pride month

Colton Bradford talks about his photoshoot with Shootts, a photo company snapping LGBTQ citizens in and around Boston for Pride Month with partial proceeds going to charity.

Police in Norton, Massachusetts, are investigating after a man was caught on camera urinating on a pride flag outside a home. Throughout the town, you’ll find signs representing LGBTQ rights. They can be seen in front of churches, the library and the police department. “It’s been so great to see how many people have one of these signs and...

Mitten season may still be months away, but this Pride Month, some recognizable mittens are warming hearts instead of hands. The maker of the official Bernie Mittens announced a new charitable partnership Friday with a nonprofit supporting LGBTQ+ youth in Vermont. Vermont Teddy Bear is the official maker of Bernie Mittens, through its sister brand, the Vermont Mitten Company....

This Pride Month, some recognizable mittens are warming hearts in addition to hands.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday during a Pride event at the White House, directing federal agencies to investigate discriminatory legislative attacks against LGBTQ individuals and banning conversion therapy.

During a Pride event at the White House Wednesday, first lady Dr. Jill Biden celebrated social progress while calling for renewed protections as states around the country pass anti-LGBTQ laws. “Your president and I are proud to stand with you and fight beside you, but we know this progress hasn’t reached everyone in the same way.”

Pride month shines a spotlight on the people and organizations working to serve the LGBTQ+ community. But those groups are doing this important work every day of the year. We’re talking about places like Brave Space Alliance. It’s the first LGBTQ resource center on Chicago’s Southside that’s both Black and transgender-led. BSA is open every weekday and provides services like...

Shane O’Neill from The New York Times joins Current to talk about a wave of “I’m Partnering With” memes in response to corporate America’s efforts to connect with the Pride community.

Schuyler Bailar, a Harvard alum who was the first trans athlete to compete in NCAA Division I, says the pushback against trans athletes in sports is fueled by ignorance and propaganda. Now, he teaches gender literacy and has to break through “knee-jerk reactions” and go deeper into the topic to help people understand. “I have changed lots of people’s minds...

We are celebrating Pride Month with some book recommendations from our local librarian Nicole Vandeyar from the Cary Memorial Library in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Dozens of civil rights groups and medical institutions say gender-affirming care for trans people can save lives. Contrary to those groups, the state of Florida could move to restrict Medicaid dollars from being used toward gender-affirming care, with health officials and Gov. Ron DeSantis claiming the scientific evidence supporting trans health practices is “weak.” The move could bring the influence...

For the Tampa Bay Rays Pride Night, some players chose not to wear a rainbow logo on their jersey and hat in what they called a faith-based decision.

Democratic political candidates are struggling to counter a barrage of GOP attacks targeting LGBTQ people, particularly transgender people.

Can you name all the letters that represent up the LGBTQIA community? Sue O’Connell went to the streets to find out and also spoke to Mason Dunn, Deputy Director of Education and Training Programs at the Fenway Institute, to talk about recognizing everyone.

Rainbow flags and other signs of pride fill the streets of Boston, but the celebrations for Pride month do not erase the fear many in the LGBTQ+ community are feeling. “We know our opponents are fiercely fighting to take away rights we’ve fought so hard for,” Janson Wu, the executive director of GLAD said.  Wu said the attacks on...

Pride Month kicks off in New York City as the Pride flag was raised over the historic Stonewall National Monument.

Besides the rainbow flag there are also several other flags that represent people who identify as lesbian, asexual, pansexual, demisexual, intersex, gender-fluid, agender, aromantic, nonbinary and polyamorous.

June is Pride Month, and Boston Bluebike riders may now find themselves renting bicycles that honor the LGBTQ+ community. One hundred of the system’s more than 4,000 Bluebikes have been wrapped in rainbow prints. and were being rolled out across the city starting Wednesday. For every ride on one of the bikes during the month of June, Blue Cross Blue…

It’s Pride Month and there are a lot of events in and around Boston. Colton Bradford breaks it all down.

To start off Pride Month, the City of Boston held a Pride in Boston kickoff event on Wednesday afternoon. The event was open to the public and held at City Hall, which will be lit up in rainbow colors for most of June. There was a brief speaking program including remarks from Mayor Michelle Wu and LGBTQ+ community members about…