Granite State Headlines: Hassan’s Fight, Stargazers’ Fest, plus first Out DNC VP
Reported by Alyssa Gillin, 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.)
New Hampshire Governor Bans Transgender Discrimination in the State
On July 1, New...
Hillary Clinton, Cher fêted at P’town campaign event
Provincetown rolled out its red carpet for two long-term supporters of the LGBT community on Sunday, August 21, when Cher joined Hillary Clinton at a campaign fundraising event, which raised approximately 1.5 million dollars...
Trump-Pence platform poses a serious threat to public health for LGBTQ community
Standing firmly upon the most anti-LGBT platform in U.S. history, presidential candidate Donald Trump and running mate Mike Pence, if elected, pose a major threat to not only the strides towards equality the LGBT...
Governor Baker signs bill making Bay State first to cover lipodystrophy treatment
Long-term survivors of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Bay State can finally gain access to insurance coverage for treatment of the debilitating side effects of early HIV medications thanks to the bill that Governor...
Lawyer accuses Boston Mayor of Pressuring St. Pat’s Parade organizers to include OUTVETS
A lawyer representing South Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade has filed a complaint accusing Mayor Marty Walsh of pressuring organizers to include OUTVETS, a national LGBTQ veterans organization, to march in the parade.
"The lawyer, Chester Darling, made the...
Former GOP Committee Rep pushes for ballot question to repeal trans equality law
She may be swimming upstream, but former GOP National Committee representative Chanel Prunier of Shrewsbury is gathering signatures for a 2018 ballot question aimed at repealing the newly enacted law that extends equal rights to...
Lawmakers distance themselves from homophobic state senate candidate
Borrowing a page from the Donald Trump potty-mouth playbook comes Ted Busiek of Littleton, Massachusetts, a Republic running for state senate in the fifth congressional district against the Democratic incumbent. And the Bay State's...
Kiehl’s Motocycle LifeRide for amfAR to make several New England stops in early August
Rolling towards a cure for AIDS, the seventh annual Kiehl's LifeRide for amFAR is making several stops at Kiehl's store in New England over the next couple weeks. Led by Kiehl's President Chris Salgardo and...
Greater Boston PFLAG Welcomes New Executive Director Valerie Frias
Greater Boston PFLAG is welcoming in a new executive director while bidding outgoing director Tom Bourdon a fond farewell.
Upon appointing Valerie Frias to the top spot, the organization's board chair Mark Mettler said in a July 27 GBFLAG...
Boston Sisters of Perpetual IndulgenceTo Be Honored at Annual GLAD PTOWN FETE
Every year, Boston's Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence work their magic volunteering their good services at GLAD's annual Summer Party in Provincetown. This year, GLAD is returning the favor, celebrating them as the big event's guests...
