New England Catholic leaders attempt to clarify Pope’s call for civil unions
Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston and Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence issued statements on Pope Francis's recent endorsement of civil unions for same-sex couples — statements that reveal more about their...
SCOTUS to hear first LGBTQ rights case after Barrett seated as ninth justice
Even before the US Supreme Court will hear arguments threatening the Affordable Care Act in November, the "next high stakes LGBTQ rights case," said Janson Wu, executive director of the Boston-based GLBTQ...
Keshet celebrates its 2020 OUTstanding! Boston honoree Rabbi Becky Silverstein with online talk
The COVID-19 pandemic may have postponed Keshet's OUTstanding! Boston gala, originally scheduled for April 22, but the national grassroots organization that works for the full equality of LGBTQ Jews in Jewish life,...
Bishop remains silent after diocese ‘uninvited’ Pioneer Valley Gay Men’s Chorus from holiday concert
The Springfield Catholic Diocese canceled a scheduled performance by The Pioneer Valley Gay Men's Chorus in a concert held over the holidays at Saint Teresa's church in South Hadley, Massachusetts.
Members of the chorus told...
West Springfield pastor calls anti-LGBT faction’s breakaway from United Methodist Church a ‘good resolution’
Reverend Rick Rabe of West Springfield United Methodist Church told MassLive he finds the denomination's proposed historic split over LGBT marriage and ordination an "equitable solution."
The split, announced yesterday, "would divide the third-largest religious...
UK pastor resigns after taking a page from Rhode Island bishop’s playbook
Posting a message taken largely from a tweet by Rhode Island bishop Thomas Tobin, UK-based pastor Keith Waters suggested that Christians should not be supportive of events that are held in honor of LGBTQ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
