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A lesbian who has self-identified as "a big ol' dyke" gave the graduation speech last week at Fontbonne Academy, a Catholic preparatory school run by a Catholic religious order, telling graduates that "conformity" is "exceptionally overrated and usually boring." Andi Lyons, a professor
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Environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has some backing in the Democratic presidential primary. Kennedy received 16 percent support in the latest Fox News Democratic primary poll; that put him in a distant second place behind President Joe Biden, who had 62 percent in the poll. That's a
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By Alison Kuznitz State House News Service
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"Are you part of or an ally of the LGBTQ+ community?" "Are you trying to find more inclusive novels?"
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Four Deep Sports Talk named its annual basketball players and coaches of the year earlier this week. The weekly WARA AM 1320 radio show — which is also on more than 40 public access television stations — covers what the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association used to consider its south section. Its founder
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Brookline Public Library is holding several events celebrating homosexuality and transgenderism for Pride month, including two drag queen story hours. The events, advertised for kids ages 3-8 and their families, call for kids to "join a fabulous queen from the Boston chapter of Drag Queen Story Hour for a
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The West Concord Union Church plans to host "Open & Affirming Pride Sunday" on Sunday, June 11. The church's description of the event says that the congregation "will remember and reaffirm our Open and Affirming commitment during worship."
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Wegmans plans to close one of its Massachusetts stores this summer. The 1245 Worcester Street in Natick location will be shut down at an unknown date this summer, according to Boston 25. The store's 365 employees were notified of the decision on Thursday, June 1 and will be