LGBT
The Anti-Transgender “Free Speech Bus” Came to Boston
The anti-transgender “Free Speech Bus” that’s been touring the Northeast made a stop in Boston Wednesday morning, and the welcome it received was less than hospitable. […]
The Anti-Transgender “Free Speech Bus” Is in Boston
Update Thursday, March 30, 10:45 a.m.: The anti-transgender Free Speech Bus has arrived in Boston. It made an appearance this morning at City Hall at around 10:30 a.m., […]
Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade Is in Crisis Mode Over Gay Veterans’ Ouster
Update, Friday, March 10, 4:26 p.m.: After a barrage of backlash, the Allied War Veterans Council has reportedly changed its mind and will now permit the gay […]
Gay Veterans Group Says It’s Been Denied Entry to Southie’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
New year, new drama over South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. OUTVETS, a local group for LGBTQ veterans, posted on its Facebook page Tuesday that the Allied War Veterans Council, […]
Boston Is Not Having Trump’s New Transgender Student Policy
President Trump’s move to roll back protections for transgender students is not going over well in Boston. The move seeks to undo an Obama administration […]
For Goodness’ Sake, Ed Markey, Please Stop Making Acronyms
Sen. Ed Markey has an exemplary record on LGBT rights. The Malden Democrat consistently scores a 100-percent rating from the Human Rights Campaign for his support […]
Bruins’ Brad Marchand Says All the Right Things on LGBTQ Equality
Bruins winger Brad Marchand earned plaudits last month after he not only shut down a homophobic Twitter troll with gusto, but retweeted a screenshot of the […]
No Hate Crime Charges for Rainbow Times Newspaper Box Explosion
Two people are now facing charges in Salem after blowing up a newspaper box for the Rainbow Times, a Boston-based LGBT publication, in August. The suspects—23-year-old […]
Five Massachusetts Towns Get Perfect Scores on LGBTQ Equality
Boston is one of four spots in Massachusetts with a perfect score on LGBTQ equality, according to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s fifth-annual “Municipal Equality […]
Who Blew Up the Rainbow Times’ Newspaper Box?
Sometimes anti-LGBT feelings are expressed subtly, and sometimes they’re about as subtle as a firework detonated at street level. That appears to have been the […]
Lawsuit: Marty Walsh Told Southie Parade Organizers ‘Don’t F— Me Over’
A new lawsuit filed against Marty Walsh in Massachusetts District Court alleges the mayor coerced organizers of South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade into allowing LGBT veterans to […]
DeLeo: Bring the NBA All-Star Game to Massachusetts
The NBA announced Thursday it would move its 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte, in response to South Carolina’s controversial “bathroom bill,” which limits gay and transgender legal protections […]
Mass. GOP Distancing Itself from Homophobic Slur-Using Senate Candidate
There’s quite a juxtaposition on display in State Senate race brewing in the Middlesex and Worcester District, which will likely pit Democratic incumbent Jamie Eldridge, an emphatic […]
Transgender Rights Bill Could Be Headed to Baker’s Desk
It looks like it’s finally happening. Lawmakers have reached an agreement over the transgender non-discrimination bill, which would add more protections for the state’s trans […]
Scott Brown: Orlando Shooting Victims Weren’t Targeted Because They Were Gay
According to former Cosmo centerfold Scott Brown, the shooter responsible for the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history inside a packed Orlando gay nightclub during Pride Month didn’t necessarily […]