GLAD’s Mary Bonauto on new SCOTUS cases challenging employment rights
The Supreme Court announced today it will hear three cases challenging protections against anti-LGBTQ discrimination in employment.
The cases will test the reach of both sexual orientation and gender identity protections under Title VII of...
Prince William speaks out for LGBT rights
Heir to the English throne Prince William spoke out against LGBT bullying last week during a visit to the Hammersmith Academy, a school for 11-18 year olds in London. Along with sending a positive message to a...
Murder of North Adams activist marks first transgender person killed in 2018
Transgender rights activist Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien, 42, was found stabbed and beaten to death inside her North Adams home on Friday night, according to The Berkshire Eagle.
Her husband Mark S. Steele-Knudslien, 47, has been arrested...
Facebook begins removal of false ads aimed to discredit HIV prevention med
A campaign of misleading ads on Facebook came under fire from activists for falsely linking the HIV med Truvada, when used for HIV prevention, with severe bone and kidney damage. The ads were "purchased...
Secrets, Surprises: LGBTQ films stand out in Boston Jewish Film Festival
This article appears in the November/December 2023 print issue of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.
It’s no surprise that stellar LGBTQ films are featured in the always thoughtfully...
Vermont Governor Phil Scott signs gender-neutral bathroom bill into law
Vermont Governor Phil Scott said he hoped to send a "powerful message" in signing HB 333 in to law. The bill makes it the law of the state that all single-user public bathrooms be...
Beantown Softball Hall of Fame Induction
Club Café | Boston | May 17, 2014
Boston’s LGBT softball league inducted four of its own into its Hall of Fame at a big ceremony. Congrats to inductees Marc Davino, Hugo Henriquez, John Haas,...
GLAD, NCLR file federal suit against Trump’s transgender military ban
Today, lawyers from GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging President Trump’s directive...
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...
Greater Boston PFLAG’s Pride and Passion Event returns on April 10
Get your tickets now before they sell out again this year for a fabulous family-friendly fête as Greater Boston PFLAG celebrates their 22nd annual Pride & Passion Event from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on...
