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.
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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...
Fenway Health, AIDS Action, & Multicultural AIDS Coalition receive $3.78 million CDC grant
With a single, whopping grant of $3.78 million, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is forming what effectively amounts to a league of superhero organizations aimed at delivering a crushing blow to HIV/AIDS.
According to...
Hillary Clinton’s well-timed Provincetown visit provides a major boost to Presidential campaign
Though never pitched as a "whistle-stop" or "town meeting" event, many Provincetown residents and visitors were sorry not to catch a glimpse of Hillary Clinton when she came to town last week for a private...
Five inspiring leaders added to Fenway Health board of directors
With its 40-year history making of life healthier for Boston's LGBT community, people living with HIV/AIDS and their neighbors, it's no surprise that Fenway Health is bringing five new members with inspirational track records of stellar...
Historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling recognizes marriage equality as law of the land
Marriage for same-sex couples, which began in New England with legal civil unions in Vermont and full-fledged matrimonial rights in Massachusetts is now recognized in all 50 states based on the U.S. Supreme Court's...
