Boston Legacy women’s pro soccer team hosts first Pride Match at Gillette Stadium

Boston Legacy Football Club — the new women's professional soccer team that currently plays at Gillette Stadium and will move to Boston's White Stadium...

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.

The Bruins’ Shawn Thornton

Shawn Thornton loves Boston.Boston loves Shawn Thornton.That has been the case since the day Thornton arrived in town to play for our Stanley Cup...

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Yoooou’re Out!

By Cyd Zeigler Jr.

Boston’s professional lacrosse team signed the first out male pro athlete in America a few years ago; what would it take for a Red Sox, Patriot, Bruin, or Celtic to come out as gay?

Drag queen story hour prevails over protest at Waterville, Maine’s Pride

More than 200 people came out to support a drag queen story hour in Waterville last Saturday. Last month, the “Drag Queen Story Hour” at...

Rucks and Tucks

Photos TPA Photography Club Café | Boston | November 22, 2019 Contestants went wig to wig in lip sync battles for the crown before the largest-crowd ever,...

Toys for Joys 6th Annual Event in Boston

By NOTE: this story is adapted from a story written by Scott Kearnan about Toys for Joys' 5th anniversary a year ago and ran in the...