTQ+ kids in public schools
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown are co-leading a multi-state coalition of 19 attorneys general in supporting a Maryland local board of education’s efforts to create...
Secrets, Surprises: LGBTQ films stand out in Boston Jewish Film Festival
This article appears in the November/December 2023 print issue of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.
It’s no surprise that stellar LGBTQ films are featured in the always thoughtfully...
Fenway Health to award three runners bibs for 2024 Boston Marathon
Fenway Health is partnering with Bank of America's Boston Marathon Official Charity program to award bibs to three motivated fundraising runners to run in the 2024 Boston Marathon. Each runner will be...
Dean College to bring portion of AIDS Memorial Quilt to Franklin, MA campus
Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts is bringing a portion of the AIDS Memorial Quilt onto its campus on Nov. 14 and 15 as part of an educational program around its School for...
Massachusetts Senate passes bill to make PrEP med available without Rx
Last week, the Massachusetts Senate took a crucial step toward ending the HIV epidemic by passing “An Act enabling pharmacists to prescribe, dispense and administer PrEP” (S.2480).
“We’re grateful...
With nearly 60 events, it’s Spooky Bear Halloween this weekend in P’town
With nearly 60 events, Spooky Bear Halloween Weekend in Provincetown is gearing up with a "monstrous medley" of parties, dances, a haunted trolley ride, costume balls and more. And it all starts...
OUT Maine receives $300K grant to support LGBTQ+ youth statewide
OUT Maine is delighted to announce the receipt of a significant three-year, $300,000 grant from the Peter Alfond Foundation. This generous funding will enable OUT Maine to further its mission, building welcoming...
HRC to honor leaders of trans, youth nonprofits at New England Dinner
Human Rights Campaign New England is hosting its 2023 New England Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 18, kicking off with a welcoming reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by the dinner and stage program...
