Dartmouth College Grad Named First Openly Gay Pentagon Chief of Staff
New Hampshire's Dartmouth College grad Eric Fanning (class of '90; A.B., history), as of Feb. 18, is the first openly gay Pentagon chief of staff. Interestingly, back in Fanning's undergrad days, Dartmouth honored him with its...
Club Café manager James Morgrage to be honored at 2015 Men’s Event in Boston
They don't call us gay for nothing. Ever since we emerged from the closet in our tuxes and/or cha-cha heels, the LGBT community has shown the rest of the world how good times can benefit good causes.
So who...
U.S. To Appoint Openly Gay Envoy To Overseas LGBT Communities
U.S. Secretary of State and former Mass. State Sen. John Kerry is set to appoint a special envoy for LGBT rights around the world. The appointee, who will be a current openly gay U.S. State...
An LGBT Place At The Super Bowl (Press Booth) Table – A First!
It wasn't just the New England Patriots that made history at the Super Bowl earlier this week.
For the first time in the 49-year history of the Super Bowl the NFL offered press box credentials to a...
Whopping 73% of Americans Support Gay & Lesbian Pro Athletes, New Survey Shows
A significant majority of Americans would support gay and lesbian professional athletes openly playing on their favorite teams, a recent survey indicates. According to the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), as reported on The Huffington Post:
"Seventy-three percent of...
Florida’s first legally married gay men to attend U.S. State of the Union Speech...
The first two legally married gay men in the Sunshine State got a surprise invitation to attend President Barak Obama's State of the Union speech tonight, Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 9 p.m. (EST). Newlyweds Jeff and Todd Delmay...
I-93 Rush-Hour Protesters Identify As ‘LGBTQA, white, pan-Asian and Latin@’
A diverse group of people identifying as LGBTQA, white, pan-Asian and Latino stood together to block rush-hour traffic on Interstate 93 north and south of Boston Thursday, Jan. 15. Their stance? Solidarity with the protestors in Ferguson,...
Mixed-Message on Supreme Court Marriage Case from White House
With U.S. Supreme Court same-sex ruling pending, support from the White House remains unclear. According to a recent Metro Weekly article:
"Hours before the Supreme Court justices are set to consider once again taking up the...
Source: LGBT Vets will be able to march openly in 2015 Boston St. Pat’s...
It looks like gay veterans will be marching openly at the Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade this March.
This evening, OutVETS, a national LGBTQ veterans organization, presented its application to participate in the parade to...
Boston’s FLAG Flag Football League Shakes It Off
The gang from Boston's FLAG Flag Football League are at it again! Fresh off the heels of last year's Brittany Spears video, the boys decided to show a little love to Taylor Swift this year with a sizzling version of Swift's latest hit "Shake It Off."
