Anti-transgender advocates collect enough signatures for 2018 ballot question repeal
The anti-transgender advocacy group Keep Massachusetts safe has collected enough signatures to put a referendum question on the 2018 ballot asking voters to repeal the newly enacted and hard-won law that extends equal transgender rights—S.2407, "An...
Out & Proud Hyannis high school senior leads anti-bully conference for athletes
Let's hear it for high school student athlete Jonathan Peters, a senior at Sturgis High School in Hyannis, for organizing a conference all about eliminating anti-gay bullying and promoting acceptance last week.
When Peters and his...
SJC rules unmarried lesbian may seek full parental rights
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in favor of an unmarried lesbian seeking the right to seek full custody of the children she raised from birth to ages four and eight with her former partner,...
GLAD to honor Phil Wilson at Spirit of Justice Award Dinner
Diagnosed himself with HIV in the early years of the AIDS epidemic, Phil Wilson, founding president and CEO of the Black AIDS Institute, knows what it means to fight. And since 1999 the institute...
Passing of Hat Sister leaves charitable legacy
News of the September 24 passing of Hat Sister John Michael Gray swept through Boston, Provincetown and beyond over the weekend.
While a full report of the life and legacy of Gray and his surviving husband,...
After farewell party, ‘oldest gay bar in Mass’ to close doors
Lynn, MA—Known by many as the "Cheers of the North Shore," Fran's Place is closing its doors on September 26.
Its owner, Jay Collins, along with many patrons, considers Fran's the oldest gay bar in Massachusetts still...
MA Senate President Stanley Rosenberg marries longtime partner Bryon Hefner
Congratulations are in order for Massachusetts Senate President Stanley Rosenberg and his longtime partner Bryon Hefner. The two officials tied the knot in a private ceremony in Cambridge on September 6. Rosenberg's office put out...
MA fire marshal posts $5,000 reward for info leading to LGBT news box arsonists
A little over two weeks have passed since vandals exploded a Rainbow Times newspaper box in Salem, Massachusetts, and the state fire marshal office is standing by its "up to $5,000" offer to reward...
Sterling College joins top ranks of LGBTQ-inclusive New England campuses
Sterling College raised its grade on the national Campus Pride Index this year to join an elite host of high-ranking, LGBTQ-friendly New England schools. Earning four stars as the fall 2016 semester commences, the...
This Just in from Little Rhody: trans health coverage, youth pride, healthy sex, and...
Reported by Kim Harris Stowell, Boston Spirit contributing writer
(Editor’s note: This article appears in the September/October 2016 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.)
Transgender Transitional Services Covered for State Workers
The health insurance plan for...
