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One of Boston’s signature free arts events will mark a major milestone this fall, as Opening Our Doors celebrates 25 years on Monday, October 12, 2026, with a full day of no-cost programming at more than 20 sites across the Fenway Cultural District.
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State Sen. Nick Collins is touting legislative victories, South End investments and high-profile endorsements as he ramps up his re-election campaign in the First Suffolk District.
Turkey and Egypt denied an Atlantis gay cruise entry. A passenger aboard Virgin's Scarlet Lady on why closing a harbor is still discrimination
A Navy veteran, entrepreneur, HIV/AIDS fundraiser and hospitality visionary, Ribaudo turned a Columbus Avenue venue into a home base for generations of Boston’s LGBTQ+ community
From Deborah Sampson to Goodridge: how the Massachusetts principles of 1780 kept widening, and why LGBTQ history isn't a scavenger hunt for proof
From GLAD Law's Provincetown Summer Party to Family Week and Youth Day on the Hill, your full guide to Boston-area LGBTQ+ events for July & August 2026.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 30 that states may bar transgender girls and women from competing in female sports at federally funded schools, clearing the way for enforcement of bans in 27 states. Writing for the court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh held that Title IX's ban on sex discrimination refers to "biological sex." The three liberal justices agreed the Title IX claim failed but dissented in part, warning the majority decided unresolved factual questions too soon.
BAGLY receives $750,000 Cummings Foundation grant; Massachusetts man taken into custody, cited after anti-LGBTQ slurs at Rhode Island beach; Maine group appeals ruling blocking anti-trans referendum; and Openly gay Maine congressional candidate eliminated in ranked-choice count
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway, and Boston's monthlong soccer celebration is bringing watch parties to the South End.
