Boston’s Theater Offensive’s ‘Beyond the Stage’ benefit postponed
Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) concerns, The Theater Offensive's March 12 "Beyond the Stage" benefit event has been postponed.
The event is the premier annual fundraiser of Boston's LGBTQ youth theater program, the longest running such...
Connecticut GOP to honor high school athletes for suing trans competitors
Connecticut Republican party chairman J.R. Romano announced this week that his state's GOP will honor three high school girls whose families filed a federal case to block transgender athletes from competing in high school...
Three Conn. families file federal lawsuit to oust trans students from girls sports
The families of three Connecticut high school track team runners filed a federal lawsuit on Feb. 12 to exclude transgender female athletes from participating in girls sports—despite a state law on the side of...
Fuentes named East Boston YMCA’s youth and family program director
East Boston YMCA's new Youth and Family Program Director Carlos Fuentes has worked hard to grow teen, sports and family engagement programs at the branch over the past eight years. In his new role,...
Marblehead school counters trans bullying with professional training
After a transgender student at the Village School in Marblehead was bullied in December, the school, which educates about 700 fourth-to-sixth graders, quickly responded by organizing a professional training session on gender identity and...
YMCA of Southern Maine selected to participate in national LGBT+ Inclusion and Equality Initiative
Partnering with the Biden Foundation, the YMCA of the USA selected the YMCA of Southern Maine to participate in its LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Equality Initiative.
“The goal of this initiative is to work with YMCAs...
Vermont, Maine, Connecticut senators add sexual orientation and gender ID protections to homeless youth...
Senators Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Susan Collins of Maine and Jahana Hayes of Connecticut, reintroduced the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act late this month. The legislation includes expanded protections for LGBTQ...
Depression rates still high among gay teens, Brown University study shows
According to a new Brown University study on Massachusetts teenagers published in an American Medical Association journal, JAMA Pediatrics, depression rates of teens remain significantly higher than their heterosexual peers, despite an overall decline...
Rhode Island Foundation awards $53,000 to eight LGBTQ nonprofits
The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded $53,000 to share between eight LGBTQ nonprofits. The funding aims to support groups "engaged in efforts ranging from civil rights advocacy for families and youth to improving the...
Out Maine welcomes new board members with ‘broad spectrum of experience and wisdom’
Out Maine—the Rockland-based nonprofit supporting rural young people "of diverse sexual orientations, gender expressions and gender identities"—is welcoming five new members to its board of directors.
“We are thrilled with this new infusion of energy and...
