Lady Bunny to headline Winter Rendezvous ski week at Stowe, VT
From January 23 to 27, the mountain slopes of Stowe, Vermont will once again be host to Winter Rendezvous, the hugely popular gay ski week that always includes a fun-filled array of events to...
Somerville, Mass. fitness director powerlifts funds for LGBTQ youth
As she trains for the Women's Strength Coalition's Pull for Pride powerlifting meet that's raising funds to combat LGBTQ youth homelessness, Massachusetts fitness pro Sarah Polacco has been hard at work powerlifting a baby...
Gail Horowitz, pioneering legal advocate who ensured MassHealth benefits for same sex couples, dies
Gail Horowitz, the Massachusetts attorney and pioneering LGBTQ legal advocate instrumental in ensuring equal protections for same-sex couples under MassHealth after the state legalized same-sex marriage, died on May 1. The Boston Globe remembered...
Key endorsements for St. Guillen, on Sept. 24 ballot to be first openly gay...
As the September 24 Bay State election approaches, Alejandro St. Guillen—who, if elected, would become the first openly gay and first Latinx woman to serve on the Boston City Council—added to her endorsements with a...
MaineCare now covers transgender-specific health services statewide
Transgender people can no longer be denied coverage of trans-specific health services in Maine. As of September. MaineCare, the state's version of Medicaid, removed transgender-specific health services from its list of procedures it would...
Culinary ‘Queer Eye’ guy, Antoni Porowski, partners with Gorton’s of Gloucester, Massachusetts
Antoni Porowski, the culinary guy on "Queer Eye," is partnering with Gorton's of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to promote healthy eating and develop new recipes using those famous fish sticks.
People magazine's recently named "Sexiest Reality Star,"...
Connecticut GOP to honor high school athletes for suing trans competitors
Connecticut Republican party chairman J.R. Romano announced this week that his state's GOP will honor three high school girls whose families filed a federal case to block transgender athletes from competing in high school...
New England senators call to update gay, bisexual blood donor restrictions
In response to COVID-19, a group of 15 US senators have called upon the Food and Drug Administration to update blood donation restrictions on gay and bisexual men. Among those who signed...
Belfast, Maine senior may be first transgender valedictorian in US
A winning combination of intelligence, hard work and inspiring character are surely among the top qualities that brought Belfast, Maine senior Syd Sanders to this moment. Not only has Sanders earned the...
Trump admin rules to remove sexual orientation, gender ID protections from Affordable Care Act
The Trump administration announced late Friday afternoon it would remove sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination from the Affordable Care Act.
The Department of Health and Human Services...
