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...

On SCOTUS upholding marriage equality: GLAD Law ‘will continue fighting every day’

After the US Supreme Court denied the request to revisit marriage equality earlier this week, Mary Bonauto, senior director of civil rights and legal...

US Supreme Court rejects appeal to overturn marriage equality

The US Supreme Court announced this morning, Nov. 10, that they have rejected hearing a case aimed at, in part, overturning marriage equality. Reports The...

Newton, MA City Councilor-Elect Cyrus Dahmubed among openly LGBTQ winners of Nov. 4, 2025 election

Cyrus Dahmubed, city councilor at-large–elect for Newton, Massachusetts, is among the openly LGBTQ winners of the November 4, 2025 election. Dahmubed was endorsed by...

Is VT Pride Center Closing? ‘No.’ But their current challenges are serious

After getting out the word last month that the Pride Center of Vermont was taking an "operation pause," in which several of their critical...

State policies banning discrimination against LGBTQ foster youth threatened by Trump administration

The Trump administration has sent letters threatening funding for states including Vermont, Massachusetts, New York and California warning that state policies supporting LGBTQ foster...

Support for trans rights front and center in Maine Gov. Mills launch for US Senate

When Maine Governor Janet Mills officially announced her campaign for US Senate last week, she put her support for transgender rights — and legal...

Middlebury College swim team trans diver’s death deemed a suicide

Vermont State Police have announced that 21-year-old Middlebury College senior Lia Smith, a diver on the school's swim team who had been reported missing...

Former LGBTQ+ Victory Fund co-chair runs for Providence City Council

Matt McDermott, a former co-chair of the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund Campaign board, is running for city council in Providence, Rhode Island. Reports Ocean State...

Candidate for US Senate from Maine admits posting antigay slurs, calls them ‘indefensible’

Graham Planter, a Democratic candidate for US Senate from Maine, has admitted to and apologized for posting antigay slurs on Reddit, while serving in...

GLAD Law issues fact sheet on protections from DOJ subpoenas for trans youth and their families

The Trump administration has escalated its campaign against transgender youth by issuing more than 20 civil subpoenas to health care facilities that provide care...

Women’s colleges in New England reaffirm support of trans women

Smith, Mount Holyoke and Wellesley colleges in Massachusetts are among New England women's institutions of higher education reaffirming their support of trans women on...

Fenway Health halts gender-affirming care for minors, faces backlash

The Boston-based Fenway Health — one of the country’s leading care and research centers for LGBTQIA+ people — is halting its gender-affirming care (hormones...

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Newton, MA art center receives bomb threat prior to drag story hour

A bomb threat was delivered to an art center in Newton, Massachusetts last week prior to a drag queen story hour. According to a...

Queen Mother’s Ball Coronation XI

The Imperial Court of Massachusetts held its ‘A Venetian Masquerade’ Queen Mother’s Ball Coronation XI to benefit The Boston Living Center.

Mass. Transgender Political Coalition offers Know Your Rights election guide

The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) has developed a Know Your Rights guide to voting in Massachusetts ahead of the federal and state elections...

Zachary Quinto to produce, star in podcast on gay purge at Harvard

Out, proud actor Zachary Quinto announced he's producing and will star in "Secret Code," a podcast about a gay purge against students and Cambridge...