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The North Brookfield, Massachusetts select board has rescinded its controversial ban against drag performances at their town's upcoming Pride celebration after the ACLU of Massachusetts and MassEquality cried afoul.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...
Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to be honored at HistoryMaker Awards
The Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will be honored with the Lavender Rhino Award at The History Project's 2023 HistoryMaker Awards on Thursday, Sept. 7, from 6 to 9 p.m., at St....
South Hadley woman becomes first to swim all 410 miles of Connecticut River
This past Sunday, Kari Kastango, who lives with her wife in South Hadley, Massachusetts, became the first known person to swim all 410 miles of the Connecticut River, all the way down...
Outright Vermont signs purchase and sales agreement for Camp Sunrise
Outright Vermont (Outright) and the Green Mountain Council of the Boy Scouts of America (GMC) are pleased to share that Outright has signed a Purchase and Sales Agreement for Camp Sunrise, a...
Remembering Larry Kessler, founding director of AIDS Action Committee
Larry Kessler, the nationally prominent community organizer from Boston who helped lead Massachusetts' and the United States' responses to the AIDS pandemic, died Thursday, February 1. He was 81.
Boston’s 40th annual Wicked Queer LGBTQ+ film fest screens April 5-14
Life may begin at 40, but Wicked Queer Boston’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival, has been living large for a long time. Adventurous, eclectic, edgy programming that looks back...
