LGBTQWBUR's ongoing coverage of LGBTQ+ news and events in Greater Boston.6 ways to celebrate Pride in Boston this JuneThroughout the month, there will be all sorts of ways to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride in the Boston area, from dance parties and boozy brunches to concerts and historical tours.Local CoverageJun 1, 2024Two comedians create space for queer comedy in BostonShow producers Lizzie Sivitz and Zach Stewart launched the "Fruits by the Foot" comedy showcase at the start of the year, looking to create a dedicated performance space for queer...ResumeArts & Culture04:24Dec 14, 2023Gay Community News at 50: The queer outlet that went from Boston to the worldDebuting in 1973, GCN featured news stories, commentaries, personal ads and letters to the editor that provide a glimpse of what queer life was like in New England in the...Arts & CultureOct 24, 2023A big, new Provincetown home for a nonprofit that provides LGBTQ+ youth a safe havenSummer of Sass will be able to provide employment opportunities and subsidized housing for four times the amount of people thanks to a donor who gave the nonprofit a $3.7...ResumeArts & Culture04:55Jun 30, 2023My two dads: The one I had, and the one I deserveJason Prokowiew grew up with a father whose love felt complicated, but when he married his husband, he gained a father who shows care unconditionally. He writes, it didn’t take...CognoscentiJun 9, 2023AdvertisementYour guide to this weekend's Boston Pride parade and festivalBoston's Pride parade returns this Saturday for the first time since 2019. Here's everything you need to know about the festivities, from the parade route to what you should bring...Arts & CultureJun 9, 2023Why should people move to Massachusetts? Healey adds LGBTQ+ rights to the listMassachusetts is among the top 10 states residents are moving out of at a record rate. Gov. Maura Healey hopes a sense of Pride — and a showcase of the...Local CoverageJun 7, 2023PFLAG and LGBTQ rights: How a mother's love for her gay son became a political force in the 1970sJeanne Manford was angry over how her gay son, Morty, and other LGBTQ people were treated. Her love — and bravery — led her to co-found PFLAG, an organization for...ResumeHere & Now11:05Jun 5, 2023Pride celebrations dampened by rising anti-LGBTQ+ sentimentNearly 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced in state legislatures this year alone.ResumeHere & Now05:32Jun 2, 2023How Boston's LGBTQ+ community is making public spaces more inclusive and welcomingWe talk about what to expect from Pride in Boston this year, plus how members of the BIPOC LGBTQ community are working to make all nightlife spaces more inclusive. ResumeRadio Boston34:32Jun 1, 2023The group behind the 2023 return of Boston's Pride paradeThe group that used to plan Boston’s Pride month dissolved in 2021 amid boycotts and accusations of racism and transphobia. A different organization, called Boston Pride For The People, is...ResumeLocal Coverage04:44Feb 17, 2023Boston Pride returns this summer 'for the people'The Boston Pride parade and festival is back in person this year for the first time since 2019 with a newly formed organization, Boston Pride For The People.Arts & CultureFeb 16, 2023Boston's new office of LGBTQ+ advancementQuincey J. Roberts Sr., executive director of the office, will lead the charge. He joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy to talk about his plans.ResumeLocal Coverage04:56Jun 10, 2022In Boston, ballroom culture offers freedom for queer and trans POCFor many Black and Latinx queer and trans people, ballroom houses provide an essential family structure and system of support.Arts & CultureFeb 24, 2022'We Just Want To Have Fun, Too': At Drag Prom, LGBTQ+ Kids Don't Have To Explain Themselves"It's not all about 'you must understand us.' It's that we just want to have fun, too."ResumeLocal Coverage05:36May 9, 2019
6 ways to celebrate Pride in Boston this JuneThroughout the month, there will be all sorts of ways to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride in the Boston area, from dance parties and boozy brunches to concerts and historical tours.Local CoverageJun 1, 2024
Two comedians create space for queer comedy in BostonShow producers Lizzie Sivitz and Zach Stewart launched the "Fruits by the Foot" comedy showcase at the start of the year, looking to create a dedicated performance space for queer...ResumeArts & Culture04:24Dec 14, 2023
Gay Community News at 50: The queer outlet that went from Boston to the worldDebuting in 1973, GCN featured news stories, commentaries, personal ads and letters to the editor that provide a glimpse of what queer life was like in New England in the...Arts & CultureOct 24, 2023
A big, new Provincetown home for a nonprofit that provides LGBTQ+ youth a safe havenSummer of Sass will be able to provide employment opportunities and subsidized housing for four times the amount of people thanks to a donor who gave the nonprofit a $3.7...ResumeArts & Culture04:55Jun 30, 2023
My two dads: The one I had, and the one I deserveJason Prokowiew grew up with a father whose love felt complicated, but when he married his husband, he gained a father who shows care unconditionally. He writes, it didn’t take...CognoscentiJun 9, 2023
Your guide to this weekend's Boston Pride parade and festivalBoston's Pride parade returns this Saturday for the first time since 2019. Here's everything you need to know about the festivities, from the parade route to what you should bring...Arts & CultureJun 9, 2023
Why should people move to Massachusetts? Healey adds LGBTQ+ rights to the listMassachusetts is among the top 10 states residents are moving out of at a record rate. Gov. Maura Healey hopes a sense of Pride — and a showcase of the...Local CoverageJun 7, 2023
PFLAG and LGBTQ rights: How a mother's love for her gay son became a political force in the 1970sJeanne Manford was angry over how her gay son, Morty, and other LGBTQ people were treated. Her love — and bravery — led her to co-found PFLAG, an organization for...ResumeHere & Now11:05Jun 5, 2023
Pride celebrations dampened by rising anti-LGBTQ+ sentimentNearly 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced in state legislatures this year alone.ResumeHere & Now05:32Jun 2, 2023
How Boston's LGBTQ+ community is making public spaces more inclusive and welcomingWe talk about what to expect from Pride in Boston this year, plus how members of the BIPOC LGBTQ community are working to make all nightlife spaces more inclusive. ResumeRadio Boston34:32Jun 1, 2023
The group behind the 2023 return of Boston's Pride paradeThe group that used to plan Boston’s Pride month dissolved in 2021 amid boycotts and accusations of racism and transphobia. A different organization, called Boston Pride For The People, is...ResumeLocal Coverage04:44Feb 17, 2023
Boston Pride returns this summer 'for the people'The Boston Pride parade and festival is back in person this year for the first time since 2019 with a newly formed organization, Boston Pride For The People.Arts & CultureFeb 16, 2023
Boston's new office of LGBTQ+ advancementQuincey J. Roberts Sr., executive director of the office, will lead the charge. He joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy to talk about his plans.ResumeLocal Coverage04:56Jun 10, 2022
In Boston, ballroom culture offers freedom for queer and trans POCFor many Black and Latinx queer and trans people, ballroom houses provide an essential family structure and system of support.Arts & CultureFeb 24, 2022
'We Just Want To Have Fun, Too': At Drag Prom, LGBTQ+ Kids Don't Have To Explain Themselves"It's not all about 'you must understand us.' It's that we just want to have fun, too."ResumeLocal Coverage05:36May 9, 2019
