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...
First openly trans official wins Nov. 5 election in Newton, Mass.
Ward 8 City Council Candidate Holly Ryan made history on November 5 when voters headed to the polls in Newton, Massachusetts, and cast their ballots. Running unopposed, Ryan became the first openly transgender elected...
‘The 2020 Census: If you aren’t counted, we don’t count,’ urges Fenway Institute
It's critical that each and every LGBTQ individual respond to the 2020 US Census. How come? Tim Wang and Sean Cahill of The Fenway Institute spell it out for us:
Six months from today, on April...
Bay State senator’s bill examines solitary confinement for gay inmates
Word that gay prison inmates are being placed for extended periods in solitary confinement for reporting as victims of sexual abuse by other prisoners—and in some cases for even showing affection for other gay...
Massachusetts Congressman Joe Kennedy addresses LGBT Asylum Task Force in Worcester
Say what you will about US Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III's run for US Senator Ed Markey's seat in the other Capitol Hill chamber. As congressman or candidate, the US Rep from Massachusetts is...
Boston voters move first Latinx lesbian city council candidate to Nov. 5 ballot
Alejandra Nicole St. Guillen, the first openly gay and Latinx woman running for a seat on the Boston City Council, earned voters' support in yesterday's preliminary election. Voters selected St. Guillen among their top...
VT Senator Sanders to skip HRC LGBTQ town hall on CNN; MA Senator Warren...
Citing scheduling conflicts, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders told CNN that he will not participate with other leading Democratic presidential candidates in the Human Rights Campaign's LGBTQ-focused town hall, "Power of Our Pride," to be...
Key endorsements for St. Guillen, on Sept. 24 ballot to be first openly gay...
As the September 24 Bay State election approaches, Alejandro St. Guillen—who, if elected, would become the first openly gay and first Latinx woman to serve on the Boston City Council—added to her endorsements with a...
Husband of former Bay State Senate president pleads guilty to sexual assault charges, receives...
Bryon Hefner, whose sexual assault and misconduct case resulted in the resignation of his husband, former Bay State Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg, pleaded guilty today to one count of indecent assault and battery,...
Former Bay State Senate president’s husband may plead guilty in sexual assault case, Boston...
Bryon Hefner, whose sexual assault and misconduct case resulted in the resignation of his husband, former Bay State Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg, may change his plea to guilty, according to a report filed...
