Dartmouth College Grad Named First Openly Gay Pentagon Chief of Staff
New Hampshire's Dartmouth College grad Eric Fanning (class of '90; A.B., history), as of Feb. 18, is the first openly gay Pentagon chief of staff. Interestingly, back in Fanning's undergrad days, Dartmouth honored him with its...
U.S. To Appoint Openly Gay Envoy To Overseas LGBT Communities
U.S. Secretary of State and former Mass. State Sen. John Kerry is set to appoint a special envoy for LGBT rights around the world. The appointee, who will be a current openly gay U.S. State...
Florida’s first legally married gay men to attend U.S. State of the Union Speech...
The first two legally married gay men in the Sunshine State got a surprise invitation to attend President Barak Obama's State of the Union speech tonight, Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 9 p.m. (EST). Newlyweds Jeff and Todd Delmay...
I-93 Rush-Hour Protesters Identify As ‘LGBTQA, white, pan-Asian and Latin@’
A diverse group of people identifying as LGBTQA, white, pan-Asian and Latino stood together to block rush-hour traffic on Interstate 93 north and south of Boston Thursday, Jan. 15. Their stance? Solidarity with the protestors in Ferguson,...
Mixed-Message on Supreme Court Marriage Case from White House
With U.S. Supreme Court same-sex ruling pending, support from the White House remains unclear. According to a recent Metro Weekly article:
"Hours before the Supreme Court justices are set to consider once again taking up the...
Ten Big Gay Predictions for 2015
All the major mainstream papers are predicting what current events, political debacles, security threats, and major gaffes will happen in the world in 2015.
So, I thought I would put together a prediction list for...
Top 10 Silver Linings to the 2014 Midterms for the LGBT Community
20 years to the day, November 5, 1994, since the Republicans first took control of the Senate — and thus control of Congress — since World War II, history repeated itself last night.
While many LGBTs might be feeling in...
How Anti-LGBT is Charlie Baker’s Running Mate Karyn Polito?
The White-Washing of Karyn Polito: Has she really changed her tune on LGBT issues?
Karyn Polito’s Lieutenant Governor candidate website belies a woman who has beaten the odds and succeeded in politics by working hard...
VOICES OF COLOR: Voter Guide from the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition
BOSTON, October 21, 2014 — On Tuesday, November 4th, the people of Massachusetts will have the power to choose who gets to fill various state executive and state legislature offices. This year, six executive...
How Will Gay Marriage Affect the Mid-Term Elections?
The 50 States of Gay Marriage and the Mid-Term Elections: Will One Affect the Other?
Talking about gay marriage these days is like one part waiting for a baby to be born and another part...
