Hillary Clinton, Cher fêted at P’town campaign event
Provincetown rolled out its red carpet for two long-term supporters of the LGBT community on Sunday, August 21, when Cher joined Hillary Clinton at a campaign fundraising event, which raised approximately 1.5 million dollars...
Trump-Pence platform poses a serious threat to public health for LGBTQ community
Standing firmly upon the most anti-LGBT platform in U.S. history, presidential candidate Donald Trump and running mate Mike Pence, if elected, pose a major threat to not only the strides towards equality the LGBT...
Governor Baker signs bill making Bay State first to cover lipodystrophy treatment
Long-term survivors of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Bay State can finally gain access to insurance coverage for treatment of the debilitating side effects of early HIV medications thanks to the bill that Governor...
Former GOP Committee Rep pushes for ballot question to repeal trans equality law
She may be swimming upstream, but former GOP National Committee representative Chanel Prunier of Shrewsbury is gathering signatures for a 2018 ballot question aimed at repealing the newly enacted law that extends equal rights to...
Lawmakers distance themselves from homophobic state senate candidate
Borrowing a page from the Donald Trump potty-mouth playbook comes Ted Busiek of Littleton, Massachusetts, a Republic running for state senate in the fifth congressional district against the Democratic incumbent. And the Bay State's...
Boston Sisters of Perpetual IndulgenceTo Be Honored at Annual GLAD PTOWN FETE
Every year, Boston's Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence work their magic volunteering their good services at GLAD's annual Summer Party in Provincetown. This year, GLAD is returning the favor, celebrating them as the big event's guests...
Summertime is a great time to catch up on & get involved in what’s...
(Editor’s note: This article appears in the current July/August 2016 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.)
With the passage of the Bay State’s law extending public accommodations right to transgender people, says Deborah...
Despite anti-LGBT platform, Log Cabin & other gay GOP leaders stand with Trump
Wake up, Caitlyn Jenner. Donald Trump is not acting like a friend to the "T" (or any of the other letters) in LGBT and neither is the GOP — at least as far as the Republican...
What Passage of the Transgender Rights Bill Means to Senate President Rosenberg
The following guest editorial by Massachusetts Senate President Stan Rosenberg appears in the current July/August 2016 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine:
After the terrible tragedy in Orlando, it is natural to want to say that standing...
Governor Baker signs trans-inclusive public accommodations bill into law
"Massachusetts is now the 1st state this year—& the 18th in the nation—to pass full #trans protections! #TransBillMA."
The tweet rang out from Freedom Massachusetts around 3:30 p.m. today after Governor Charlie Baker signed into...