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Pioneering LGBTQ activist Ann Maguire
Obituaries

Pioneering LGBTQ+ activist Ann Maguire has died at 80

Maguire cohosted a gay talk show in Boston in the 1970s and helped elect the nation's first out state legislator, Elaine Noble of Massachusetts.

LGBTQ COLD CASE Rita Hester Boston Allston trans woman Murdered Transgender Day of Remembrance Mural
Crime

25 Years Ago, Rita Hester Was Brutally Stabbed in Her Apartment. Her Family is Still Seeking Closure

Hester’s murder sparked Transgender Day of Remembrance and inspired community action in her hometown of Boston

Alejandra Caraballo
Crime

This Transgender Harvard Law Instructor’s Front-Row Seat to Domestic Terrorism

Alejandra Caraballo has been copied on dozens of email bomb threats made across the country.

Prescott Townsend and Beacon Hill
History

Prescott Townsend, an Early Gay Rights Activist, Honored With Boston Tour

Townsend was active in the Mattachine Society, produced avant-garde plays, and embraced the post-Stonewall LGBTQ+ movement.

Leadership Brainery creator Derrick Young
Activism

Boston Nonprofit Opens Doors for Marginalized Students Seeking Advanced Degrees

Leadership Brainery looks to provide resources and connections for marginalized communities to gain access to higher education.