Congressman David Cicilline of Rhode Island elected chair of US policy and communications committee
US Congressman David Cicilline, openly gay co-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus and former mayor of Providence, has been elected co-chair of the Congressional committee on policy and communications by his Democratic peers...
Brown University study finds higher rate of lesbian, gay, bisexual adults struggling with health...
A new study by researchers at Brown University School of Public Health, "Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults Report Continued Problems Affording Care Despite Coverage Gains," reveals LGB adults—with insurance and who regularly get check...
Promoting her platform of LGBTQ youth safety, 5th grader Ella Briggs elected Connecticut’s Kid...
Running on a platform of LGBTQ Youth Safety, fifth-grader Ella Briggs has been elected the 2019 Kid Governor of Connecticut. Connecticut Secretary of State Denise Merrill announced the results last week in a special...
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus performs holiday concerts in P’town and Boston
An eight-piece orchestra, a bounty of bows and gay apparel and 200 members of the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus singing traditional favorites and modern classics put the merry into Christmas with their 2018 holiday...
New Hampshire teen arrested for threatening calls to Boston gay bars
A New Hampshire teenager was arrested late on Friday for making two threatening phone calls to popular area gay bars—dbar in Dorchester and The Alley Bar downtown—over the weekend of Nov. 10–11.
Reports Boston public radio...
Maine House elects openly gay reps Moonen and Fecteau as its majority and assistant...
For two of its three top leadership positions, the Maine House of Representatives elected two openly gay reps, Matt Moonen of Portland and Ryan Fecteau of Biddleford, majority leader and assistant majority leader, respectively....
Left, gay and green: Allen Young’s reflective, politically candid memoir
In the era of identity politics, an autobiography titled “Left, Gay & Green: A Writer’s Life” might sound like a setup for a particularly proselytizing screed. But author Allen Young’s new 500-page tome is...
Transgender Remembrance Week events honor individuals lost to violent hate crimes
Transgender Day of Remembrance is Tuesday, Nov. 20, with events happening throughout Transgender Awareness Week (Nov. 12–19) throughout New England and across the country.
In 2017, there were 29 transgender people murdered in the United...
Boston Herald reports threatening calls made to two popular gay bars over Nov. 10–11...
According to a Boston Herald report today, Boston police are investigating two threatening phone calls made to popular area gay bars over the weekend of Nov. 10–11.
“We don't take any threats lightly. Everybody should...
Massachusetts Yes on 3 leads national ‘Rainbow Wave’; 153 LGBT candidates won with more...
The Victory Fund is closely monitoring the ballot count still coming in from last Tuesday's US midterm election races of 225 LGBT candidates across the country. Many races are still too close to call,...
