NH lawmakers move to push through anti-LGBTQ bills in session’s final weeks

With only a few weeks to go before the end of the legislative session, lawmakers pushed forward a number of bills with anti-LGBTQ+ proposals,...

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...

Is Today the Day Healey and Kerrigan Make History? Probably Not.

Today around six thousand Democratic activists and organizers will meet in Worcester DCU center for the Massachusetts Democratic Party’s annual convention. Those convention delegates...

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Harbor to the Bay

A rainy ride didn’t slow down the 21st—and final—Harbor to the Bay Ride bike-a-thon. Launched in 2003, Harbor to the Bay has raised over...

Edith Windsor, whose SCOTUS case won marriage equality for all, dies at 88

No doubt we'll be celebrating her life in New England as well as in her home state New York. In fact, everyone in the...

Vermont elects Balint first woman, first openly LGBTQ person to US Congress

History was made in Vermont last week when voters elected Becca Balint to become the first woman and first openly LGBTQ US Congress member...