LGBT
Hundreds Flock to City Hall Plaza for Orlando Shooting Vigil
To fully grasp just how many people showed up at the vigil in City Hall Plaza for the victims of the Orlando gay nightclub […]
Meghan Trainor, Charlie Puth Honor Orlando Shooting Victims at D.C. Pride Show
A photo posted by Meghan Trainor (@meghan_trainor) on Jun 12, 2016 at 6:42pm PDT Meghan Trainor and Charlie Puth paid tribute to the victims of […]
Two Massachusetts Natives Killed in Orlando Shooting
Two victims of Sunday’s Orlando nightclub massacre, the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, were Massachusetts natives. Stanley Almodovar III, 23, was a pharmacy technician […]
Orlando Shooter Referenced Tsarnaev Brothers During Massacre
Update: Monday, 2:15 p.m. In one of his 911 calls during the rampage, Mateen told the operator the Tsarnaev brothers his “homeboys,” Special Agent in Charge Harold […]
Boston Pride Is Hosting a Block Party in Jamaica Plain This Weekend
Boston Pride Week is set to conclude with a host of fun activities this weekend. Organizers recently announced that Boston Pride will once again be […]
At Long Last, Gov. Baker Says He Would Sign the Transgender Bill
Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday he would sign the transgender accommodations bill if it arrives on his desk, after months of criticism for his ambiguous […]
WBZ Radio Traffic Reporter Announces Gender Change
A longtime member of the WBZ radio team will go by a new name. Traffic reporter Scott Eck will now be known as Kristen Eck, […]
Gov. Baker Won’t Ban State Travel to North Carolina Over Transgender Law
Gov. Charlie Baker isn’t ready to ban state-sponsored travel to North Carolina just yet. While his fellow governors in New York and Vermont have banned state-sponsored travel […]
Josh Zakim Proposes North Carolina Travel Ban in Response to Transgender Bill
Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim has proposed a ban on all city-sponsored travel to North Carolina, in light of the state’s passage of a bill […]
Cambridge Named Third-Queerest City in America
Cambridge has been named the third-queerest city in America by The Advocate, an LGBT publication. Hartford took top honors, while Inglewood, California came in second. “There […]
What’s It Going to Take to Pass This Transgender Rights Bill?
The anti-discrimination bill sputtering on Beacon Hill at the moment seeks to provide transgender people in Massachusetts with equal access to public places, regardless of gender […]
Which Massachusetts Companies Are Most (and Least) Inclusive for LGBT Employees?
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation released its 2016 Corporate Equality Index this week, grading 42 Massachusetts companies and law firms on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and […]
Mass. Politicians React to Supreme Court’s Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage Friday, declaring in a 5-4 decision that marriage is a fundamental right not to be […]
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in a landmark 5-4 decision. Overturning an decision by the Sixth Circuit Court of […]