pride month 2022

A Very Proud City, a new LGBTQ+ Pride series of events in Boston, will launch next Wednesday, June 8, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Thursday. In honor of Pride Month, the series will host events supporting LGBTQ+ residents as well as local organizations that work to give back to the pride community. “I’m grateful to all of our partners for working…

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...

This Pride month, many in the LGBTQ+ community said it is especially important to stand up, celebrate and have their voices heard.

An athlete from Vermont successfully advocated for a change to an upcoming California endurance competition — leading to a well-known triathlon becoming more inclusive. “I’ve never been so excited for a race,” beamed Chip Viau, an amateur triathlete who trains at The EDGE Sports & Fitness in Essex Junction. Viau won a lottery, landing a coveted spot in this...

A trailblazer for LGBTQ+ athletes gave a rousing speech at Vermont’s Middlebury College, which NECN and NBC10 Boston are sharing in full at the start of Pride Month. Jason Collins, who played 13 years in the NBA and became the first openly gay athlete in the league, delivered a commencement address Tuesday and also received an honorary degree from Middlebury….