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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 — 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 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...