Brookline native appointed first openly transgender White House staff member
The first openly transgender person to serve as a Beacon Hill staffer has made history again. The Obama administration appointed Raffi Freedman-Gurspan as its new outreach and recruitment director for presidential personnel in the White House...
Hillary Clinton’s well-timed Provincetown visit provides a major boost to Presidential campaign
Though never pitched as a "whistle-stop" or "town meeting" event, many Provincetown residents and visitors were sorry not to catch a glimpse of Hillary Clinton when she came to town last week for a private...
While marriage-equality garners growing support, 85 anti-LGBT bills in 28 states attempt to fly...
With all the promising news about marriage equality coming out of the U.S. Supreme Court, it can be easy to overlook the many other civil rights fights the LGBT community is facing all over the...
First openly gay NBA player Jason Collins and Mass. Rep. Joe Kennedy III guests...
Massachusetts Congressman Joseph Kennedy III and Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in the NBA (now retired), were roommates in college and have been buddies every since. You can read all about that in...
Top 8 Things You Need to Know About Tomorrow’s Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Argument
April 28 is an historic day for equal marriage. We are finally getting our shot at arguing for our right to marry before the highest court in the nation, the Supreme Court of the United...
AIDS Action Committee urges greater investment in fight against HIV
Noting Massachusetts' leading role in reducing cases of HIV while saving the state hundreds of millions of dollars in related health-care costs, the AIDS Action Committee is calling on Beacon Hill and the U.S. House Ways...
P’town theater troupe delivers message to Ireland before historic referendum
A small troupe of Provincetown thespians is carrying a big message of support for marriage-equality to Ireland. The cast, crew, and playwright of the short play Just Say Yes, a same-sex marriage comedy by Lynda Sturner of...
GOPs Line Up to Support Gay Marriage at the Supreme Court
Many of you might not know who Ken Mehlmen is.
He is the architect of George Bush’s field campaign for his 2000 run and was the campaign manager for his 2004 re-election campaign. He is...
Massachusetts No Better Than Indiana or Alabama When It Comes To Transgender Accommodations Discrimination
For the past few weeks many of us in New England have all been condemning Indiana and Alabama for their respective passage, or almost passage, of a bill that would legalize discrimination based on sexual orientation...
Thank you Karyn Polito and why you should thank her too
Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, who a decade ago was one of the leading Republican lawmakers seeking to ban gay marriage, will officiate at state Senate President Stanley Rosenberg’s wedding to his domestic partner, according...
