In Massachusetts, Norwood High School’s star swimmer Will Higgins broke a 26-year-old meet record in the 50-yard freestyle in the state’s swimming and diving championships regional meet…for girls. Yes, because his high school has no boys swim team, by state law Higgins is allowed to compete on the girls team. While he broke that meet [...]
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Bridgewater State hosts Dave Pallone
Out former MLB umpire Dave Pallone is the keynote speaker at Bridgewater State’s celebration of Gay History Month on Oct. 7, 7pm-9pm. The event is co-sponsored by the Bridgewater State Department of Athletics and the GLBTA Pride Center and is being promoted by the athletic department. Dave’s been a popular public speaker for years, so [...]
Corey Johnson, 10 years later
It was 10 years ago that high school football player Corey Johnson came out to his team in Massachusetts, and Corey marked that anniversary recently with an appearance at the GLSEN Boston conference. Bay Windows caught up with him and asked why his story got so much attention nine years ago: Part of it was [...]
Anti-Gay Bullying Leads To 6th Grader’s Suicide
Sixth-grader Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover (at right) had been playing football and basketball at the New Leadership Charter School in Springfield, Massachusetts trying to make friends. But the new kid had become the target for bullies. According to his mother, Carl had been harassed and bullied for months on end for his clothing and was called [...]