Monogamous: To Be or Not to Be?

November 11th, 2014|

The one thing you don’t expect to see in any of the Bible Belt states (most of which have amended […]

Menino: an ally to Black LGBTQ communities

November 5th, 2014|

Thomas Menino was inarguably one of the best mayors the city of Boston ever had.

As Boston said farewell to its […]

A Republican reaching across the aisle

October 30th, 2014|

With midterm elections less than a week away and many of the local races neck-in-neck, candidates will cross party lines […]

Confronting Echoes Of The AIDS Hysteria As We Battle Ebola

October 23rd, 2014|

Exactly a decade ago this month I received an email flagged as urgent from Monrovia, Liberia. It was from Lee […]

Remembering the life, love and legacy of Audre Lorde

October 16th, 2014|

Have you ever wondered what unseen photos, faux pas, untold stories and unfinished works surviving partners of famous people are […]

Is being “Black-ish” also being homophobic-ish

October 9th, 2014|

The second episode of ABC’s promising new comedy “Black-ish” left its LGBTQ viewership “black and blue.”

“It looks a little gay,” […]

Effects of Climate Change in My Backyard

October 2nd, 2014|

Sunday morning, September 21, Rita Renee Toll-Dubois and her lifelong partner Ranger Jean Rogers of Lynn, quietly boarded one of […]

Black Children Are Beloved and Beaten

September 18th, 2014|

“Beloved and beaten.” African American children — past and present — are loved fiercely, and disciplined that way, too.

This authoritative […]

Joan Rivers: A gay icon

September 11th, 2014|

You either loved Joan Rivers or you hated her.

Her stand-up red carpet catcalls, and colorful over-the-top humor—insult comedy, shock humor, […]

Back-to-School Not Welcoming to All LGBTQ-Students in Massachusetts

September 3rd, 2014|

It’s back-to-school season for most and stepping back into the scene isn’t easy for a lot of students — especially […]