LGBTQ Senior Housing receives $1M funding for Pryde construction
LGBTQ Senior Housing, Inc, along with supporters and community members, earlier this month commemorated a $1 million capital grant award from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. This two-year capital grant is...
GLAD’s Mary Bonauto reflects on 20th anniversary of marriage equality in MA
Twenty years ago today , the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued its watershed decision in GLAD’s case Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, making Massachusetts the first U.S. state where same-sex couples could...
MA Gov. Healey announces new Hate Crimes Awareness and Response Team
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced on Nov. 20 the creation of a new State Police task force. Called the Hate Crimes Awareness and Response Team, the unit will be "dedicated tracking...
Transgender Day of Remembrance observed today, November 20
While many vigils and other events took place over this past weekend, today, November 20, 2023, marks the 25th anniversary of the murder of Rita Hester in Allston, Massachusetts — the event...
State orders Amherst, MA to release report on transgender mistreatment
Massachusetts Secretary of State has ordered the Amherst regional school committee to make public the report on "counselors and other staff members accused of failing to offer support to transgender students who...
New England communities earn high marks on 2023 HRC equality index
For the sixth consecutive year, scores increased across the United States on Human Rights Campaign's 12th annual Municipal Equality Index, and New England communities were once again at the forefront.
25th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance observed on Cape Cod
2023 marks the 25th anniversary of the Transgender Day of Remembrance. This year’s theme, “Community,” aims to create a space where people of all ages, races, genders, abilities and classes can come...
US Rep. Pressley back on House floor calling to restore Pryde funding
US Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) returned to the House floor last week to defend funding for The Pryde — the first affordable housing development for LGBTQ seniors in Massachusetts, developed by LGBTQ Senior...
Littleton, NH’s homophobic select board members target public art, production of ‘La Cage’
Since late August, the three-person selectboard of Littleton, New Hampshire has been threatening to ban all displays of public art from the town in order to keep their neighbors from seeing a...
Gabe Amo, LGBTQ+ ally, wins seat of former US Rep. Cicilline in Rhode Island
Democrat Gabe Amo, an LGBTQ+ ally and the first person of color to represent Rhode Island in Congress, won yesterday's special election to take the seat of the openly gay and former...
