Providence rated fourth most LGBT-friendly city in America
Taking its cue from a Gallup national poll that studied the shifting attitudes toward LGBT rights across the United States and finding 60 percent of Americans supporting same-sex marriage—up 5 percent from the previous year,...
Groundbreaking LGBT Domestic violence program to dissolve at end of 2015
The GLBTQ Domestic Violence Project — an organization that for 22 years has been at the forefront of creating support services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault where there had been few to...
29 New England corps rated ‘Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality’ in 2016...
Twenty-nine New England-based corporations received perfect scores of 100 percent on the 2016 Corporate Equality Index, the national benchmarking survey and report administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, which calls its top-score winners "The Best Places...
Obama endorses adding LGBT protection to Civil Rights Act
Banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity may be added to an amended version of the landmark 1964 Civil Right Act if the Obama administration has its way. According to White House press...
Ireland officially recognizes same-sex marriages registered in other countries
Monday, November 16, marks the first day Ireland recognizes same-sex marriage licenses registered in other countries. Six months ago, the Irish pubic voted by 62.1 percent to allow gay unions in a historic referendum—the...
Boston-based LGBTQ prisoners-rights advocacy group turns 10
With several states considering "ban the box" legislation—making criminal status checks on job applications illegal—U.S. sentiments seem to be shifting in favor of a more compassionate approach towards those who have done their time. But not much...
Governor Baker issues first-in-nation executive order for LGBT businesses
Massachusetts is once again the first state in the nation in recognizing LGBT rights and this time it's especially great news for the business community. Governor Charlie Baker has issued an executive order to...
MassEquality appoints attorney Deborah Shields new executive director
With strong Massachusetts and Maine roots in LGBT advocacy going back to the early '80s, attorney Deborah Shields is the new executive director of MassEquality. The appointment came after an extensive search by the...
Isaacson honored with Boston Women Communicators Lifetime Legacy award
Prominent marriage equality activist and LGBT-rights advocate Arline Isaacson is receiving some major well-deserved recognition when Boston Women Communicators honors her with its 21st Annual Lifetime Legacy Award on Wednesday, October 21.
The award ceremony takes place from 6 to...
Excellence in transgender health care focus of two-day conference
Many health care providers have as many questions about how best to serve their transgender patients as their transgender patients have for their doctors. A two-day conference, "Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health," brought nearly 130 care...
