GLAD Law: ‘Post Pride, LGBTQ+ youth in foster care still require our attention’

The following column appears in the July/August 2026 issue of Boston Spirit Magazine: Another Pride Month is in the books. For many of us, Pride...

Trans inmate forced to detransition in NH prison sues state corrections dept.

An inmate in the New Hampshire Department of Corrections is suing the state for forcing her to detransition, live in the state's men's facility...

HRC expresses gratitude for LGBTQ+ activism of Rob and Michele Reiner

The Human Rights Campaign is mourning the loss of legendary actor, director and LGBTQ+ activist Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner. The...

Recent poll shows US Rep. Pappas (NH) with slight lead in US Senate race

A recent Saint Anselm College poll suggests that Congressman Chris Pappas enters New Hampshire’s 2026 US Senate race as the dominant Democratic contender—and a...

Maine Gov. Mills delivers rousing remarks at LGBTQ+ Victory Institute leadership conference

"Freedom, not fear. Compassion, not cruelty," were core messages of Maine Governor Janet Mills last week at the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute's 2025 International LGBTQ+...

New Mass. legislation facilitates legal name changes for trans residents

Last week, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed an end-of-year Fiscal Year 2025 supplemental budget that included an amendment, championed by advocates for LGBTQ+ people...

More cities than ever earn perfect scores on HRC Municipal Equality Index, including 10 in New England

Human Rights Campaign Foundation released its 14th edition of the Municipal Equality Index (MEI) — the only comprehensive nationwide assessment of LGBTQ+ equality in...

Lexington parent sues town schools over LGBTQ-inclusive picture books

The father of a Lexington, Massachusetts kindergartner is suing the town's school district over the inclusion of books with LGBTQ+ themes that he says...

Transgender Day of Remembrance memorial on Boston Common ‘erased’

Last week, more than 400 transgender flags were illegally removed from a Transgender Day of Remembrance memorial on Boston Common, across from the state...

Out Maine Democrat Jordan Wood drops US Senate bid for House run

Jordan Wood, the openly gay candidate for US Senate from Maine, has announced he is dropping out of that race and will now run...

Markey, Garcia reintroduce bill to direct US State Dept. to monitor, respond to anti-LGBTQ+ violence worldwide

Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Robert Garcia (CA-42) today reintroduced the "International Human Rights Defense Act" (IHRDA) following the Supreme Court’s rejection of...

Bay State Senate passes bill to limit book bans in public schools, libraries

The Massachusetts Senate last week passed, "An Act Regarding Free Expression" (S.2338), legislation to limit bans on books and other materials from schools and...

Trans Day of Remembrance events in Boston to emphasize community

Preparations for Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) in Boston have been underway since June. The day of remembrance is held annually on Nov. 20...

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Drag story hour at Somerville Public Library canceled after bomb threat

With homophobic protesters and pro-LGBTQ+ counter-protestors outnumbering them outside, a drag queen story hour to be held this past Saturday, Oct. 5, at the...

Mass. Attorney General says US Dept. of Ed investigation won’t keep trans student athletes from playing

After an executive order to ban transgender girls from playing on girls sports teams, the US Dept. of Education announced it would investigate the...

Equity Alliance Fireside Chat

Eastern Bank’s Equity Alliance for Business Banking team recently brought together community leaders and business support organizations to celebrate advancing opportunity for underrecognized entrepreneurs....

Bechdel donates signed book bundle for Outright Vermont Fire Truck Pull

In a heartfelt gesture to support LGBTQ+ youth, acclaimed cartoonist Alison Bechdel has donated a collection of her signed books to Outright Vermont’s annual...