Bay State marriage central to wedding cake baker’s SCOTUS appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will review a Colorado court victory for David Mullins and Charlie Craig, who married in Massachusetts, after a bakery denied them a wedding cake.
According to a June 26 update from...
New roadside historic marker honors first Pride parade in Vermont
The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation its 300th Roadside Historic Site Marker which denotes the first Vermont Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade, which took place in 1983. The marker will permanently commemorate the courage...
Mass. SJC to hear Gordon College’s LGBTQ workplace discrimination case
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will hear the claim of a Christian college in Wenham, Mass. that maintains it has the right on religious grounds to withhold from a longtime instructor a...
First Parish Church in Taunton named LGBTQ “Welcoming Congregation”
The Unitarian Universalist Association's board unanimously voted to recognize Taunton's First Parish Church as a "Welcoming Congregation" for LGBTQ people in late April.
“We weren’t super noticeable as being LGBT inclusive before. Coming here was the...
After outpouring of support, canceled drag story hour back on in Enfield, CT
A drag story hour in Enfield, Connecticut, previously canceled after threatening comments were posted online, is back on track thanks to an outpouring of community support and an assurance of security from...
Pope Benedict XVI’s era of homophobia comes to an end
Pope Benedict XVI, aka Joseph Ratzinger, died over the Christmas holidays and was laid to rest this week. Many Catholics will recall the legacy of his papacy with mixed feelings.
Getting to Zero MA Coalition fellows host online symposium on sex work decriminalization, this...
The Getting to Zero Activist Academy, in partnership with Fenway Health and AIDS Action Committee, is hosting a symposium about the national movement to decriminalize sex work, and how this movement is...
Chic Full Gay in Vermont serves up tasty alternative to homophobia
The concept's as brilliant as it's delicious. "Chic Full Gay," a Burlington, Vermont pop-up is serving a tasty alternative (with tasteful sides and sweets) to those chicken sandwiches at Chick-fil-A — the...
Mass. Commission on LGBT Aging brings key concerns front and center
At Massachusetts Commission on LGBT Aging's most recent listening session, hosted by and held at Fenway Health, older LGBT adults raised concerns ranging from the ability of assisted living and nursing home facilities to...
OUT MetroWest moves LGBTQ youth support online in response to COVID-19
As of March 12, as a precautionary measure against coronavirus, OUT MetroWest has canceled its in-person youth meetings ... but they replaced them with sessions online. The next scheduled online sessions will be held...
