York, Maine school department to pay $237,500 settlement in teacher’s anti-LGBTQ discrimination case
York, Maine's school department has settled a case with York High School special education teacher Michele Figueira, who filed an anti-LGBTQ discrimination case against the department. As part of the settlement, the...
Gay For Good-Boston honored at City Hall for community contributions
Leaders of Gay For Good-Boston were honored at City Hall last week when their chapter was officially recognized for their outstanding contributions to the community by City Councilor Tania Fernandez Anderson and...
LGBTQ+ nonprofits host 20 years of freedom to marry celebration, May 17
On May 17, 2024, we celebrate 20 years of the freedom to marry — the first day same-sex couples could legally marry in the United States — and GLBTQ Legal Advocates &...
Prides Across New England 2024: Boston Spirit’s annual list of festivities
Raising the rainbow flag in small towns, big cities & everywhere in between
In the words of a recently spotted slogan at a local pre-Pride event, "Love Is Our Superpower."
What could better sum up the...
RI Senate passes bill to ease name change process for LGBTQ+ people
On May 7, Rhode Island's State Senate passed “An Act Relating to Probate Practice and Procedure—Practice in Probate Courts” (S. 2667) — a bill championed by advocates for LGBTQ+ people and survivors...
Elliot Page at Transhealth celebration in Northampton, MA: ‘The shame you’re feeling is not...
Last weekend, the Oscar-nominated actor, writer, and transgender activist Elliot Page delivered an eventful of inspiration at a sold-out, third-anniversary celebration for Transhealth — the Bay State-based, trans-led, gender-affirming health care center for trans...
United Methodist Church reverses decades of anti-LGBTQ policies
From a 40-year-old ban on LGBTQ clergy to a redefinition of marriage as being between "two people of faith," delegates at the United Methodist Church's recent General Convention have reversed decades of...
Rhode Island Senate passes Health Care Provider Shield Act
The Rhode Island State Senate last week passed a bill that would protect medical providers from civil or criminal action when offering transgender health care and abortion services to out-of-state patients.
First ‘Big Queer Food Fest’ in Boston sells out at High Street Place
The Big Queer Food Fest, celebrating local LGBTQ+ chefs and their businesses, made its Boston debut this past Sunday at High Street Place, and with some 400 attendees, it was a sell-out...
State economic development chief brings ‘Team Massachusetts’ plan to Mass. LGBT Chamber of Commerce
At a recent Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce roundtable, the Bay State's Economic Development Secretary, Yvonne Hao, touted Governor Healey's Administration's efforts to expand access to business financing and grants for all,...
