Gordon College faculty senate resigns over school’s anti-LGBT policy
At Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts, no one is permitted to come out of the closet — not students, not staff and not faculty. "Homosexual practices," both on and off campus, are forbidden.
Last Wednesday, all...
VA Boston recognized as leader in LGBTQ healthcare
Earning a perfect score, VA Boston Healthcare System picked up a "Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality" designation from the Human Rights Campaign. HRC announced the results in its 10th edition of its "Healthcare Equality Index,"...
Federal court: Civil Rights Act protects LGBT workers
‘‘Who will be hurt if gays and lesbians have a little more job protection?’’
The answer in a Chicago federal appeals courts was no one. "So," asked the judge, "what’s the big deal?’’
Judge Richard Posner...
Mayor Walsh raises transgender flag as anti-trans bus rolls into town
"Boston is, and will remain, an accepting and inclusive City. I'm proud to raise the transgender flag at Boston City Hall today."
Such was the message that Boston Mayor Marty Walsh sent out via Twitter...
Two big setbacks for LGBT rights in Granite State
The New Hampshire House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee voted 13-8 this past week to hold back a bill that would have banned conversion therapy for minors.
Concerns that the measure would limit parental rights...
Study shows discrimination against trans apt seekers in Boston
"Discrimination with a smile."
That's how a new study by researchers at Suffolk Law School describes what transgender apartment seekers in Greater Boston face. Even though such discrimination is illegal in Massachusetts, more than 60...
LGBT community top target for hate crimes in Boston
Although reports of hate crimes in Boston fell by almost 10 percent this year — even as they surged in other major cities — the LGBT community remained the primary target in 2016, as it was in...
Mass Medical Society honors doctor for major work in trans health
While the national debate over whether healthcare should truly be available to everyone rages on, many in the medical community are busy working to establish and enhance what healthcare for everyone truly means.
Example: the Massachusetts Medical...
Anti-conversion therapy bill brings Rhode Island closer to statewide ban
If the Prevention of Conversion Therapy for Children Act is passed, licensed medical practitioners would be prohibited from practicing "a range of dangerous and discredited practices that seek to change a person’s sexual orientation or...
New Hampshire newsmakers: Standing up for LGBT rights
(Editor’s note: These news briefs — and more from all New England States — appear in the March/April 2017 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.)
Portsmouth City Council unanimously supports LGBT rights
The Portsmouth City Council unanimously...
