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...

Which political candidates are getting LGBT money: Who isn’t, and why?

LGBT Donors & Aggregating Resources in the Mid-Term Elections I’m sure many of you summer in Ogunquit – in fact I know many of you...

The Curious Case of the 6th District Congressional Race: Richard Tisei and the Ensuing LGBT political boondoggle

There is a lot of curious happenings in Salem, Massachusetts, and the North Shore for the next month — and it has nothing to...

We will Recruit You: Morning After Historic Primary for LGBTs and Dems in MA — It’s Time to Get to Work 

This morning I saw a most peculiar sight at the Democratic Unity Breakfast.* For those of you that don’t know, the Unity Breakfast is held the...

VOICE OF COLOR: HBGC Welcomes ‘Noah’s Arc’ creator Patrik Ian-Polk to Boston to Screen ‘Blackbird’  

Award winning director, screenwriter, singer, actor and producer, Patrik Ian Polk is coming to Boston! Polk will join the roster of special guests at the...

Handicapping the Tuesday primary races: How will the LGBT candidates and our allies fare?

Tuesday is a big day for politics – it’s the primaries. It is also usually the day that most voters forget to vote because it’s...

Maura Healey — Can she pull off a victory against the ‘old boy’ network? 

Polls are showing she can … In 2008, the good ole boy circled the wagons around now-President Obama and asked Hillary Clinton to step aside. ...

VOICES OF COLOR: $100,000 granted to HBGC to expand youth programming

BOSTON, MA (September 2, 2014) — The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC), located in Boston, MA, was one of four organizations awarded a 2014...

VOICES OF COLOR: Boston City Council Hearing on LGBTQ Homeless Youth

On July 31, the Boston City Council held a hearing on LGBT Youth Homelessness convened by Councilors Michelle Wu and Ayanna Pressley. The reports from...

Voices of Color: Violence at Pride

Pride is usually a time for much celebration and many LGBTQ communities venture out to declare to the world that they are out and...

Voices of Color: Getting to Know District 7 State Representative Candidates: Eric Esteves

The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC) is not endorsing any of the candidates. However, recently we had the pleasure of speaking with Democratic primary...

Voices of Color: Boston City Council’s Commission on the Status of Black Men and Boys

Did you know that the Boston City Council is in the beginning stages of creating a commission to address the needs of black men...

The First Bisexual Woman in Congress is a Badass—and Needs Our Help

The First Bisexual Woman in Congress is a Badass – and Needs Our Help In 2012, there were more openly LGBT members of Congress elected...

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Gay-owned Dorchester Brewing Company keeps business going with grab-and-go brews and bites

The Dorchester Brewing Company has been brewing something more than beer over the last several months. The gay-owned beer company, like the neighborhood from...

Boston City Council moves toward nonbinary option on city-issued docs

Boston's city council late last week unanimously passed an ordinance to adopt a nonbinary gender designation for all city forms, documents and certificates. The...

US Senator Maggie Hassan (NH) visits Manchester True Collaborative

US Senator Maggie Hasaan stopped by for a tour and to deliver remarks at Manchester True Collaborative, New Hampshire's first LGBTQ+ community center, earlier...

Then and now: Part II, Now it’s Gabi’s time to live: Transitioning at 60

Gabi Morgan, 65, from Jamaica Plain is becoming a fixture not only in her own community of JP but also with older trans and...