NBA pulls All-Star game from North Carolina in protest of state’s sweeping anti-LGBT law
The Boston Celtics voiced its approval today when pro basketball's commissioner Adam Silver announced that the NBA is moving its 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte, North Carolina to protest North Carolina's anti-LGBT legislation (HB2).
"We support...
Summertime is a great time to catch up on & get involved in what’s...
(Editor’s note: This article appears in the current July/August 2016 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.)
With the passage of the Bay State’s law extending public accommodations right to transgender people, says Deborah...
Despite anti-LGBT platform, Log Cabin & other gay GOP leaders stand with Trump
Wake up, Caitlyn Jenner. Donald Trump is not acting like a friend to the "T" (or any of the other letters) in LGBT and neither is the GOP — at least as far as the Republican...
What Passage of the Transgender Rights Bill Means to Senate President Rosenberg
The following guest editorial by Massachusetts Senate President Stan Rosenberg appears in the current July/August 2016 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine:
After the terrible tragedy in Orlando, it is natural to want to say that standing...
Governor Baker signs trans-inclusive public accommodations bill into law
"Massachusetts is now the 1st state this year—& the 18th in the nation—to pass full #trans protections! #TransBillMA."
The tweet rang out from Freedom Massachusetts around 3:30 p.m. today after Governor Charlie Baker signed into...
Massachusetts Senate & House agree on final version of public accommodations law
Pending the approving signature of Governor Charlie Baker, Massachusetts may well have its legal expansion of the state's public accommodations law, which includes transgender people, on the books by October 1.
The state's senate and...
Landmark executive order collects sexual orientation, gender ID data for elders in Bay State
(Editor’s note: This article appears in the current July/August 2016 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.)
May 11, 2016 was a landmark date in Massachusetts, even though there wasn’t any fanfare and probably...
Pentagon lifts ban on transgender troops
A person's qualifications should be the only thing that matters when it comes to serving in the United States military. So said Defense Secretary Ash Carter today when he announced that transgender individuals may...
President Obama designates Stonewall Inn national historic landmark
Forty-seven years after the Stonewall Uprising, President Obama is honoring the Greenwich Village nightclub as a historic national monument. The famous New York City gay club—where patrons famously stood up and fought back against harassment and...
Senator Markey to hold press conference on gun violence at Fenway
In support of the passage of strong gun safety legislation in Congress, Bay State U.S. Senator Edward Markey will hold a press conference on gun violence this Friday, June 17, at 2:30 p.m. at Fenway Health's Ansin...
