Victory Programs’ Jonathan Scott to be honored at CRI’s P’town Summer Party
Drumroll please... Community Research Initiative of New England (CRI) is honoring Jonathan Scott, president and CEO of Victory Programs, with the Dr. Cal Cohen Founder’s Award at CRI' annual Summer Party on July 21,...
RI Congressman: ‘no policies in place’ for detained LGBT immigrant youth
Among all the disturbing problems created by the Trump administration's policy of separating thousands of immigrant children from their parents, it should come as no surprise that no policies appear in place to address...
Ballot initiative to repeal transgender rights in Massachusetts appears very close, new poll shows
A new Suffolk University Political Research Center survey shows the ballot initiative aimed at repealing transgender rights in Massachusetts looks to be one of the closest battles the state has seen.
According to a June 14...
NH governor signs trans rights bill and conversion therapy ban into law
Friday, June 8, 2018 is now a historic day for LGBT rights in New Hampshire.
Republican Governor Chris Sununu signed not one but two pro-LGBT rights bills into law: House Bill 1319, banning discrimination against transgender...
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus to sing at US Conference of Mayors annual meeting
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh has invited the Boston Gay Men's Chorus (BGMC) to perform at the annual meeting of the US Conference of Mayors, which Boston is hosting June 8–11.
“We’re honored and thrilled...
Understanding SCOTUS decision on the anti-discrimination wedding cake case
Coming at the start of Pride Month, the Supreme Court's decision on the case of the Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple on the grounds of his...
‘Rainbow Resistance’ Boston Pride Week 2018 kicks off this weekend
Starting with an old tradition—the Rainbow Flag raising ceremony over City Hall on Friday, June 1—to a spanking new one—the High Heel Dash for Charity around Faneuil Hall on Saturday—Boston 2018 Pride Week (June...
AIDS Walk & Run Boston to raise $100K more in pledges before June 3...
The 33rd annual AIDS Walk & Run Boston is only a few days away—this Sunday, June 3—and AIDS Action Committee has set one more goal for thousands of its participants: to up its pledges by...
Rhode Island House overwhelmingly passes bill to ban ‘gay panic’ defense
The Rhode Island House of Representatives passed a bill last week that would ban "gay or trans panic" as a legal defense for committing a violent act. The vote was 68 to 2.
"If this...
Nearly 16 percent of Bay State youth identify as LGBT, recent survey shows
Today's young people feel significantly free to identify as LGBT in Massachusetts—nearly 16 percent for those ages 18 to 25 and more than 10 percent for those 25 to 34, according to a recently...
