Belfast, Maine senior may be first transgender valedictorian in US
A winning combination of intelligence, hard work and inspiring character are surely among the top qualities that brought Belfast, Maine senior Syd Sanders to this moment. Not only has Sanders earned the...
Greater Boston PFLAG honors Josh Kraft at annual Pride & Passion
Compassionate leadership. That along with commitment and hard work is what Josh Kraft is being honored for at Greater Boston PFLAG's annual Pride & Passion benefit on Thursday, April 27.
Kraft is president of both...
Boston’s True Colors Earns National Arts & Humanities Youth Program Award
The young thespians from the Boston-based theater program True Colors: Out Youth Theater and their grown-up program leaders from The Theater Offensive have earned a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, which will be...
Dunkin’ foundation helps fund food programs for LGBTQ youth in need
Canton, Mass.–based Dunkin's Joy in Childhood Foundation is distributing six grants to community nonprofits committed to helping LGBTQ+ youth across the US. One of the Dunkin' grant recipients is Fenway Health, the...
OUT Maine awarded $100K to create online LGBTQ educational tools
OUT Maine, the Rockport, Maine–based LGBTQ youth support nonprofit, has been awarded $100,000 to create online educational tools for schools and providers.
Here's what OUT Maine is doing...
New England’s queer proms set their sights on future dates
For many LGBTQ adults, the very idea of being able to participate in the rite of passage of a prom is hard to even imagine. Unfortunately, all of...
GLAD Legal Briefs: Discussing race, disability, sexual orientation & gender ID in the classroom
Over the past year, we have seen an alarming trend in attempts to censor classroom discussions about race and LGBTQ+ issues, from bans on teaching the history...
Rep. Lewis and Sen. Cyr’s youth HIV prevention bill signed into Mass. law
Thanks to the steadfast efforts of Massachusetts State Sen. Julian Cyr and Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis, legislation allowing individuals under the age of 18 to access live-saving HIV prevention medication—such as pre-exposure...
Boston Children’s calls on DOJ to investigate threats over trans care
Officials at leading health care organizations, including Boston Children's Hospital, sent a letter yesterday to US Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for the US Department of Justice to investigate the escalating violent...
Superintendents condemn attack on transgender high school student after North Attleboro/Foxborough game
Massachusetts school superintendents from two districts condemned an alleged hate-crime assault against a transgender North Attleboro high school junior after a North Attleboro and Foxborough school basketball game last week in North...
