28 percent of Bay State GOP delegates back anti-gay activist in governor’s race
At last Saturday's state Republican convention in Worcester, nearly 30 percent of GOP delegates backed the anti-LGBT activist pastor Scott Lively from Springfield, Massachusetts, in his primary run against Governor Charlie Baker, according to...
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...
Catholic schools in Worcester, MA prohibit all LGBTQ+ student expression
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts has a new policy, starting this school year in 21 of its schools, to make students "conduct themselves at school in a manner consistent with...
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...
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...
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...
First Parish Church in Taunton named LGBTQ “Welcoming Congregation”
The Unitarian Universalist Association's board unanimously voted to recognize Taunton's First Parish Church as a "Welcoming Congregation" for LGBTQ people in late April.
“We weren’t super noticeable as being LGBT inclusive before. Coming here was the...
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 Cardinal praises Pope’s directive to bless same-sex couples, but not as ‘endorsement’ of...
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley last week praised Pope Francis's recent directive allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, though the cardinal qualified the praise as not an endorsement...
Rhode Island bishop’s anti-Pride tweet draws harsh, immediate criticism
Providence, Rhode Island's Bishop Thomas Joseph Tobin drew sharp and immediate criticism, locally and nationally, after he advised Catholics to avoid LGBTQ Pride Month events in a following tweet this past Saturday morning. Reads the...
