Vermont has seventh highest number of LGBTQ people in United States
A recent survey from the Williams Institute at the University of California — a leading research center on sexual orientation and gender ID law and public policy — finds Vermont is the...
Suspect arrested after homophobic attack outside Providence’s Dark Lady
Providence police have arrested and charged 27-year-old Jacob Manning with "simple assault" for verbally abusing and punching four men in their faces "with a closed fist" outside the Providence Dark Lady club...
Worcester bishop issues decree against Jesuit School flying Pride, BLM flags
Worcester Bishop Robert McManus who called for the removal of Pride and Black Lives Matter flags from a Jesuit school back in April, has now issued a decree prohibiting the school from...
Mass. AG Healey joins coalition advocating for trans student rights
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in filing a brief in support of a 13-year-old Indiana transgender boy who is suing his school district for...
‘Portraits of Pride Boston’ public art show to run October 1–29 on Common
To celebrate the beginning of LGBT History Month, “Portraits of Pride,” a new public photography exhibition, will be on display at the Boston Common October 1–29. The show features 8-foot portraits of...
Reflecting on Transgender Day of Remembrance, Sunday (Nov. 20)
This Sunday, November 20, 2022, is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day when we honor the memory of transgender people whose lives were taken by acts of anti-transgender violence. In commemoration...
Part-time Provincetown resident Ryan Murphy salutes LGBTQ actors in Golden Globes acceptance speech
When part-time Provincetown, Massachusetts resident Ryan Murphy received the Carol Burnett Award for lifetime achievements (so far) at the Golden Globes last night, he delivered an acceptance speech honoring, in turn, LGBTQ...
New Bedford city councilor apologizes for anti-transgender Facebook posts
After a high-school student protest and criticism from fellow public officials, New Bedford City Councilor Shawn Oliver apologized in a public statement Monday for having, a few years back, in his own...
North Brookfield reverses ban on drag performances at town Pride festivities
The North Brookfield, Massachusetts select board has rescinded its controversial ban against drag performances at their town's upcoming Pride celebration after the ACLU of Massachusetts and MassEquality cried afoul.
Majority of US adults oppose using religious beliefs against LGBTQ+ people
A recent study by researchers at The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law and Chicago University finds that more than 70 percent of American adults oppose using religious beliefs as a...
