NH governor signs trans rights bill and conversion therapy ban into law
Friday, June 8, 2018 is now a historic day for LGBT rights in New Hampshire.
Republican Governor Chris Sununu signed not one but two pro-LGBT rights bills into law: House Bill 1319, banning discrimination against transgender...
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus to sing at US Conference of Mayors annual meeting
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh has invited the Boston Gay Men's Chorus (BGMC) to perform at the annual meeting of the US Conference of Mayors, which Boston is hosting June 8–11.
“We’re honored and thrilled...
Rhode Island House overwhelmingly passes bill to ban ‘gay panic’ defense
The Rhode Island House of Representatives passed a bill last week that would ban "gay or trans panic" as a legal defense for committing a violent act. The vote was 68 to 2.
"If this...
Political song-and-dance satirist Randy Rainbow is back in Boston
Internet sensation Randy Rainbow is coming back to Boston for a one-night only show, "Randy Rainbow Live!" Show time is 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17, at The Wilbur Theater. For tickets ($38), go to www.thewilbur.com.
Randy’s series...
Vermont Governor Phil Scott signs gender-neutral bathroom bill into law
Vermont Governor Phil Scott said he hoped to send a "powerful message" in signing HB 333 in to law. The bill makes it the law of the state that all single-user public bathrooms be...
Former Bay State Senate president resigns following ethics committee report
The Boston Globe reported early today that Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Attorney General Maura Healthy and other state offices called for former Senate President Stanley Rosenberg to immediately resign following a Senate Ethics Committee...
28 percent of Bay State GOP delegates back anti-gay activist in governor’s race
At last Saturday's state Republican convention in Worcester, nearly 30 percent of GOP delegates backed the anti-LGBT activist pastor Scott Lively from Springfield, Massachusetts, in his primary run against Governor Charlie Baker, according to...
Former Bay State Senate President’s husband pleads not guilty to sexual harassment charges
The Boston Globe reported yesterday that "he scandal that ended the Senate presidency of Stanley C. Rosenberg moved out of the State House and into the courthouse Tuesday as Rosenberg’s husband, Bryon Hefner, faced...
Maine House of Representatives votes to ban conversion therapy
After an emotionally charged debate, the Maine House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban conversion therapy on anyone under the age of 18. The 76–68 vote was cast on April 12. The...
Kathy Griffin opens up to Boston Spirit about comedy, controversy and her upcoming Boston...
Hard to believe it was only a year ago.
But just weeks after Kathy Griffin wowed a crowd of more than 1,200 LGBT professionals and friends at Boston Spirit’s 2017 Executive Networking Night with her...
