Mayor Walsh raises transgender flag as anti-trans bus rolls into town
"Boston is, and will remain, an accepting and inclusive City. I'm proud to raise the transgender flag at Boston City Hall today."
Such was the message that Boston Mayor Marty Walsh sent out via Twitter...
Openly LGBTQ NH elementary school teacher placed on leave after parent complains he dresses...
An art teacher at the grades K–5 Christa McAuliffe School in Concord, New Hampshire, has been placed on leave after a parent complained of the teachers "girlie" attire, igniting "a firestorm in...
Worcester, Mass. Pride Flag-raising ceremony to feature proclamation by city’s mayor at Sept. 8...
Last year, Worcester Pride drew its largest-ever crowds with more than 3,000 participants and about 150 vendors, according to the Worcester Telegram and Gazette. And the Worcester Pride Association's annual LGBTQA parade...
Gov. Healey nominates Gabrielle Wolohojian, experienced judge and former partner, to the state’s SJC
Governor Maura Healey yesterday nominated Massachusetts Appeals Court Associate Justice Gabrielle R. Wolohojian, who is also a former partner of the governor's, to the state's Supreme Judicial Court.
OUT Maine awarded $100K to create online LGBTQ educational tools
OUT Maine, the Rockport, Maine–based LGBTQ youth support nonprofit, has been awarded $100,000 to create online educational tools for schools and providers.
Here's what OUT Maine is doing...
Efforts back on track to ban youth conversion therapy in Massachusetts
Efforts to make Massachusetts the 16th state in the country to ban conversion therapy got back on track this week with "a crowded, emotional hearing in front the Committee on Children, Families and Persons...
Fenway Health laments loss of Dr. Judy Bradford
Activist, mother, scientist, wife, adventurer, kayaker, investigator, mentor. Dr. Judy Bradford touched many lives. Bradford, renowned researcher, health advocate and co-chair of The Fenway Institute since its inception in 2001, passed away over the weekend...
LGBTQ advocates in Connecticut launch new community organization
Members of the LGBTQ community in Connecticut gathered on Monday at Hartford's Legislative Office Building to announce the creation of the new advocacy group called Equality Connecticut, reports the Hartford Courant.
Trans Day of Visibility events debut in Berkshires, Boston this weekend
International Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31 — a time to celebrate transgender people and raise awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide — coincides this year with Easter Sunday, and...
Weymouth High School students win approval to paint a rainbow crosswalk
Weymouth High members of the school's Human Rights Coalition painted a rainbow crosswalk in front of their school after their campaign to create it won the superintendent's approval last week. The students...
