Gov. Baker nominates GLAD’s Vickie Henry to state appeals court
Vickie Henry, senior staff attorney and Youth Initiative Director at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), has been nominated to serve on the Massachusetts Appeals Court by Governor Charlie Baker.
In an Oct. 1...
Prince William speaks out for LGBT rights
Heir to the English throne Prince William spoke out against LGBT bullying last week during a visit to the Hammersmith Academy, a school for 11-18 year olds in London. Along with sending a positive message to a...
Friend of anti-gay marriage county clerk wants world to know his community is LGBT-friendly
When Kim Davis—the infamous anti-gay county clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky—told ABC news reporter Paula Faris on "Good Morning America" that she had gay friends, apparently she was telling the truth. A least one...
Massachusetts ranks one of the best places to be gay in corporate America
The good news is that Massachusetts ranks as the second-most diversity-friendly state in the union, according an analysis by Expert Market on Human Rights Campaign Foundation's national index.
The Bay State is topped only by Maryland. The...
Kentucky courthouse issues same-sex marriage licenses after brief standoff
The Rowan County, Kentucky courthouse began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on Thursday, Sept. 4, after a federal judge order jailed its county clerk for contempt of court for refusing to issue them on personal moral grounds.
According...
Only 2.5% of Maine anti-gay marriage ballot battle funds came from Maine
Of $2 million spent to help keep Maine from having an equal marriage law on the books in 2009 only about $50,000 came from donors who actually lived in Maine.
In fact, most of it...
New England businessman matches donations for Harbor to the Bay riders
Harbor to the Bay cyclists riding on behalf of Boston's Community Research Initiative get matched dollar-for-dollar on Friday, August 28, when Paul Moreno of 5 Star Travel matches up to $5,000 in contributions. Just go to CRI's Harbor to...
Fenway Institute honored for exemplary work of behalf of LBGT community
The Boston-based Fenway Institute is being honored with a 2015 GLMA Achievement Award at a gala hosted by the organization (formerly known as the Gay and Lebisn Medial Association) on September 26, 2015 at the...
Brookline native appointed first openly transgender White House staff member
The first openly transgender person to serve as a Beacon Hill staffer has made history again. The Obama administration appointed Raffi Freedman-Gurspan as its new outreach and recruitment director for presidential personnel in the White House...
Fenway initiates program to help parents support their LGBTQ teenagers of color
The Boston-based Fenway Institute is reaching out to families of color through a new program called the Engaging Parents Project and is seeking participants for a mutually beneficial study: the parents gain support and learn positive...
