Dyke Night in Burlington pops up with DIY-style mixers, community events
In absence of gay bars in Burlington, Vermont, the women who started up Dyke Night, "a monthly pop-up event for sapphics," are doing it for themselves—and for the community.
Boston South End barber offers gender affirming haircuts, welcoming space
M Arida, a barber at Barbershop Deluxe in Boston's South End, takes pride in offering gender-affirming haircuts and the LGBTQ-welcoming space the shop provides. As a recent story on Boston Public Radio...
Fenway Health appoints Jordina Shanks new interim chief executive officer
Fenway Health, one of the country’s leading care and research centers for LGBTQIA+ people, appointed Fenway Chief Operating Officer Jordina Shanks to become their next Interim CEO when Manny Lopes steps down...
Gov. Healey nominates Gabrielle Wolohojian, experienced judge and former partner, to the state’s SJC
Governor Maura Healey yesterday nominated Massachusetts Appeals Court Associate Justice Gabrielle R. Wolohojian, who is also a former partner of the governor's, to the state's Supreme Judicial Court.
Pride is back on in North Brookfield; ACLU still moving forward with lawsuit
Thanks to the ACLU of Massachusetts and the perseverance of the local LGBTQ community and allies, North Brookfield's Pride is back on schedule for June 2024.
The ACLU,...
Hasty Pudding’s Woman of the Year award goes to LGBTQ ally, advocate Annette Bening
Outspoken LGBTQ advocate and actress Annette Bening, who recently received an Oscar nomination for her portrayed of the iconic, openly gay swimmer Diane Nyad, will be awarded The Hasty Pudding Woman of...
Remembering Larry Kessler, founding director of AIDS Action Committee
Larry Kessler, the nationally prominent community organizer from Boston who helped lead Massachusetts' and the United States' responses to the AIDS pandemic, died Thursday, February 1. He was 81.
OUT MetroWest launches search for next executive director
OUT MetroWest, the LGBTQ+ youth support and advocacy organization based in Framingham, Mass., has launched a search, partnering with Boston-based Positively Partners, to find their next executive director:
We...
GLAD welcomes three new board members with expertise to meet unprecedented challenges
Facing unprecedented anti-LGBTQ attacks to our community, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has appointed three new legal experts and advocates to their board of directors to help meet the challenges of...
NH legislators consider bills targeting transgender students, athletes
New Hampshire's Senate Education Committee is considering two bills that would ban transgender athletes from participating on K–12 and collegiate sports teams and currently include restrictions on which bathrooms transgender students may...
