Bomb threat cancels Massachusetts drag queen story hour
The right-wing Super Happy Fun America activist group was suspected of protesting outside the library but denied responsibility for the bomb threat.
October 8, 2024
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Ayanna Pressley Introduces Bill to Counter Book Bans Nationwide
In a bold response to the surge of book bans across the U.S., Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley is championing legislation to protect diverse literature in schools and libraries.
December 14, 2023
Massachusetts Police Officer Searches Middle School Classroom For LGBTQ+ Book, 'Concerning' Video Shows
A police officer entered a middle school classroom to search for an "inappropriate" book. And no, it wasn't 1984.
December 21, 2023
Massachusetts Sues Neo-Nazis After They Target Drag Queen Story Hours
Attorney General Andrea Campbell sues NSC-131, a neo-Nazi group, citing civil rights violations and public safety disruptions at drag queen events and migrant shelters.
December 12, 2023
What Claudine Gay’s resignation teaches us about Black leadership
Dr. Claudine Gay's resignation as Harvard's first Black president amid political and ideological pressures highlights the fragility of Black leadership in academia and the ongoing challenges to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
February 9, 2024
Parents sue Massachusetts school over reading of gay book
Several parents filed a lawsuit on Thursday against a Massachusetts public school system after a teacher read a gay-themed fairy tale to young students.
April 27, 2006
Massachusetts Isn't Mississippi, But It's No LGBT Paradise
Why is the first state to legalize same-sex marriage dragging its feet on transgender protections?
April 19, 2016
Why This Week Was Huge for Black Gays
Rev. Irene Monroe on two momentous anniversaries that passed quietly this week.
May 20, 2016
Billie Jean King says a Massachusetts challenge to a kids book about her is ‘so very sad’
A mother has asked her child’s school to remove the book because it mentions LGBTQ+ people and divorce. The lesbian tennis legend had thoughts.
May 16, 2024
From Out Ambassador and TV Star to Congressional Candidate
Rufus Gifford, whose diplomatic career in Denmark was the subject of a TV series, is now running for Congress to fight Trump.
August 29, 2018
Guerriero steps down as head of Log Cabin Republicans
Patrick Guerriero will step down as head of the gay political group Log Cabin Republicans this September after four years on the job.
May 23, 2006
Maura Healey Elected First Out State Attorney General
Healey, who was part of the team that brought marriage equality to Massachusetts, will be the state's top attorney.
November 4, 2014
Who is MassResistance, the far-right group behind anti-marriage equality resolutions?
MassResistance one of the most virulently anti-LGBTQ+ groups out there, and it's looking to end marriage equality.
March 13, 2025
Enter The Supreme Court: What Happens Next?
Several very different marriage court cases are headed to the Supreme Court -- but not all are likely to go our way.
September 24, 2012
Provincetown Will Always Be Our Refuge (Even With the Straights)
Comedian Kristen Becker takes umbrage at the suggestion that Provincetown is getting overrun by straight people, saying the city is setting the standard that we should all follow.
September 13, 2015
10 years of marriage equality - Meet the Advocate editors who were there
On the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling for marriage equality, join the Advocate editors who covered it as they share stories of their professional and personal experiences.
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June 17, 2025
Ed Sedarbaum, veteran Queens, N.Y., gay activist, has died at 78
Sedarbaum, the widower of cartoonist Howard Cruse, has been called the grandfather of the Queens LGBTQ+ movement. He worked against hate crimes and for inclusive education.
January 13, 2025
A Cross-Country Journey for Equality
Frank and Joe Capley-Alfano recall the personal and painful pilgrimage they made in the name of LGBT rights.
July 9, 2018