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'Queer Gym' Empowers LGBTQ+ Clients, Both Physically And Mentally
A Massachusetts pop-up gym aims to strengthen the bodies and spirits of LGBTQ+ clients, who haven't always been made to feel comfortable in other workout spaces. -
Stomp And Listen: The Music And Dance Of 'Choir Boy'
It isn’t a musical, but music and dance are at the heart of this play. -
Showdown Over LGBTQ Employment Rights Hits Supreme Court
The high court hears cases testing whether employers are free to fire employees because they are gay or transgender. -
Are LGBTQ Employees Safe From Discrimination? A New Supreme Court Case Will Decide
The court will examine whether workplace discrimination protections extend to LGBTQ people — a ruling that will have widespread implications in more than 25 states without such safeguards. -
Love and Language in Ocean Vuong's 'On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous'
In poet Ocean Vuong’s debut novel a young immigrant writes his biography in a poignant letter to his mother who can’t read. -
For Trans Women, Silicone 'Pumping' Can Be A Blessing And A Curse
"Pumping" refers to silicone injections, a kind of underground plastic surgery. Turning to pumping has been a reality for transgender women — especially trans women of color — for decades. -
Why I'm Sitting Out The "Straight Pride" Protests
Here's why the former editor-in-chief of Boston's leading LGBTQ newspaper is sitting out the counterprotests to today's "Straight Pride" events. -
Transgender And Non-Binary Students Face ‘Enormous’ Disparities In Mental Health Problems, Study Finds
Gender nonconforming students are four times more likely to experience mental health problems than their peers who identify with the sex they were born with, according to a new study by Boston University’s School of Public Health. -
The Disparity In Health Care Access For LGBT People
LGBTQ women have less access to care after cancer treatment compared with heterosexual women, according to a study released earlier this summer from the Boston University School of Public Health. -
'It's A Career Ender': 2 LGBTQ Former Dell Workers Share Their Stories
A former Dell worker said she had such a rough time at the company because of her appearance that she filed a human rights complaint. Another former worker alleges bias over her gender transition.