Boston University panel finds rising domestic abuse among LGBTQ people
Domestic violence during the physically distanced isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the LGBTQ community especially hard, said a virtual panel of experts at a recent Boston University forum. (You can...
Have a ball at Sojourner House’s virtual masquerade this Friday night, Nov. 13
You’ve already been wearing a mask all year. Now, wear one for a reason that’s actually fun — a virtual masquerade ball to benefit Sojourner House in Providence, Rhode Island, this Friday,...
Reelection of Cicilline and Pappas help make incoming Congress ‘queerest in history’; plus more...
Well before many 2020 election results began dragging on for days, incumbent Congressmen David Cicilline of Rhode Island and Chris Pappas of New Hampshire sailed into early wins with 71.1% and 51.4%...
Community Servings’ Thanksgiving pie sale prevails through pandemic
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the Boston nonprofit Community Servings is making it easier than ever to put a pie on everyone's table — especially welcome news in this holiday season...
SCOTUS hears key case arguing for discrimination against LGBTQ rights
The Supreme Court yesterday heard its first LGBTQ rights case after Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the already far-right-tilting bench.
The case, "Fulton v. City of Philadelphia," argues...
Taylor Small becomes Vermont’s first openly transgender state legislator
Taylor Small, a trans woman from Winooski and director of health and wellness at the Pride Center of Vermont, has become the first openly transgender person elected to the Vermont state legislator. ...
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka becomes first openly LGBTQ woman elected to New Hampshire Senate
Former Portsmouth City Councilor Rebecca Perkins Kwoka last night became the first openly LGBTQ woman elected to the New Hampshire Senate. Voters in Perkins Kwoka's district — which encompasses Durham, Lee, Madbury,...
New England’s LGBTQ candidates in today’s record-breaking election
The number of openly LGBTQ people running for elected offices across the US jumped from 432 to 574 between the 2018 midterm and 2020 general elections — an increase of 33%, according...
LGBT Aging Project granted $10,000 from Eastern Bank to keep older LGBT people connected...
The LGBT Aging Project, a program of Boston-based Fenway Health, received a $10,000 grant from Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation to help older LGBTQIA+ people stay connected to their communities and support their...
David Scondras, Boston’s first openly gay city councilor, dies at 74
Boston's first openly gay city councilor and trailblazing LGBTQ activist David Scondras passed away on October 21 after a long fight against polycystic kidney disease. His husband, Robert Krebs, was there at...
