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...
Greater Boston PFLAG Welcomes New Executive Director Valerie Frias
Greater Boston PFLAG is welcoming in a new executive director while bidding outgoing director Tom Bourdon a fond farewell.
Upon appointing Valerie Frias to the top spot, the organization's board chair Mark Mettler said in a July 27 GBFLAG...
Camp Lightbulb helps kids build strong life skills in P’town
(Editor’s note: This article appears in the current May/June 2016 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.)
Puck Markham is 45 years old, and came out when he was just 18. For a...
Greater Boston PFLAG to celebrate Mother’s Day honoring Lady Gaga’s Mom
How does a parent raise a kid who grows up to be not only one of the most talented and famous artists in the world but also an incredible agent for social change?
For Cynthia...
Middlesex Charitable Foundation supports LGBT youth supportive service group
The Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation presented $20,000 to OUT MetroWest, the Framingham-based LGBT nonprofit that provides supportive and educational programs for middle and high school-aged youth across metro- and western Boston.
“We are honored to receive...
