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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Smiling community members donning rainbow attire lined the sidewalks from Federal Street down Main Street and Miles Street to Energy Park on Saturday afternoon in celebration of the Franklin County Pride Parade and Festival.The level of...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — As part of an internationally recognized day to remember transgender and gender-diverse people whose lives ended as a result of hate crimes or suicides, Community Action Pioneer Valley welcomed the community to a Transgender Day of...

By SHERYL HUNTER

This upcoming weekend is a big one for music fans with many choices to be had from the opening of the Mohawk Trail Concert series on Sunday afternoon to the a birthday party for Robin Lane at Flood Water Brewing in Shelburne Falls on Sunday at 7...

By SHERYL HUNTER

“We are beyond betweenWoman and manThere’s not enough wordsFor the many I am”Carrie Ferguson, “The Many I Am”Franklin County Pride will take place on Saturday, June 15, and this year is shaping up to be the biggest and best yet. The festivities will...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Franklin County Pride Parade and Festival is returning to the city for its eighth year on Saturday, June 15, and according to Parade Coordinator Jake Krain, it’s shaping up to be the organization’s most well-attended celebration to...

By ALISON KUZNITZ

BOSTON — Citing escalating attacks against LGBTQ youth in Massachusetts and across the country, a commission released recommendations Tuesday for the Legislature, Gov. Maura Healey and state agencies to bolster child welfare, public health, education,...

By THE REV. VICKI IX

I have added my coming out to the list of miracles in my life — the glimpses of the resurrection I have been granted in this life. I count this moment as a blessing and pray for those who have not yet been able to say the words out loud.More...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Franklin County Pride is teaming up with the YMCA to host its first-ever Pride Prom for Franklin County LGBTQ students in grades nine through 12.The prom will be held on Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. at Franklin County’s YMCA and is free to...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

Astrid Lindstrom shares the joys and the travails of caregiving for a loved one with cancer in “Cecelia.” Lindstrom will talk about her book on Friday, May 17, at 5:30 p.m. at Cancer Connection in Northampton.Cecelia is subtitled “A Memoir of Lesbian...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Senior Center Board of Oversight has opted to not renew the center’s lease to use the Holy Family Roman Catholic Church’s function hall after a disagreement over the Rainbow Elders program.With the current lease expiring May 31,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — At Webster Hall on the University of Massachusetts campus, students last fall covered over the men’s and women’s designations for bathrooms with green tape in an effort to create more accessible gender-neutral bathrooms, at least on a...

By MADDIE FABIAN

BOSTON — The Senate moved Thursday to give people the option to select a nonbinary “X” identification on their driver’s licenses and birth certificates, a choice LGBTQ allies have been advocating for years.The Massachusetts Senate unanimously voted to...

By BELLA LEVAVI

GREENFIELD — The city’s streets were filled with every color of the rainbow on Saturday as hundreds marched in the annual Franklin County Pride parade. More than 60 groups participated in the parade, which ended with an afternoon rally at Energy Park...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Even as a number of states have moved to prohibit gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors through legislation and policy changes, a University of Massachusetts Amherst economist has co-authored a report showing that hormone...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — In the lead-up to next month’s Pride parade and rally, local businesses and organizations are promoting or raising money for the annual celebration of the LGBTQ community. “It’s been really nice to see other businesses wanting to...

By BELLA LEVAVI

As an ally, Sarah Green wants to help educate the general public about transgender issues, so people who are transgender don’t have to do all the work.“Hopefully I can answer questions so kids don’t get asked what is going on in their pants,” Green...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BERNARDSTON — Inspired by the popular bimonthly Rainbow Elders group, the Bernardston Senior Center has started its own LGBTQ group for residents in northern Franklin County.The group, which convened for the first time on Friday, is set to meet...