Elliot Page at Transhealth celebration in Northampton, MA: ‘The shame you’re feeling is not...
Last weekend, the Oscar-nominated actor, writer, and transgender activist Elliot Page delivered an eventful of inspiration at a sold-out, third-anniversary celebration for Transhealth — the Bay State-based, trans-led, gender-affirming health care center for trans...
United Methodist Church reverses decades of anti-LGBTQ policies
From a 40-year-old ban on LGBTQ clergy to a redefinition of marriage as being between "two people of faith," delegates at the United Methodist Church's recent General Convention have reversed decades of...
Rhode Island Senate passes Health Care Provider Shield Act
The Rhode Island State Senate last week passed a bill that would protect medical providers from civil or criminal action when offering transgender health care and abortion services to out-of-state patients.
First ‘Big Queer Food Fest’ in Boston sells out at High Street Place
The Big Queer Food Fest, celebrating local LGBTQ+ chefs and their businesses, made its Boston debut this past Sunday at High Street Place, and with some 400 attendees, it was a sell-out...
State economic development chief brings ‘Team Massachusetts’ plan to Mass. LGBT Chamber of Commerce
At a recent Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce roundtable, the Bay State's Economic Development Secretary, Yvonne Hao, touted Governor Healey's Administration's efforts to expand access to business financing and grants for all,...
GLAD commends clarification on LGBTQ+ health care protections
The Biden Administration last week reinstated health care protections under the Affordable Care Act, which had been rescinded under the Trump administration, and issued a clarification making it clear that the ACA's...
Teen’s testimony helps defeat trans sports ban in NH House committee
In a 19-1 vote, New Hampshire's House Education Committee killed an anti-trans student athletics bill after transgender teenager Maëlle Jacques appeared before them, "appeal to the humanity of transgender teens highlighting...
New England premiere of ‘Strange Loop’ opens in Boston this weekend
“A Strange Loop,” a musical about a theater usher named Usher—a Black, queer man who is writing a musical about a Black, queer man, ad infini-tum—took Broadway...
Colby Sawyer, Dartmouth colleges host intercollegiate LGBTQ+ student prom
For LGBTQ+ college students who may have missed out on their high school proms, Dartmouth and Colby Sawyer colleges recently teamed up to host an intercollegiate LGBTQ+ student prom on the Dartmouth...
Transhealth to host Elliot Page at a benefit fireside chat in Northampton
In celebration of their third anniversary Transhealth — the Bay State-based, trans-led, gender-affirming health care center for trans and gender-diverse people and their families — is hosting a benefit fireside chat with actor...