Queer Muslims of Boston participate in national awareness activities, Sept. 9–11
This weekend (September 9–11)—one month prior to the US Supreme Court hearing arguments on the Muslim ban—LGBT groups of color across the country are launching peaceful and awareness-building actions under the banner title of...
Keene, NH hosts first-ever LGBT Wedding Festival of New England
Keene, New Hampshire, is celebrating its first-ever LGBT wedding festival this Sunday, December 3. The LGBT Wedding Festival of New England takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. at Stonewall Farm, 242 Chesterfield Road, and it's...
‘Gay Secrets’ guided tour through Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts
At 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 28, art historian Andrew Lear is leading his "Gay Secrets" guided tour through the Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. The following article on Lear's gay museum tours appears...
Nearly 16 percent of Bay State youth identify as LGBT, recent survey shows
Today's young people feel significantly free to identify as LGBT in Massachusetts—nearly 16 percent for those ages 18 to 25 and more than 10 percent for those 25 to 34, according to a recently...
Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker to deliver keynote speech at Log Cabin Republicans annual dinner...
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is slated to deliver a keynote speech at the Oct. 2 "Spirit of Lincoln '18" annual national gathering of Log Cabin Republicans in Washington, DC.
According to the Boston Globe:
The Log...
Newly elected LGBT officials from New England join call for Congress to act on...
Newly elected state and local LGBT lawmakers from all six New England States have joined 152 openly LGBT elected officials from across the country to call on the incoming Congress to act on four...
MassMutual delivers major expansion of benefits for LGBTQ, all employees
A great example of corporate response to diversity and inclusion issues in the workforce is MassMutual’s progressive new expansion of benefits, rolled out in January 2019.
“These expansions are a direct result of employee feedback,”...
Bay State’s US Rep. Kennedy and Senator Markey reintroduce national bill to ban gay/trans...
US Congressmen Joe Kennedy III and Senator Ed Markey, both of Massachusetts, reintroduced legislation that would ban, on the national level, the gay and trans panic defenses in cases including murder, assault and other...
Worcester kicks off week-long events leading up to central Bay State city’s Pride Celebration...
Labor Day Weekend may mark a grand finale of summer fun for some ... but in Worcester the Pride celebrations are just warming up.
The city's official Pride Week Schedule—featuring family friendly activities and plenty...
Only 10 votes shy of becoming first lesbian, Latinx Boston city-councilor-at-large, St. Guillen calls...
This is a case study for why it's important to get out to the those polls and vote in every single election.
Boston city officials are still examining votes for the city council's fourth at-large...
