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Topics and Newsletter May 2026
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Local Happenings
Saturdays at 9am:Sat. May 23rd – Queer Coffee Everyone – LGBTQ – Café Eclipse https://www.cafeeclipse.com/ Lowell, MA
1st Tuesday June 2nd: Queer Women's Queer Women’s Meetup | 6 pm - 7:30 pm Chelmsford Council On Aging All Ages, ABCD (anyone but cis-dudes) 75 Groton Rd, North Chelmsford, MA.
Thursday June 4th Café Eclipse Coffee at 10am 55+ LGBTQ Warp & Weft 197 Market St, Lowell, MA 01852 https://www.cafeeclipse.com/
2nd Tuesday Queer Meetup | 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Warp & Weft 197 Market St, Lowell, MA
3rd Tuesday Queer Women's Game Night 6 pm- 7:30 pm Chelmsford Council On Aging All Ages, ABCD (anyone but cis-dudes) 75 Groton Rd, North Chelmsford, MA.
4th Sunday Queer Meetup | 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Mandarin Asian Bistro 24 Market St Lowell, MA 01852
- The veteran journalist Barry Walters’ new book, Mighty Real, is an extensive history of LGBTQ music from 1969 to 2000,
- NBA star Jason Collins, the first player to come out as gay while playing in a major American professional men’s sports league, has died from brain cancer
- Only Three in Ten Trans Adults Say Parents Accept Them
- Massachussetts Pride Events (see newsletter for details)
- The LGBT Drift in Italy: more than 20 dioceses support “inclusive” vigils
- The Vatican is sending new signals about how it intends to minister to LGBTQ+ Catholics in the Pope Leo XIV era, with signs of openness and limitations after Pope Francis ushered in a notable welcome during his 12-year pontificate. ..and much more
Topics and Newsletter August 2025-3
- SATURDAYS AT 9 AM, EVERYONE- LGBTQ
- Local North of Boston Happenings
- SATURDAYS AT 9 AM, EVERYONE- LGBTQ
- Sunday Aug 24th Mandarin Asia bistro meetup
- West Texas A&M Drag Ban Defeated in Court
- Activist Arrested for Blasphemy in Morocco for “Allah is a Lesbian” T-shirt
- ...and much more
Topics and Newsletter August 2025-2
- TRUMP ADMIN USES RELIGION to DISCRIMINATE AGAINST LGBT IN FED WORKPLACE
- 2028 Olympics, Policies Being Updated to Prevent Trans Women from Competing
- Going Dutch: LGBTQ Americans find Trump-free life in Netherlands
- Police indict individual for stabbing transgender person in Kiryat Yam apartment
- Church in Wales elects first woman and gay archbishop
- ...and much more
Topics and Newsletter August 2025-1
- LGBT Veteran Gets Closure at Vietnam Memorial
- LGBTQ+ Senior Housing - Boston
- American Dream Tour
- Tampa Bay FL Protects History with New Website
- Closed: Trump Admin Officially Shuts Down the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services
- US Researcher Praises Scotland’s LGBT-inclusive Education
- ...and much more