Providence, Rhode Island’s GRID Gallery empowers queer and BIPOC artists
A new nonprofit arts organization called GRID Gallery has opened at 105 Wickendon Street in Providence, Rhode Island, with a mission to "to provide artists with the tools, mentorship and community...
Biden awards GLAD Law’s Mary Bonauto Presidential Citizens Medal
Mary Bonauto, Senior Director of Civil Rights and Legal Strategies at GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law) among 20 individuals receiving the Presidential Citizens Medal in a ceremony at the White House .
Parentage Act protections for LGBTQ parents enacted into Bay State law
The new year brings good news from Beacon Hill for LGBTQ parents with the enactment of the Massachusetts Parentage Act, unanimously passed by both the state's house and senate and signed into...
Fenway appoints Dr. Will Giordano-Perez new chief medical officer
Fenway Health is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Will Giordano-Perez, MD, MBA, as its new Chief Medical Officer (CMO), effective March 2025. Dr. Giordano-Perez brings a wealth of experience in...
Equality Fund at the Boston Foundation receives $1M grant from Point32Health Foundation
The Boston Foundation announced that the Asian Community Fund, the Equality Fund and Latino Equity Fund are each receiving a $1 million grant from the Point32Health Foundation, closing out a 2024 in which the three funds distributed...
Vermont congressional delegation votes against defense bill restricting youth gender-affirming care
All three US Congress members from Vermont — Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch, and US Rep. Becca Balint — voted against the major defense bill with its controversial measure to limit...
Not too late to donate to help Toys for Joys deliver thousands of gifts...
Prior to COVID, Boston’s annual Toys for Joys — one of the brightest, feel-good shindigs on the LGBTQA calendar — drew hundreds who together purchased over $100,000 worth of gifts each year to...
Biden signs proclamation to establish Frances Perkins Nat’l Monument in ME
On Dec. 16, President Biden signed a proclamation establishing the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine, to honor the historic contributions of America’s first woman Cabinet Secretary and the longest-serving Secretary...
John Waters honored with Coolidge Award at Brookline’s storied cinema
The Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, now celebrating its 20th year operating as a nonprofit organization, bestowed filmmaker and part-time Provincetowner John Waters with is prestigious Coolidge Award last month. Previous awardees...
Pappas urges Senate to remove limits on trans care for minors from military funding...
US Rep. Chris Pappas of New Hampshire — the openly gay Congressman, co-chair of the LGBTQ+ Congressional Equality Caucus and strong supporter of LGBTQ+ rights — recently voted for the National Defense...
