New Hampshire GOP grapples with marriage equality
We know that marriage equality is the law of the land in the United States. But it's still not acceptable to the New Hampshire GOP — at least officially.
Outgoing Granite State Republican Chair Jennifer Horn...
Boston Living Center closes chapter on embezzlement case
The Boston Living Center received some closure after Judge Robert Tochka of the Boston Municipal Court ruled last month that no violation of probation had been found in the 2011 embezzlement case of Valerie Tebbetts...
Boy Scouts welcomes transgender kids, pledges to place them safely in troops
Transgender children identifying as boys are now allowed to enroll in the Boy Scouts of America and in the Cub Scouts too. Scouts officials made this announcement on January 30. In an official statement, the Scouts also...
New England mayors join new national anti-discrimination coalition
New England is well represented within the newly formed organization Mayors Against LGBT Discrimination. On January 18, two days before the presidential inauguration, 172 mayors from 42 states formed the bipartisan coalition to "secure LGBT nondiscrimination protections...
Bruins’ Marchand: players would accept gay teammate, ‘no question’
Boston Bruins' Brad Marchand's swipe against homophobia on social media caught the attention of ESPN after Marchand responded to a Twitter message that attacked him with a homophobic slur. Here's what Marchand shot back to the...
Millions worldwide stand for LGBT rights, progressive values at historic Women’s March
LGBT rights—and progressive values for all people—made history yesterday at the Women's March for America when millions came out for a nonviolent protest at events all over the country and around the world.
According to the Boston...
Support for LGBT community removed from White House website on Trump Day 1
Within hours of Trump's inauguration, the web page supporting the LGBT community disappeared from the White House website. Also removed: web pages supporting the national HIV/AIDS strategy, civil rights, climate change, and the White House...
Human Rights Campaign: Trump opposes marriage equality
No doubt today's presidential inauguration marks the beginning of a new chapter of challenges (to put it mildly) for the LGBT community (and, well, everyone). Just check out this report on the new president...
Obama commutes Chelsea Manning’s espionage sentence
It's not exactly Caitlyn Jenner this time. Transgender awareness has taken the spotlight on the national stage once again, not in a Jenner-style glossy fashion shoot for Vanity Fair but from federal prison and the...
AIDS survivor’s story: A black lesbian’s struggle for answers
In the early 1980s, Shirley Royster, an African American lesbian, knew something was wrong. She saw people in the black community dying at an alarming rate. For six years, Royster had been a drug...
