Boston Legacy pro women’s soccer to launch partnership with Fenway Health at Aug. 9 Pride Match

Fenway Health and Boston Legacy FC today announced a new community and health collaboration that brings together two organizations committed to advancing inclusion, health...
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Gay former New England Patriot responds to current Pats player’s anti-LGBTQ posts

Former New England Patriot Ryan O'Callaghan spoke out in an Outsports article about the recent online postings by current Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson,...

Vrabel responds to New England Patriot’s support for anti-LGBTQ+ statements

"I want to be able to express what they believe in their heart and in their mind, but also want to make sure...

MassEquality responds to International Olympic Committee decision

Earlier this week, MassEquality responded with the following press release to the International Olympic Committee's decision to ban transgender women athletes from competing: MassEquality...

Boston-based civil rights group calls out uptick across MA in LGBTQ-related bullying in school hockey

The Boston-based advocacy group Lawyers for Civil Rights is calling out an uptick in LGBTQ-related bullying in school sports, "especially hockey," across Massachusetts, and...

UMass Boston Athletics Dept. named Division III LGBTQ Institution of Year

The NCAA recognized the UMass Boston's athletics department as a 2025 Division III LGBTQ Institution of the Year during an annual NCAA convention held...

Patriots cheerleader Jeremy Greer scores for the team at Super Bowl

Even though the New England Patriots came up short at last weekend's Super Bowl, Patriots cheerleader Jeremy Greer scored big for the home team....

GOP candidates for gov., US Senate weigh in against transgender student athletes in Pembroke, MA

At least three Republican candidates in Massachusetts—one for US Senate and two for governor— weighed in on social media over a debate at a...

Feds now investigating transgender cheerleader on co-ed team in Maine

The US Department of Education is investigating the Newport School District in Maine because a transgender athlete is competing on a "girls" cheerleading team....

Bruins’ McAvoy supports LGBTQ+ players: ‘We’re all on the same team’

At the Boston Bruins' Hockey Is for Everyone night last week, where the team beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3, defenseman Charlie McAvoy stepped...

Hitting the slopes with New England’s largest LGBTQ+ ski & snowboard club

New England has plenty of thriving organizations dedicated to connecting queers who like to stay active outdoors during the warmer months, from competitive clubs,...

Trump admin. investigates New England schools over trans athletes

Eighteen New England schools across four school districts are under investigation for their inclusion of transgender athletes in school sports by the US Dept....

Boston Pride Hockey tops Outsports teams to ‘start your Heated Rivalry’

"Gay hockey show Heated Rivalry has certainly created an unprecedented interest in the sport of ice hockey amongst the gay community. To be sure, watching star...
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All New England states earn highest rating on HRC’s annual equality index

The Human Rights Campaign's ninth annual "State Equality Index 2022" — the latest, just released last week — is out, and once again all...
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The History Project: ‘The Coming Out Eureka Moment’ | (virtual) May 12, 2021

Join SpeakOUT Boston and The History Project for a night of storytelling about those transformative moments when we knew we were LGBTQ+ and there was no turning back....
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Slam Dunk: Derrick Gordon

Earlier this year, the 22-year old UMass Minutemen shooting guard came out to his family. Then he came out to his team. And finally, he came out to the world through an ESPN interview that made him the first openly gay athlete in Division I men’s basketball. Hot on the heels of public disclosures from pro stars Jason Collins and Michael Sam, Gordon found himself in the middle of what is seemingly a sea change for out athletes—and he says that the personal reception from his coach, teammates, and family has been uniformly positive.
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CRI’s 30th Anniversary Party

Marc Hall Design | Boston | May 3, 2019 Club Café’s Jim Morgrage was honored with Community Research Initiative’s 30th Anniversary Award for Excellence for...