Youth

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...

(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...

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...

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...

There may be no trail of rainbow-colored bricks commemorating Boston's LGBT history—at least not yet—but a group of Boston University faculty and students embarked on their own walking tour, traversing the footsteps of homoerotic...

Heir to the English throne Prince William spoke out against LGBT bullying last week during a visit to the Hammersmith Academy, a school for 11-18 year olds in London. Along with sending a positive message to a...

How young is too young to for gender transition? A new Frontline documentary explores this question from the perspectives of parents, doctors, and eight transgender kids age 9-19. "Growing Up Trans" premieres at 10 p.m....

They're here, they're queer, and they want you to get used to the idea that sexuality and gender issues are for all ages. BAGLY, a.k.a. Boston-Area Gay and Lesbian Youth is celebrating a new book...

Looks like the Boy Scouts' of America's ban on gay leaders is heading for the history books, as the Scouts' president, Robert M. Gates, called to ban the ban on May 21 at the Boy Scouts’ annual...

Smith College, the "seven sisters" women's school in Northampton, Massachusetts, announced a change in its admissions policy that would officially accept male-to-female transgender applicants into its student body. According to a recent Boston Magazine posting: 'he Smith College...