Boston Pride Dissolves After Pressure
After Months of Pressure, Boston Pride Disbands Organization Instead of Adding QTBIPOC and Allies’ Voices to the Board; [Story Still Unfolding] BOSTON—In a press release…
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No Pride In Prisons: Legislative Briefing
The organization will feature keynote speakers for the No Pride in Prison’s Virtual event BOSTON—Black and Pink Massachusetts will host a legislative briefing entitled “No…
Stop & Shop Donates Over $80K To Pride Orgs.
Neighborhood Supermarket Stop & Shop Is Committed to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusivity in its Communities and in its Stores QUINCY, Mass.—In honor of Pride Month, Stop…
MTPC: Professionals For Trans Rights Fundraiser
MTPC Celebrates 20th Anniversary Virtually BOSTON—The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) celebrates its 20th Anniversary with the 11th Annual Professionals for Trans Rights (PTR) business…
Pride Concert: Watch BGMC On WCVB
Chorus to Celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month with Gov. Baker, Boston Mayor Janey BOSTON—The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) announced yesterday that “PRIDE,” a 30-minute showcase…
Mikayla Miller Alleged Lynching Still Unsolved
Mikayla Miller’s Calls For Independent Investigation Grows By: Audrey Cole/TRT Reporter— HOPKINTON, Mass.—A month after Mikayla Miller, a black LGBTQ+ teenager, was found dead in…
McGrath Park: Lead Levels Spotted On Trails
No detection on soccer fields or playground area in McGrath Park; signage, fencing will be posted; Salem Parks are places where all (young and old)…
Boston Pride Boycott: GLAD Joins In (Updated)
BOSTON—GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) joined in solidarity with Black trans leaders and former Boston Pride volunteers in calling for transformation at the Boston…
Black LGBTQ+ Teen Found Hung From A Tree
UPDATED: The Horrible Death of Mikayla Miller, a Black LGBTQ+ youth, in Hopkinton, Massachusetts & The Role of a Biased System — Adds GLAD’s Statement…
First African American Selected For Team Fenway
Stacie Burgess, the First-Ever African American in Such a Position, Starts With Exceptional Credentials, Experience BOSTON—Fenway Health announces today that Stacie Burgess has been hired…
Vandalism: White Supremacists Target Salem, Mass.
Acts of Vandalism & Hate Crimes Up in 2021 in Salem, Mass. SALEM, Mass.—Jodi Bee Bakes, a bakery located in downtown Salem, Mass., has repeatedly…
Gender-Affirming Surgeries Covered By MassHealth
The Office of Attorney General Maura Healey Reminds Health Care Practitioners They Shouldn’t Be Billing Out-Of-Pocket for Most Aspects of Gender-Affirming Surgeries BOSTON—The AG’s Office…
Black And Pink MA Launches Bold Legislative Agenda
Bill State Sen. Julian Cyr and State Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis Worked with Black and Pink Massachusetts to File a Fourth Bill to Repeal Archaic…
Salem State Theatre presents The Laramie Project
Available to view online April 29- May 6 Salem, MA—The Salem State theatre department presents The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and the Members of…
Fenway Hails Historic LGBTQ+ Amendment To Violence Against Women Act
The VAWA Will Have A Grant to Support LGBTQ+ Survivors of Domestic Violence, More, Fenway Said BOSTON—Last week, the House of Representatives passed a historic…
Fenway Backs Young Adults’ Access To HIV
Fenway Health Supports Passage of Bill To Ensure Young Adults Have Access to HIV Prevention and Treatment BOSTON—Fenway Health announces today that it supports “An…
Welcoming Health Care Settings For LGBTQIA+ People
BOSTON—A paper published in Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved provides detailed guidance for creating culturally responsive health care environments for lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
Boycott Boston Pride 2021
The Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence & The Network/La Red, TNLR, Announced Their Boycott of Boston Pride; TNLR Encourages Organizations And Individuals To Instead Support…
Salem Race Equity Task Force: 1st Public Forum
February 22, 6:00 p.m., www.salem.com/raceequityforum – Click on the link on Monday to attend Salem’s RETF forum SALEM, Mass.—Salem’s Race Equity Task Force will hold…
Boston Pride 2021 Parade, Festival Postponed
Boston Pride to Host Virtual Events in June for Pride Month BOSTON—Boston Pride and the City of Boston today announced that the 2021 Pride Parade…
GLAD Joins Call To Remove Trump
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) Executive Director Janson Wu issued the following statement in response to yesterday’s attack on the U.S. Capitol: On January…
Coats For Kids — Gay Man Pays It Forward
North Shore Gay Man Donates Thousands of Coats to Local Organizations This Holiday Season, Gives Back To Others Too By: Audrey Cole/Reporter— For years, Lynn,…
Transgender Emergency Fund Of MA At Work
The Gift of Love Is What The Transgender Emergency Fund Of MA Is Giving To Transgender People of Color and Overall, Especially During The Pandemic…