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...

Out & Proud Hyannis high school senior leads anti-bully conference for athletes

Let's hear it for high school student athlete Jonathan Peters, a senior at Sturgis High School in Hyannis, for organizing a conference all about eliminating...

NBA pulls All-Star game from North Carolina in protest of state’s sweeping anti-LGBT law

The Boston Celtics voiced its approval today when pro basketball's commissioner Adam Silver announced that the NBA is moving its 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte,...

Red Sox executive moved to come out prior to June 3 Pride Night at Fenway Park

LGBT sports lovers and their buddies should not miss this one-of-a-kind double-header: on Friday, June, 3, the Boston Red Sox annual Pride Night at Fenway...

New England’s recreational regatta for LGBTQ boaters, relaunches for 2016

Calling all LGBTQ motor- and sailboaters of New England! With its mission to bring together gay, lesbian, and transgender boaters and friends to have fun on...

Openly gay, former UMASS basketball star makes March Madness history

Serious college basketball fans—as well as those of us who love to watch March Madness starting around Sweet Sixteen time—have got a new champion to root...

New England businessman matches donations for Harbor to the Bay riders

Harbor to the Bay cyclists riding on behalf of Boston's Community Research Initiative get matched dollar-for-dollar on Friday, August 28, when Paul Moreno of 5 Star...

First openly trans collegiate swimmer joins Harvard men’s team this fall

Schuyler Bailar, 19-year-old Harvard undergraduate, will be the first openly transgender swimmer to compete on a college team. The talented recruit, who broke records on...

First openly gay NBA player Jason Collins and Mass. Rep. Joe Kennedy III guests of honor at upcoming Greater Boston PFLAG fete

Massachusetts Congressman Joseph Kennedy III and Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in the NBA (now retired), were roommates in college and have been...

An LGBT Place At The Super Bowl (Press Booth) Table – A First!

It wasn't just the New England Patriots that made history at the Super Bowl earlier this week. For the first time in the 49-year history of...

Whopping 73% of Americans Support Gay & Lesbian Pro Athletes, New Survey Shows

A significant majority of Americans would support gay and lesbian professional athletes openly playing on their favorite teams, a recent survey indicates. According to the Public Religion Research...

Boston’s FLAG Flag Football League Shakes It Off

The gang from Boston's FLAG Flag Football League are at it again! Fresh off the heels of last year's Brittany Spears video, the boys decided to show a little love to Taylor Swift this year with a sizzling version of Swift's latest hit "Shake It Off."

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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