MassEquality welcomes Tanya Neslusan as new executive director
MassEquality today welcomes Tanya Neslusan, "an experienced political and social justice leader and life-long resident of Central Massachusetts," as the new executive director for the Bay State grassroots LGBTQ advocacy organization.
“Tanya has an impressive set...
Third annual Trans Resistance March and Festival returns on Sat., June 25
The third annual Trans Resistance March and Festival, organized by Trans Resistance MA, starts 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 25.
The march steps off from Cedar Square Park...
2nd annual Trans Resistance MA March and Vigil for Black Trans Lives to be...
Trans Resistance MA invites supporters and community members to attend the second-annual Trans Resistance March & Vigil for Black Trans Lives on Saturday, June 12, from 11 a.m to 4 p.m. Attendees...
Calling for transformation, GLAD will not participate in Boston Pride 2021
Calling for transformation within the Boston Pride organization, the Boston-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) has announced it will not participate in Boston Pride's official events this year. In a recent...
GLAD, LGBTQ groups in Massachusetts and across the country take a stand against racial...
A joint statement from Boston-based GLAD (GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders), the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition, MassEquality and other LGBTQ organizations in New England and across the county are pledging "to say...
Stoughton High senior leads protest against banning of Pride, BLM flags
Stoughton High School senior Olivia Tran is leading a movement against the banning of LGBTQ+ Pride and Black Lives Matter flags from classrooms at her Massachusetts school. The school's superintendent, Thomas Raab,...
GLAD Legal Briefs: Discrimination in Jury Service and Selection is an LGBTQ Justice Issue
A fundamental premise of our criminal justice system is that defendants have a right to a fair trial, including the right to be heard by a jury of...
Boston Pride postpones mayoral forum under pressure from LGBTQ activists
Boston Pride has postponed its June 7 forum where the top six contenders vying to be the next mayor of Boston were to discuss LGBTQ issues. They put the event on hold...
LGBT Asylum Task Force acquires property for new shelter in Worcester
Through donations, grants and its annual gala, the Bay State's LGBT Asylum Task Force has raised enough funds to purchase a building in Worcester to shelter LGBT people fleeing violence in other...
UConn receives two additional social justice mini-grants from Campus Pride
Student programs at the University of Connecticut received two of the 10 social justice mini-grants that Campus Pride distributed to schools across the the United States in a second round of 2021...