Colby Sawyer, Dartmouth colleges host intercollegiate LGBTQ+ student prom
For LGBTQ+ college students who may have missed out on their high school proms, Dartmouth and Colby Sawyer colleges recently teamed up to host an intercollegiate LGBTQ+ student prom on the Dartmouth...
GLAD’s Mary Bonauto to throw first pitch at Fenway Park’s Pride Night
In celebration of 20 years of marriage equality, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)’s Mary Bonauto, who argued the landmark Massachusetts Goodridge case, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the annual Pride Night...
Springfield, MA to host third annual Pride Parade Weekend, May 30–June 3
Springfield, Massachusetts will see an even bigger Pride event this year with its third annual Pride Parade that now includes festivities across the entire weekend.
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Voters replace homophobic member of Littleton, NH select board with co-chair of North Country...
On March 12, voters in Littleton, New Hampshire elected pro-LGBTQ+ Kerri Harrington to replace a homophobic member of the town's select board, effectively ending the controversy stirred up last summer by the...
North Brookfield agrees to not block future Pride events as part of lawsuit settlement...
The town of North Brookfield, Mass. has stripped its Select Board of approval power for future events in local parks as part of a settlement in a recent lawsuit filed by the...
After outpouring of support, canceled drag story hour back on in Enfield, CT
A drag story hour in Enfield, Connecticut, previously canceled after threatening comments were posted online, is back on track thanks to an outpouring of community support and an assurance of security from...
Pride is back on in North Brookfield; ACLU still moving forward with lawsuit
Thanks to the ACLU of Massachusetts and the perseverance of the local LGBTQ community and allies, North Brookfield's Pride is back on schedule for June 2024.
The ACLU,...
North Brookfield faces lawsuit after denying drag performers again; this time for town’s upcoming...
The Worcester County LGBTQ+ nonprofit Rural Justice Network is suing North Brookfield, Mass. for denying an application to host Pride in the town if drag entertainers are to perform for the public—just...
Maine State Representative Charles Skold comes out as ‘gay or queer’
Last Wednesday was National Coming Out Day, and Maine State Rep. Charles Skold, who had previously identified as bisexual, took the opportunity to come out publicly and identify as "gay or queer."...
Thousands of LGBTQ+ friends and allies celebrate Pride in downtown Worcester
After the first week of Pride celebrations in Worcester, Mass., starting with a flag-raising over City Hall, an estimated 6,000 LGBTQ+ and allied folks came out for the big event: a Pride...
