Socially distanced Provincetown residents sing happy birthday to 100-year-old neighbor from beach
Beloved Provincetown resident Ilona Royce Smithkin turned 100 on March 27. And no pandemic could deter her neighbors from celebrating her in style—serenading her, socially distanced between each other and beneath her...
Fans create petition to save ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ party’s Allston venue
Fans of the Allston club Great Scott, which hosted the long-running LGBTQ dance party "Don't Ask Don't Tell," have created a petition to keep the live-music and dance venue open.
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...
UConn student government calls for campus-wide LGBTQ policy review
University of Connecticut's undergraduate student government is calling for sweeping LGBTQ policy advancements across campus. Last week, the university's student senate passed "A Statement of Position Regarding the Rights of Queer and...
Boston Pride postpones mayoral forum under pressure from LGBTQ activists
Boston Pride has postponed its June 7 forum where the top six contenders vying to be the next mayor of Boston were to discuss LGBTQ issues. They put the event on hold...
