Massachusetts becomes 16th state to ban conversion therapy on minors
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed the bill to ban the harmful practice of conversion therapy on LGBT minors into law Monday. The legislation sailed through the state's house and senate last month with overwhelming...
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus to expand accessibility for hearing impaired with $10K grant from...
The Boston Gay Men's Chorus has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Liberty Mutual Foundation to expand on the Chorus's commitment to make its music accessible to the deaf and hard hearing. The...
Vermont leads growing LGBTQ rural population across US, report shows
LGBTQ people are breaking the queer-equals-urban-only stereotype all over the US, from Montana ranchers to Green Mountaineers, and Vermont is leading the way. This according to a new report from the Movement Advance Project,...
Openly gay presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks today at Northeastern
US Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, the openly gay mayor of South Bend, Indiana, will speak at 4 p.m. today, Wednesday, April 4, at Northeastern University as part of a public presentation series called The...
Bay State senate passes bill to ban conversion therapy with 34-0 vote
The Massachusetts Senate voted to pass the bill to ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors yesterday, March 28. The support for the legislation was overwhelming, with 34 of the 40 senators voting to ban...
MassMutual delivers major expansion of benefits for LGBTQ, all employees
A great example of corporate response to diversity and inclusion issues in the workforce is MassMutual’s progressive new expansion of benefits, rolled out in January 2019.
“These expansions are a direct result of employee feedback,”...
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...
Openly gay Boston Harbor CEO balances environment and economics
Growing up on Cape Cod, Kathy Abbott watched as housing developments consumed the land and pollution crept into the bay. By the age of 14, she’d set her sights on environmental work.
In 2016, Abbott,...
Massachusetts House passes youth conversion therapy ban 147–8
The Massachusetts House of Representative overwhelmingly passed a bill to ban conversion therapy on minors on Wednesday this week. The legislation sailed through with a vote of 147 to 8.
Should the house approve and...
Susan Collins of Maine only GOP senator to sponsor LGBT Equality Act
Senator Susan Collins of Maine is the only US senator to sign on as a sponsor of the comprehensive LGBT nondiscrimination Equality Act of 2019, introduced yesterday. Collins signed on as the lead GOP...
