RI Congressman Cicilline introduces US Equality Act, supported by largest LGBT caucus in history
The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus announced its membership this week, and it's the largest in the history of the House of Representatives. The support comes in no small part thanks to the efforts of...
Efforts back on track to ban youth conversion therapy in Massachusetts
Efforts to make Massachusetts the 16th state in the country to ban conversion therapy got back on track this week with "a crowded, emotional hearing in front the Committee on Children, Families and Persons...
LGBTQ Welcome Center to open P’town Pride Weekend May 30–June 2
For the second annual P'town Pride Weekend, the Provincetown Business Guild is unveiling a new LGBTQ welcome center smack in the center to town to "promote celebrations related to the LGBTQ community," reports the...
Boston musicians set older LGBTQ life experiences to music
Our current LGBTQ elders lived in a time that barely resembles the world today. For starters, homosexuality was against the law in all 50 states and there was no acceptance, protections or community supports....
Register by March 4 for EqualityMaine’s ‘Spill the Equalit-Tea’ youth conference
EqualityMaine is proudly hosting its ninth annual LGBTQ+ youth conference on March 8 on the Biddeford Campus of the University of New England—and calling it “Spill the Equalit-Tea,” and it’s literally overflowing with activity.
Registration...
Lawmakers call for Cape commissioner to resign after homophobic postings
Members of the Cape Cod Assembly of Delegates and the Cape & Islands Legislative Delegation are calling for Barnstable County Commissioner Ronald R. Beaty Jr. to resign after Beaty posted homophobic comments on Twitter...
Better quality of life for older adults undergoing gender-affirmation treatment, Yale study shows
A new national study conducted by researchers at Yale University shows that older transgender adults undergoing gender-affirming treatment, including medication and surgery, enjoy a better quality of life than those who do not.
“Even though...
‘Love Will Prevail’ rally in Burlington, VT, responds to hate group vandalism
In response to hate signs plastered on two LGBT community spaces and a synagogue last week in Burlington, a large "Love Will Prevail" demonstration was held in downtown Burlington on Friday, February 8.
The so-called...
Children raised by same-sex couples do better in school, new study finds
According to a new study reported this week by the Boston Globe, children raised by same-sex couples "had higher test scores in elementary and secondary school and were about 7 percent more likely to...
Boston Pride 2019 theme to honor 50th anniversary of Stonewall uprising
The community has voted, the online polls are closed and tallied, and the theme for 2019 Boston Pride can now be announced.
Without further ado, Boston Pride's 2019 theme will be "Looking Back...Loving Forward" in...
