GLAD, NCLR file federal suit against Trump’s transgender military ban
Today, lawyers from GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging President Trump’s directive...
LGBT themes light up Rhode Island Film Fest, Aug. 8–13
Nearly 20 shorts and three features make up this year’s LGBTQ sidebar of FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival, celebrating its 21st year, August 8–13 at various venues in Providence, Rhode Island.
The three features...
Rhode Island governor signs conversion therapy ban into law
In late July, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed into law a measure that bans the widely discredited "conversion therapy" for minors.
Raimondo announced via Twitter that she signed the measure, retweeting a Human Rights...
Princetown Review ranks New England colleges among most LGBT friendly
New England colleges and universities placed three out of the top five on The Princeton Review's newly unfurled most LGBTQ-friendly schools list in its "The 382 Best Colleges" book, released today.
The College of the Atlantic...
Massachusetts officials weigh in on Trump’s ‘un-American’ transgender military service ban
Anyone still in doubt that Trump's cavalier behavior reflects dangerous disregard for the American people he was elected to serve can look no further than yesterday's break-neck about face against transgender people serving in...
Provincetown Monument hosts GLAD’s 36th annual summer party July 29
With its gorgeous view of Provincetown Harbor from the beautiful grounds of the Pilgrim Monument, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders' (GLAD) annual summer bash is always a fabulous place to be. This year,...
CRI’s P’town party returns to Red Inn July 22 with signature feel-good fun
The great guys at Provincetown's Red Inn are once again hosting Boston-based Community Research Initiative‘s annual Summer Party in Provincetown from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 22, 2017.
It’s fun because it’s located right...
DignityUSA welcomes all to national conference in Boston, July 6–9
Where’s your place at the table?
DignityUSA wants everyone to know we all have one. That’s the theme of the nearly 50-year-old organization’s national conference this year—“A Place at the Table.” This 23rd annual event...
Rhode Island senate approves bill banning conversion therapy
The Rhode Island Senate last night voted 31–1 to pass a bill, sponsored by Senator Donna Nesselbush, to prohibit licensed mental health providers from using the discredited and harmful practice on children and adolescents....
Bay State marriage central to wedding cake baker’s SCOTUS appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will review a Colorado court victory for David Mullins and Charlie Craig, who married in Massachusetts, after a bakery denied them a wedding cake.
According to a June 26 update from...
