NH Congressman Pappas to host trans US Navy vet at State of the Union
At the State of the Union address this Tuesday evening, New Hampshire Congressman Chris Pappas is bringing Tavion Dignard, a transgender US Navy veteran, as his guest, according to a Congressional press release from...
Pride Center of Vermont decries ICE detention of LGBT community leader
In late December, Cruz Alberto Sanchez-Perez, a dairy farmer known at “Beto” who’s worked in Vermont since 2016, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as he left a court hearing for a traffic...
Connecticut legislators propose state law to ban ‘gay or trans panic’ defense
Lawmakers in both Connecticut's senate and house proposed bills to ban the so-called "gay panic" defense. If passed, a defendant accused of committing a violent would no longer be able to introduce a victim's...
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus faces LA Gay Men’s Chorus in Super Bowl challenge
As the New England Patriots and the region gear up for the Super Bowl this Sunday against the LA Rams, the Boston Gay Men's Chorus has challenged its West Coast counterpart to a super vocal...
Conversion therapy ban, trans rights, health care top 2019 pro-LGBT priority legislation in Massachusetts
MassEquality has announced its "Champions Agenda" for Massachusetts' 2019–2020 legislative session—bills that the Bay State LGBTQ grassroots advocacy organization is backing and wants everyone in the community to get behind along with them.
In addition...
Community voting now open online for the 2019 Boston Pride theme
Boston Pride 2019 may seem a ways away with Pride Week festivities scheduled for May 31–June 9 this year, with the big parade taking place on Saturday, June 8 ... but planning is well...
Lea DeLaria to take over Pied Bar in Provincetown, renaming it ‘The Club’
The super-talented TV, film and Broadway actor, singer and part-time Provincetown resident Lea DeLaria is taking over Provincetown's super-storied Pied Bar.
On Jan. 8, reports The Provincetown Banner, "the Provincetown Licensing Board approved the transfer...
Lady Bunny to headline Winter Rendezvous ski week at Stowe, VT
From January 23 to 27, the mountain slopes of Stowe, Vermont will once again be host to Winter Rendezvous, the hugely popular gay ski week that always includes a fun-filled array of events to...
Major insurance company stops denying insurance to Mass. residents using HIV prevention med Truvada
Thanks to an investigation by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey's office, a separate lawsuit by GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), and the assistance of Fenway Health, one of the largest insurance companies in...
LGBT community mourns passing of New England nightlife impresario Chris Harris
The LGBT community is suffering a tough loss today with the passing of Chris Harris after a long and heart-fought battle with cancer. He was 51 years old.
Chris was not only a premier LGBTQ event...
