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Negative comments on mayoral candidate Ed Flynn’s Instagram post on LGBTQ+ advocacy in Boston. Out of 13 Boston City Council members, Flynn was alone in voting “no” in the 12-1 decision to officially designate the city as a sanctuary for transgender individuals and the wider LGBTQ+ community, raising questions from Bostonians. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Bostonians unhappy about Councilor Flynn’s sole ‘no’ vote in LGBTQ+ sanctuary city resolution

Eli Pekelny March 27, 2025
Boston’s City Council voted on March 12 to officially designate the city as a sanctuary for transgender individuals and the wider LGBTQ+ community. Out of 13 councilor members, Councilor Ed Flynn was alone in voting “no” in the 12-1 decision, raising concerns among Boston residents.
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Boston Children’s Hospital bomb threat under investigation, suspect in custody

Amisha Kumar September 30, 2022
Boston Children's Hospital bomb threat is currently under federal investigation, the hospital and mayor's office sent out statements.
Boston University’s school of Theology hosted the webinar “The Queer Art of Reading and Resilience: Uplifting BIPOC Trans Life and Spirit” Thursday, which included six BIPOC transgender panelists. COURTESY OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY

STH celebrates resilience of transgender communities

Julia Furnari November 6, 2020

LGBTQ individuals experience higher rates of violence and death than their heterosexual peers, and this reality can take a toll. To celebrate trans resilience and address topics such as transphobia...

Action Hour is the Boston University Queer Activist Collective’s weekly commitment to anti-racism activism. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU’s Queer Activist Collective calls on community to fight for social justice

Julia Furnari October 28, 2020
The LGBTQ+ advocacy group holds a weekly "Action Hour," where members call representatives to demand justice for victims of police brutality and race-based violence.
PHOTO BY MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REYNOLDS: The Not-So-Scary Truth About a “Gay” Assembly

Rebecca Reynolds January 29, 2015

I was perusing Facebook and stumbled upon this article shared by a friend entitled “Middle School tries to sneak in ‘gay’ assembly — but MassResistance intervenes!” I was led to a webpage with...

EDIT: Sweet, sweet freedom of speech

Daily Free Press Admin September 4, 2013

Sweet Cakes By Melissa, a small bakery in Gresham, Ore. that reportedly refused to bake a cake for a lesbian couple’s wedding closed its retail location on August 31. The bakery shut their doors and...

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