‘Really proud moment’: Massachusetts’ openly gay public health commissioner donates blood for first time
Thanks to the Food and Drug Administration’s new guidelines that allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood, which the American Red Cross put into practice earlier this month, Massachusetts Department of...
‘A win for Boston’: City removes gender markers from marriage certificates
Boston has stopped printing gender markers on all marriage certificates issued by the city and is implementing new guidelines and standards for city departments to "support individuals whose gender and sexual identities...
OUT Maine scholarship program awards $31K to three college students
The folks at the nonprofit LGBTQ+ youth advocacy nonprofit OUT Maine say they are thrilled to announce the award of scholarships totaling $31,000 to three outstanding young people to help them better...
Openly gay, LGBTQ-supportive Marblehead Schools superintendent forced to resign
John Buckley, the openly gay, now-former superintendent of Marblehead Public Schools, was pushed out of his job on Aug. 2 with no apparent reason given. But his support of LGBTQ+ and Diversity,...
Love Your Labels’ ‘Queer AF: Art+Fashion Show’ returns on Sept. 8
This article appears in the September/October 2023 print issue of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.
They call it “the Queer Met Gala of Massachusetts."
And...
Protest against Worcester Diocese’s anti-LGBTQ school policy held tonight
A protest against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester's recently announced anti-LGBTQ school policy will take place this evening, Wed., Aug. 23, at the Diocese Chancery on the corner of Elm and...
Massachusetts Air Force vet sues after denial of reproductive services because she is married...
Air Force Veteran Ashley Sheffield of Massachusetts is suing the US Dept. of Veterans Affairs for denying her reproductive services because she is married to a woman, according to the Boston Globe....
Catholic schools in Worcester, MA prohibit all LGBTQ+ student expression
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts has a new policy, starting this school year in 21 of its schools, to make students "conduct themselves at school in a manner consistent with...
Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to be honored at HistoryMaker Awards
The Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will be honored with the Lavender Rhino Award at The History Project's 2023 HistoryMaker Awards on Thursday, Sept. 7, from 6 to 9 p.m., at St....
Final Mass. FY24 budget included bonus eligibility for LGBTQ veterans
As part of their ongoing commitment to LGBTQ+ rights and supporting veterans, Mass. State Representative Jack Patrick Lewis (Framingham), State Senator John Velis (Westfield), and State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg filed H.3518/S.2358, “An...
