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...

Boston’s HistoryMaker Awards goes virtual through month of October

For their annual HistoryMakers Awards, The History Project has risen to the challenges of 2020 and not only taken their celebration virtual but extended...

Sudbury Moms named LGBTQ Nation ‘Hometown Hero’ nominees for keeping adopted brothers together

LGBTQ Nation has named Sudbury, Massachusetts Moms KC and Lena Currie to their short-list of "Hometown Hero of the Year" nominees — just five!...

Boston’s Fenway Health named HRC LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader

The Human Rights Campaign has named Boston-based Fenway Health, one of the country's leading care and research centers for LGBTQIA+ people, a 2020 Healthcare...

Boston Celtics recognize Athena Vaughn as Hero Among Us honoree

The Boston Celtics recently honored trans-activist Athena Vaughn of Dorchester as a Hero Among Us. The award recognizes outstanding individuals making exceptional and lasting...

Twelve New Englanders make The Advocate’s 2020 ‘Champions’ list

"Each year, The Advocate's 'Champions of Pride' issue profiles LGBTQ+ activists, artists, politicians, and more from each state who are changing the world for the...

Middlebury College names first openly gay NBA player Jason Collins its 2020 commencement speaker

Though the exact date of the class of 2020's full, live graduation ceremony hasn't been set yet, Middlebury College in Vermont announced the name...

2020 James Beard semifinalists include Boston chef Tiffani Faison and Karen Akunowicz’s Fox and Knife eatery

Two out, proud LGBTQ Boston chefs are among the semifinalists announced this week for prestigious 2020 James Beard Foundation Awards—Tiffani Faison for best chef,...

Belfast, Maine senior may be first transgender valedictorian in US

A winning combination of intelligence, hard work and inspiring character are surely among the top qualities that brought Belfast, Maine senior Syd Sanders to...

Keshet celebrates its 2020 OUTstanding! Boston honoree Rabbi Becky Silverstein with online talk

The COVID-19 pandemic may have postponed Keshet's OUTstanding! Boston gala, originally scheduled for April 22, but the national grassroots organization that works for the...

Lambda Literary reveals 2020 finalists: Great reads for the self-quarantined

Here's some good news for the homebound looking for an alternative to streaming movies, TV or podcast–binging. Lambda Literary, the premier LGBTQ literary organization...

Easthampton Strong Man Rob Kearney honored at Boston Celtics Pride Night

The Boston Celtics honored professional Strong Man Rob Kearney of Easthampton, Massachusetts, with their Heroes Among Us award. The Celtics recognized Kearney at their...

Worcester honors local professors with key to city for LGBTQ+ history exhibit

The City of Worcester, Massachusetts, honored three local professors with the Key to the City on January 26 for their efforts to create an exhibition...

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Governor Baker says he would sign transgender public accommodations equality bill

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced today that he would sign into law legislation ensuring that transgender people have the same rights to public accommodations as...

Rhode Island PrideFest

An estimated 75,000 turned out for the 41st annual PrideFest and Illuminated Parade in support of Rhode Island’s LGBT community. This year’s theme, “When...

A message from GLAD Chief Legal Strategist Michael Johnson

We are at a pivotal time in our movement for LGBTQ rights.  I am inspired and humbled to have joined GLAD as Chief Legal Strategist...

Federal judge grants motion to ‘quash’ DOJ’s subpoena for details on trans patients at Boston Children’s

A federal judge last week rejected a request from the US Department of Justice for "an astonishing array" of information from Boston Children's concerning...