News :: Massachusetts
One of the country's last remaining feminist bookstores is turning 50.
U.S. Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts on Feb. 11 reintroduced a congressional resolution calling for sweeping federal protections for transgender and nonbinary Americans, reviving an effort first introduced in a prior session of Congress.
The athletics department at the University of Massachusetts Boston has been recognized as the 2025 NCAA Division III LGBTQ Institution of the Year...
Boston Pride for the People announces new date June 6, 2026; Federal Judge Narrows Opt-Out Order on Lexington School Materials; and Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth Opens Applications for 2026 Jeff Perrotti Leadership Award
Civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson believed power came from coalitions, political analyst Sue O'Connell explains — along with how his "Rainbow Coalition" was born in Boston.
Lawsuit alleges hotel crafted defamatory story to cover up discrimination after security guard ejected woman mistaken for a man
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Lexington Public Schools from exposing a kindergarten student to classroom materials that depict LGBTQ+ people or families, granting a parent's request to opt the child out on religious-freedom grounds.
And the chamber's first immigrant president
Massachusetts has removed foster-care licensing language that explicitly required foster parents to affirm a child's sexual orientation and gender identity...