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...
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...
DignityUSA welcomes all to national conference in Boston, July 6–9
Where’s your place at the table?
DignityUSA wants everyone to know we all have one. That’s the theme of the nearly 50-year-old organization’s national conference this year—“A Place at the Table.” This 23rd annual event...
Bay State marriage central to wedding cake baker’s SCOTUS appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will review a Colorado court victory for David Mullins and Charlie Craig, who married in Massachusetts, after a bakery denied them a wedding cake.
According to a June 26 update from...
GLAD prevails in precedent-setting civil and religious rights case
When Matthew Barrett applied to be Fontbonne Academy’s food services director, he wasn’t looking to set an historic precedent in civil rights law. But that's exactly what he did when he was hired then fired...
LGBT Catholics reach out to Pope Francis through social media campaign
No question Pope Francis is being very generous with his time during his visit to the United States—what with his nonstop tour of public events and frequent attempts to break through security barriers for impromptu meet...
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...
