Rhode Island governor signs conversion therapy ban into law
In late July, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed into law a measure that bans the widely discredited "conversion therapy" for minors.
Raimondo announced via Twitter that she signed the measure, retweeting a Human Rights...
Rhode Island senate approves bill banning conversion therapy
The Rhode Island Senate last night voted 31–1 to pass a bill, sponsored by Senator Donna Nesselbush, to prohibit licensed mental health providers from using the discredited and harmful practice on children and adolescents....
‘Summer of Sash’ brings Southern LGBT youth to ‘safe haven’ in P’town
Comedian Kristen Becker says she remembers what it was like growing up in Louisiana where she had to constantly hide that she was gay. "“You would go through your day, day after day, in a constant...
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...
Anti-conversion therapy bill brings Rhode Island closer to statewide ban
If the Prevention of Conversion Therapy for Children Act is passed, licensed medical practitioners would be prohibited from practicing "a range of dangerous and discredited practices that seek to change a person’s sexual orientation or...
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...
Maine high-school junior receives national student-advocacy award
Savannah Green, a 16-year-old junior at Gardiner Area High School in Maine, is one of four students nationwide to receive the GLSEN's Student Advocate of the Year Award.
The award "honors an outstanding young person who...
Northeastern holds award-winning career conference on diversity and inclusion
Northeastern University's award-winning annual Reach (OUT) LGBTA+ Career Conference, now in its third year, will be held again in Boston on the evening of November 4 and all day November 5 at Northeastern's Alumni Center, 716 Columbus...
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 anti-gay bullying and promoting acceptance last week.
When Peters and his...
LGBTQ+ youth conference focuses on equitable delivery of health & other services
We've all got a role to play in advancing the care of LGBTQ+ youth and young adults. That's the focus of an upcoming conference hosted by the Massachusetts-based JRI Health and JRI's Institute for...
