Boston Cardinal O’Malley issues statement of regret for marriage-equality court decision
As we celebrate the civil rights victory achieved today with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex marriage, it's important to remember that many, though not the majority, of Americans still believe, in sincerity, that this ruling has the...
Op/Ed: United Methodist Church now open to LGBTQ+ Methodists
Earlier this month, United Methodist Church delegates voted to repeal its church's long-held exclusionary stance of its LGBTQ Methodists — meaning, church doctrine, polity, and social standing.
The news...
Northampton Jewish day school hosts drag queen Shabbat ceremony
The goal of the event was inspired by the national, San Francisco-based Drag Queen Story Hour, whose mission aims to "capture the imagination and play of the gender fluidity of childhood and give kids...
Supreme Court takes up challenge to Maine’s policy against funding private, anti-LGBTQ religious schools
The US Supreme Court added a case to their next term that will once again involve "the growing conflict over providing government benefits to private religious schools that refuse to admit or...
Boston College exhibit celebrates history of LGBTQ Catholics in US
Apropos of LGBTQ History Month (October) and reflective of a strong LGBTQ presence on a campus whose leadership seems to struggle to accept them, Boston College's School of Theology and Ministry has teamed...
Protest against Worcester Diocese’s anti-LGBTQ school policy held tonight
A protest against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester's recently announced anti-LGBTQ school policy will take place this evening, Wed., Aug. 23, at the Diocese Chancery on the corner of Elm and...
Anti-LGBTQ message on Medford church sign sparks peaceful protest
A crowd of peaceful protestors came together outside New England Baptist Church on Salem Street in Medford, Mass. last Friday to express their objection to a sign the church had posted with...
Boston College students call for university to address Vatican’s statement against LGBTQ civil unions
Boston College's undergraduate GLBTQ+ Leadership Council (GLC) issued a petition in solidarity against the Vatican's recent statement opposing same-sex civil unions. The petition calls for the private, Jesuit university to "clarify their...
The graceful transition of Rhode Island Council of Churches’ executive minister
Transitioning is never a breezy process. Beyond any medical or therapeutic interventions, there are the complications of coming out to family, friends, colleagues and acquaintances, and of living in the world. There may even...
Three more Massachusetts churches targeted with anti-LGBTQ+ vandalism
Three more churches in Massachusetts were targeted with anti-LGBTQ+ vandalism in late July, and the churches' leaders and their communities, along with the Massachusetts Council of Churches, are once again rallying in...
