BOSTON – A Roman Catholic school has withdrawn its acceptance of an 8-year-old boy with lesbian parents, saying their relationship was “in discord” with church teachings, according to one of the boys’ mothers. It’s at least the second time in recent months that students have...

Openly gay Massachusetts state senator, Stanley C. Rosenberg, encouraged the 2010 University of Massachusetts graduating class to continue to fight for freedom. Although Massachusetts was the first state in the country to legalize same-sex marriage, Rosenberg assures the UMass graduating class that the...

A moderate Republican gubernatorial candidate and his openly gayrunning mate, Charlie Baker and Richard Tisei, are the target of a Massachusetts-based right-wing group. MassResistance (Massresistance.org )has spoken against the Republican nominees for the upcoming gubernatorial race in that state. On...

GLAD is currently challenging Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act in court. In addition to their legal work, they are also seeking to educate legislators, the media, and the general public about the harm DOMA causes same-sex couples and their families. To successfully do this, GLAD is asking...

(AP) — Six Massachusetts teens are facing rape, assault and other charges after a schoolmate they’re accused of bullying killed herself in January. A prosecutor says the bullying was “unrelenting” and “intolerable” for 15-year-old Phoebe Prince, who had recently moved...

BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman interferes with her state’s right to regulate the institution. Coakley’s office filed a lawsuit in July challenging the federal Defense of Marriage...

E. Denise Simmons was the mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts during the 2008-2009 term, and she was the first openly lesbian African-American mayor in the United States. A Justice of the Peace and Notary Public, Simmons came to public office with 12 years of experience with the city-funded citizen rights...

E. Denise Simmons, the first openly lesbian African-American mayor in the country, said she was not planning to run for the state senate but felt encouraged by friends and family to seize the opportunity. The seat became vacant after Sen. Anthony D. Galluccio resigned from his position. He had violated...

BOSTON — The U.S. Tax Court ruled Tuesday that a Massachusetts woman should be allowed to deduct the costs of her sex-change operation, a decision that could have broad implications for transgender people. Rhiannon O’Donnabhain (oh-DON’-oh-vin), who was born a man, sued the Internal Revenue...

Congressman Barney Frank issued a response to the special senate election results in his state of Massachusetts. His statement appears in its entirety below: “I have two reactions to the election in Massachusetts. One, I am disappointed. Two, I feel strongly that the Democratic majority in Congress...