Success, celebration, and a step forward

2011 was the year transgender equal rights took center stage in Massachusetts.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Dec 29, 2011

Four Boston-area schools win "Glee" grants

"Glee Give a Note Campaign" supports music programs.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Dec 24, 2011

Elizabeth Warren announces support for LGBT rights

United States Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren in a Dec. 15 blog post on Blue Mass Group announced her support of LGBT rights, including legalized same-sex marriage, anti-discrimination legislation, and programs that combat bullying.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Dec 23, 2011

Valerie Tebbetts sentenced

Former head of Boston Living Center to serve five years' probation for embezzlement.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Dec 22, 2011

Local News Briefs

Power Lezzie Network to celebrate one-year anniversary, Pie in the Sky fundraiser nets nearly $540k for Community Servings, Preparation begins for P-town Bear Week 2012...

by Kevin Mark Kline | Dec 16, 2011

LGBT Aging Project selected as Root Cause Social Innovator

Local org serving LGBT older adults will receive $10k, consulting services, and more.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Dec 15, 2011

Barrios to take helm of regional Red Cross office

Former state legislator Jarrett Barrios is stepping up as regional chief executive officer of the American Red Cross.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Nov 29, 2011

Massachusetts' same-sex couples predicted to reach parity in 2013

A report released this week by Williams Institute called "Patterns of Relationship Recognition by Same-Sex Couples in the United States," shows that over 140,000 same-sex couples are in a legally recognized relationship and nearly 50,000 are married.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Nov 14, 2011

Wife arrested in lesbian domestic violence homicide

Just after 7 p.m. on March 28, 2010, in Granby, Massachusetts, police responded to a 911 call and discovered Annamarie Cochrane Rintala's lifeless body in her basement, covered in paint.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Nov 13, 2011

GLAD defends its win in "Gill" case

Filing in First Federal Appeals Court moves case closer to hearing date.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Nov 5, 2011


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