Twelve Maine LGBTQ groups team up for virtual Pride month celebrations
To celebrate Pride month while still taking social distancing precautions to counter the pandemic, 12 of Maine's major LGBTQ groups have joined together to create a series of virtual events—including a "virtual...
HRC endorses Sara Gideon’s campaign to take Susan Collins’s US Senate seat
The Human Rights Campaign announced its endorsement of Maine's Speaker of the House Sara Gideon for US Senate in her race against incumbent Senator Susan Collins.
HRC, the...
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...
SCOTUS to hear first LGBTQ rights case after Barrett seated as ninth justice
Even before the US Supreme Court will hear arguments threatening the Affordable Care Act in November, the "next high stakes LGBTQ rights case," said Janson Wu, executive director of the Boston-based GLBTQ...
GLAD applauds SCOTUS denial to review anti-LGBTQ parenting case
Boston-based GLAD (GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders) applauded the US Supreme Court's denial to review a petition this week that would have discriminated against the right of same-sex spouses to appear on...
In the Key of Queer: Gospel music is a calling, a gift from Black...
In James Baldwin’s “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” the protagonist, thinly veiled as himself, wrestles with two critical questions: What does it mean to be a Black...
Boston College students call for university to address Vatican’s statement against LGBTQ civil unions
Boston College's undergraduate GLBTQ+ Leadership Council (GLC) issued a petition in solidarity against the Vatican's recent statement opposing same-sex civil unions. The petition calls for the private, Jesuit university to "clarify their...
Vermont’s Christine Hallquist on the problem with Caitlyn Jenner’s run
Striking an equally collegial and critical tone in an open letter published in Condé Nast's Them online magazine, Christine Hallquist of Vermont, the country's first openly transgender gubernatorial nominee from a major...
Queer high school valedictorian, who prevailed over principal’s censorship, heading to Tufts University
A high school valedictorian who made national news and received praise from his state's governor by talking about coming out as queer in his commencement address, despite his principal's efforts to silence...
New London, Connecticut Pride returns this week, Aug. 16–22
If you thought Pride season was over — well, break out your rainbow attire for one more summertime celebration, because August is when the Connecticut seaport of New London hosts its annual...
