Malinda Lo, openly LGBTQ Bay State author, wins National Book Award
Openly LGBTQ young-adult author Malinda Lo of Massachusetts won the 2021 National Book Award in Young People's Literature for her novel "Last Night at the Telegraph Club." Lo, who graduated from Wellesley...
OUT Maine partners with American Academy of Pediatrics on project to improve health care...
The Maine Health Access Foundation has funded a two-year project to improve the health and behavioral care provided to Maine’s transgender youth. In partnership with the Maine chapter of the American Academy...
OUT Maine receives $300K grant to support LGBTQ+ youth statewide
OUT Maine is delighted to announce the receipt of a significant three-year, $300,000 grant from the Peter Alfond Foundation. This generous funding will enable OUT Maine to further its mission, building welcoming...
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...
Y2Y Harvard Square, Fenway Health’s Youth on Fire granted $1 million for at-risk, LGBTQ+...
Prospects look brighter today for Boston-area youth and young adults facing homelessness, street involvement, and health challenges thanks to a $1 million gift to Y2Y Harvard Square and Youth on Fire, which share space in Harvard Square. The endowment from Karen and Rob Hale through...
VOICES OF COLOR: $100,000 granted to HBGC to expand youth programming
BOSTON, MA (September 2, 2014) — The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC), located in Boston, MA, was one of four organizations awarded a 2014 Queer Youth Fund Grant from the Liberty Hill Foundation. The...
Worcester schools launch new ‘Rights, Respect, Responsibility’ curriculum
A new curriculum aimed "to give children and teens the tools to recognize and combat abuse, prevent bullying and be respectful of others" is being rolled out in Worcester public schools at...
Somerville, Mass. fitness director powerlifts funds for LGBTQ youth
As she trains for the Women's Strength Coalition's Pull for Pride powerlifting meet that's raising funds to combat LGBTQ youth homelessness, Massachusetts fitness pro Sarah Polacco has been hard at work powerlifting a baby...
Four New England universities earn ‘Best of the Best’ Campus Pride scores
In commemoration of LGBTQ History Month and National Coming Out Day, Campus Pride announced its "Best of the Best" list of colleges and universities across the nation. And New England has four...
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...
