Rainbow Revolutionaries

LGBTQ+ heroes of American independence  As Boston prepares for the nation’s 250th anniversary, the Freedom Trail Foundation’s Rainbow Revolutionaries Tours is adding a new story...

HRC to honor leaders of trans, youth nonprofits at New England Dinner

Human Rights Campaign New England is hosting its 2023 New England Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 18, kicking off with a welcoming reception at 5:30...

Out in the Open executive director awarded top honors from Vermont Community Foundation

Vermont Community Foundation has awarded HB Lozito, executive director of the Brattleboro, Vermont–based nonprofit Out in the Open, its Con Hogan Award for Creative,...

Heidi Carrington Heath appointed executive director of Seacoast Outright

Seacoast Outright has a new executive director. Following an extensive search to locate the right mix of organizational management and programming skills combined with...

GLAD’s 24th annual Spirit of Justice Award Dinner to honor plaintiffs of landmark marriage-equality ruling

For their 24th annual Spirit of Justice Award Dinner, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) will honor the plaintiffs who won the landmark Goodridge...

Glass and Evans receive prestigious AARP community service award

Paul Glass and Charles Evans have been selected by AARP, the nonprofit organization for people fifty and older, to receive the 2023 AARP Massachusetts...

University of Vermont earns top scores on Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly List

The University of Vermont received a top-ranking five-star score on Campus Pride's 2023 Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly List, announced on September 1. Campus...

OUT Maine scholarship program awards $31K to three college students

The folks at the nonprofit LGBTQ+ youth advocacy nonprofit OUT Maine say they are thrilled to announce the award of scholarships totaling $31,000 to...

Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to be honored at HistoryMaker Awards

The Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will be honored with the Lavender Rhino Award at The History Project's 2023 HistoryMaker Awards on Thursday, Sept....

GLAD Executive Director Janson Wu to step down, move to Trevor Project

GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) announced late last week that Executive Director Janson Wu will leave the organization on October 6 and plans...

LGBTQ+ activist Gary Bailey to be honored at 2023 HistoryMaker Awards

The HistoryMaker Awards, a celebration in recognition of LGBTQ+ community members who make history every day, will take place on September 7, 2023, at...

Early gay activist honored with National Park Service tour in Boston

Boston's Prescott Townsend — a World War I veteran and early gay activist who opened his home on Beacon Hill as the first headquarters...

Young drag queen from Taunton, MA named Provincetown Carnival marshal

The Grand Marshal for Provincetown's 45th annual Carnival Parade on August 17, 2023, will be Jason Carter, aka drag artist Monica Moore from Taunton,...

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Major New England sports teams unite in support for equal public accommodations legislation

Four of Boston's major league teams and the TD Garden rallied around state legislation this week that would include non-discrimination protections for transgender people...

Boston-based LGBTQ prisoners-rights advocacy group turns 10

With several states considering "ban the box" legislation—making criminal status checks on job applications illegal—U.S. sentiments seem to be shifting in favor of a more...

Federal judge rules in favor of arts orgs based in RI, MA in free speech case

The Theater Offensive in Boston and Rhode Island Latino Arts are among four arts organizations that recently won a lawsuit against the National Endowment...

Gabe Amo, LGBTQ+ ally, wins seat of former US Rep. Cicilline in Rhode Island

Democrat Gabe Amo, an LGBTQ+ ally and the first person of color to represent Rhode Island in Congress, won yesterday's special election to take...