Trans, LGBT Kids Accepted in New Girls Scouts Troop
By: The Seattle Lesbian— A gay pride Girl Scouts troop has opened up in Salt Lake City. The group will welcome transgender youth and children from LGBT…
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Jenner to Sawyer: “My Whole Life Has Been Getting Me Ready for This”
Interview scheduled for April 24th at 9 p.m. EST By: The Seattle Lesbian— The promo for Bruce Jenner’s two-hour interview with Diane Sawyer, premiering Friday, has…
Lesbians Receive $10K for Discrimination
By: The Seattle Lesbian— After discriminating against a lesbian couple in New York, a taxi driver was ruled by a city administrative judge to pay the…
AIDS Action Calls on Lawmakers to Invest in Ending HIV/AIDS
BOSTON, Mass.—Statement by Carl Sciortino, Executive Director of AIDS Action Committee on the House Ways and Means Committee’s Recommended Funding of HIV/AIDS: “Since the beginning…
OUT‘s 50 Most LGBT Powerful People
Out Magazine has done it again. The famous yearly list of the 50 Most Influential LGBT People in the U.S. is out. Who made it…
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus Celebrates Boston Pride with Smile
Tony-Winning Star of Stage and Screen Laura Benanti to Join Chorus at Symphony Hall BOSTON, Mass.—The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) proudly presents Smile, a…
Women’s Dinner Party Raises Close to $500,000
BOSTON, Mass.—Fenway Health held a successful Women’s Dinner Party on April 11, raising close to $500,000 in cash, pledges and in-kind donations to support the life-saving services…
Atheist Former Boy Scouts Lead Secular Alternative Summer Camp
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Camp Quest, a summer camp serving youth from non-religious families, is now led by two Eagle Scouts, Shawn Jeffers (Chair) and Neil…
BGMC to sponsor team in Beantown Softball League
Joins Beantown Softball League as Corporate Sponsor; Adds “BGMC BassRunners” to roster of teams in LGBT League BOSTON, Mass.—The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) is…
Phelps’ Granddaughter Attends Equality House Kiss-In
By: Kelly Morris/The Seattle Lesbian— To celebrate the two-year anniversary of the Equality House, a rainbow-painted LGBT-themed building across the street from the anti-gay Westboro Baptist…
Why I Walk: Kelly Rush
At 6.2 miles, the AIDS Walk Boston route is not very long compared to other fundraising walks. But for Kelly Rush, it represents a long…
One-on-One: Barney Frank Still Has All the Right Moves
By: Sarah Toce/The Seattle Lesbian— Barney Frank’s effortless ability to relate to common folk on issues concerning civil rights is uncanny. The Harvard grad-turned political…
The Affordable Care Act is Working For LGBTs
By: Sylvia Mathews Burwell/HHS Secretary Every day here at HHS, we work hard to ensure that all Americans have the building blocks to lead healthy…
Gay Fatherhood in the Land of Dolce & Gabana
By: Ryan Porter/GayswithKids.com— Fashion designer Domenico Dolce proved his good taste stops at the edge of the runway when he told Italian magazine Panorama that…
Mommy Queerest: A Mother-Daughter Coming Out Story
BOSTON—The Theater Offensive, whose mission is to present the diversity of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lives in art so bold it breaks through personal…
Breaking: “Wacko” Hurley Steps Down from AWVC
BOSTON, Mass.—John J. “Wacko” Hurley, the reason why equality was not a part of the South Boston St. Patrick’s Parade, has stepped down, according to a…
Op-Ed: Boston Pride’s Decision to March in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade is an Abandonment of Solidarity
By: Keegan O’Brien and Ann Coleman*— This St. Patrick’s Day made history in Boston, Mass. as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer organizations were finally…
St. Patrick’s Parade: Paying Homage to VFP, Gay Inclusion
By: Christine Nicco*/TRT Reporter— OUTVETS and Boston Pride’s participation in the less exclusive South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade, organized by the Allied War Veterans…
Fenway Health: Dr. Judith B. Bradford to Receive the Susan M. Love Award
BOSTON, Mass.—Fenway Health’s “The Women’s Dinner Party” is New England’s largest annual fundraiser night on the town for lesbian and bi women, trans people, and allies….
Boston Pride will March in South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade
BOSTON, Mass.—Boston Pride, which will commemorate its 45th anniversary as an organization celebrating the LGBT community in June, has been accepted by the South Boston Allied…
Mayor Walsh & City of Boston Sign on to U.S. Supreme Court Brief in Support of Same-Sex Marriage
BOSTON, Mass.—Last week, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City of Boston signed on to the Freedom to Marry Brief, in support of marriage equality…
Love Has No Labels Campaign – What is Your Bias?
By: The Seattle Lesbian— The Ad Council is leading an unprecedented group of historic brands to launch a new series of public service advertisements (PSAs)…
Unity Pride Forms in Boston: Promotes Inclusivity, Celebrates Differences, Unites Through Social Justice
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Pride season will be here before we know it, and this year, a new organization called Unity Pride has…