Boston Pride block parties, Copley Square candlelight vigil to honor nightclub shooting victims
To honor the victims of the mass shooting that took place early this morning, June 12, at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, all five Boston Pride block parties are holding a moment of silence...
Vermont passes law protecting LGBT kids from anti-conversion therapy
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin recently signed into law the prohibition of licensed professionals who counsel minors from attempting to “change” the sexual orientation or gender identity of a minor — a practice also known as "conversion...
Red Sox executive moved to come out prior to June 3 Pride Night at...
LGBT sports lovers and their buddies should not miss this one-of-a-kind double-header: on Friday, June, 3, the Boston Red Sox annual Pride Night at Fenway Park line-up has both the Sox playing against the Toronto Blue Jays...
Massachusetts House sweepingly passes transgender public accommodations bill
The Massachusetts House of Representatives brought the transgender public accommodations bill one step closer to becoming state law today, June 1, with an overwhelmingly supportive vote of 116—36.
According to MassEquality's Executive Director Deborah Shields:
“ applaud...
Governor Baker says he would sign transgender public accommodations equality bill
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced today that he would sign into law legislation ensuring that transgender people have the same rights to public accommodations as everyone else in the Bay State.
In a Boston Globe interview today,...
Boston Medical Center to be first hospital in state offering ‘gender affirmation’ surgery
Only a few hospitals in the United States perform gender reassignment surgery and Boston Medical Center is about to join this elite—though expanding—roster. In doing so, it's also becoming the first medical facility in Massachusetts...
Massachusetts Senate passes bill to include protections for transgender people
With an overwhelming majority—33-4—the Massachusetts Senate passed a long-awaited bill to ensure that transgender people have the same rights to public accommodations as everyone else in the Bay State.
"The measure would update state anti-discrimination law. So, just as a...
Bay State Senate voting today on anti-discrimation public accommodations bill
The Massachusetts Senate and House are voting today, May 12, on a bill that would prohibit discrimination against transgender people in public accommodations, including sports arenas, gas stations, movie theaters, bars, and malls.
According to a...
Mass ACLU files civil rights lawsuit against college on behalf of rebuked professor
The Bay State branch of the ACLU is backing tenured professor Lauren Barthold against her employer, Gordon College, which strongly disciplined Barthold for speaking out against Gordon College President D. Michael Lindsay's signing of a...
Business leaders brainstorm after Greater Boston Business Council closes its doors
(Editor’s note: This article appears in the current May/June 2016 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.)
Nothing endures but change—it’s one of those ancient phrases uttered by Greek philosophers that still...
