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...
