Open Sky of Central Mass. nationally recognized for Safe Homes program
Open Sky Community Services, a nonprofit behavioral health and human services organization, today announced that its Safe Homes program received the 2024 Community Activism Award by the National Organization for Human Services (NOHS). ...
Boston’s only queer woman-owned bookstore to hold elopement ceremonies before inauguration day
This year’s election results have brought challenges and uncertainty to many, particularly women and the LGBTQIA+ community. In response, Boston’s only queer woman-owned bookstore, All She Wrote Books, is opening up their...
To deliver thousands of gifts again this year, Toys for Joys seeks donations
Prior to COVID, Boston’s annual Toys for Joys — one of the brightest, feel-good shindigs on the LGBTQA calendar — drew hundreds who together purchased over $100,000 worth of gifts each year to...
A question of leadership: Organizational growing pains at MA LGBT Chamber of Commerce
Over the past several years, the Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce has grown from a grassroots startup to one of the largest organizations of its kind in the US, serving more than...
A message of support to community from Bay State-based Fenway Health
In the wake of the recent US general election, the executive director of the Boston-based Fenway Health, one of the country’s leading care and research centers for LGBTQIA+ people, delivered the following...
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus to ring in the holidays with ‘Bring Your Own Bells’
The Boston Gay Men's Chorus is bringing some much-needed cheer into the holiday season with their fabulous, annual seasonal concert. This year, it's "BYOB (Bring Your Own Bells)" — "an electrifying holiday...
Community comes out for Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil in Boston
More than 100 transgender community members and allies, including Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and US Representative Ayanna Pressley, gathered at a ceremony and vigil Saturday at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul...
Judge upholds challenge to pro-trans student athlete policy in Connecticut
A US District Court judge who initially dismissed a lawsuit back in 2021 challenging Connecticut's policy that allows trans students to compete on school sports teams has reversed his decision.
Dallas Ducar joins Fenway Health as new executive vice president for donor and external...
Dallas Ducar, the founding CEO of Transhealth, will be the new executive vice president for donor engagement and external relations at Fenway Health, one of the country’s leading care and research centers...
Bay State voters send 13 LGBTQ+ candidates to Beacon Hill on Jan. 1
Thirteen LGBTQ+ candidates in Massachusetts (four Senators, eight Representatives, and one new member of the Governor's Council) won their races in the general election and join many other LGBTQ+ leaders already serving...
