Troubling Tide of Post-Election Bigotry Reaches Mayor’s Desk
"I know that the good always always outweighs the bad," wrote openly gay Mayor Alex Morse of Holyoke, Massachusetts, on his Facebook page after receiving a homophobic and threatening message earlier this week. And yet,...
Boston’s True Colors Earns National Arts & Humanities Youth Program Award
The young thespians from the Boston-based theater program True Colors: Out Youth Theater and their grown-up program leaders from The Theater Offensive have earned a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, which will be...
Donald Trump claims to be gay-friendly. Could it be so?
"The gays love me," proclaimed U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump on the campaign trial at rallies and on television and radio news interviews. "I'm much better for the gays," he insists.
But after a campaign full...
Granite State Governor & LGBT-Rights Advocate Maggie Hassan defeats U.S. Sen. Ayotte
In a tight race not called until late the day after the election, New Hampshire's Democratic Governor Maggie Hassan has officially won first-term Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte's seat on the U.S. Senate, 51-48.
On July 1,...
All 15 MassEquality-endorsed incumbents reelected, joining Cyr & Lewis on Beacon Hill
Hours after Hillary Clinton delivered her speech conceding the White House to the GOP nominee, Deborah Shields executive director of MassEquality, offered the following words to our LGBTQ community and allies:
Today, we are all dealing...
HRC President Chad Griffin post-election: ‘We don’t slow down, We double down’
Immediately following the calling of the 2016 election last night, Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin issued the following statement:
“Throughout our nation’s history, we’ve faced devastating setbacks in our pursuit of a more perfect...
Rhode Island Newsmakers: LGBT Rights & the Church, the Real Law & Order Party,...
Reported by Kim Harris Stowell, Boston Spirit contributing writer
(Editor’s note: This article appears in the November/December 2016 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.)
Openly Gay W. Warwick Pastor Ordained Bishop by Independent Catholic Church...
New Hampshire newsmakers: Trans Equality, top LGBT-friendly town, Fall foliage
Reported by Alyssa Gillin, Boston Spirit contributing writer
(Editor’s note: This article appears in the November/December 2016 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.)
Standing with Obama's support of trans students
New Hampshire is one of...
Connecticut Newsmakers: Hartford Pride, Campus Life, Gun Control
Reported by Natalie Nonken, Boston Spirit contributing writer
(Editor’s note: This article appears in the November/December 2016 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.)
Hartford’s Second Pride Festival Draws a Crowd of Hundreds
As reported by...
Julian Cyr aims to bring his strong, supportive LGBT record to Bay State Senate
He's a fresh face with a seasoned record of support for LGBT issues at the state house.
Earlier this year, Julian Cyr — former chair of the Massachusetts Commission in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Youth — stepped...
