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Massachusetts may join the growing list of states that will outlaw gay "conversion therapy" being practiced among minors.

A long-awaited transgender civil rights bill passed quickly through the Massachusetts legislature today, with the state Senate voting for it overwhelmingly. Gov. Deval Patrick renewed his pledge to sign it, according to The Boston Globe.

Police say nine people, ranging in age from 12 to 19, attacked and robbed a gay man as he walked home alongside a Springfield, Mass., park Tuesday morning, the Advocate reports.According to Springfield Police sergeant John Delaney, Shay Andre Edwards, 19, was arrested along with four boys and four girls, all of whom were underage, and charged with unarmed robbery and violation of civil rights with injury.

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is asking a federal judge to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act because it interferes with Mass’ rights to define marriage.

In a historic move, Governor Deval Patrick nominated Barbara A. Lenk to the Massachusetts Supreme Court, the first state high court to rule for marriage equality in 2004.

As a site that features entertainment and news geared toward the lesbian community at large we are committed to highlighting artists, musicians and craftspeople in the community. This week we would like to introduce you to the stylings of Kate Moss -- not the supermodel, but this one is English as well. This weekend she will be at the 17th Annual Jamaica Plain Open Studios, which runs on the 25th and 26th of September 2010.

Tim Coco and Genesio Oliveira were legally married in Massachusetts in 2005, but are just now starting their life together after immigration issues kept them apart for years. Coco lived in Massachusetts while his husband Oliveira lived in his native Brazil. Their forced separation came all because Federal law does not recognize gay marriage. Because, unlike straight couples, gay/lesbian partners cannot sponsor their immigrant spouses for legal U.S. residency. 

The state of Massachusetts is suing the federal government over the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. The DOMA interferes with the state's right to extend the definition of marriage to include lesbian and gay couples.

The young couple say a woman, joined by a friend, yelled homophobic slurs before punching and kicking one victim to the ground and pulling out a knife.

A student at Lynn English High School (pictured) in Massachusetts has sparked a dress code debate with a T-shirt reading “All the Cool Girls Are Lesbians,”

A Halloween street preacher in Salem, Massachusetts met his match.

A Pennsylvania judge has refused to divorce two women married last year in Massachusetts because they do not meet the residency required to divorce. Carole Kern and Robin Taney married in Massachusetts because same-sex marriage is not legal in their home state of Pennsylvania. When the couple decided to divorce, they found that Massachusetts had a residency requirement. The couple had only been married four months.

If approved, Vermont would join Massachusetts and Connecticut as the only U.S. states that allow gay marriage.

Healey, who was part of the team that brought marriage equality to Massachusetts, will be the state's top attorney.

A new report shows that things may be turning around for gay couples, especially in Massachusetts, California, New York, and Texas.

A lesbian attorney and her partner of 14 years are taking aim at Puerto Rico's refusal to recognize the couple's 2004 Massachusetts marriage.

Following criticism that they were hostile to a prospective transgender student, Massachusetts's Smith College will form a committee to change their policies on trans women.

With few regrets and a few more parting quips, Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank announced Monday that he will retire at the end of the current congressional term.