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LGBTQ+ Advancement

We empower, protect, and promote the rights, dignity, and advancement of Boston’s LGBTQ+ residents.

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The Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement develops policies, community-oriented programming, and provides resources for the City’s diverse LGBTQ+ community.

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Amplify GSA
Beyond Pride Mini-Grant Fund
Gender Data Collection

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Improving How the City Collects Gender Data

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The City is working to change how we ask about gender identity to deliver key services that represent everyone.

Through our efforts, the City of Boston is now no longer requiring sex or gender identification on marriage licenses. This change is the first the City has made based on new gender-aware guidelines for City resources and the collection of gender-identity data.

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Latest news

Latest news

Mayor's Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement Awards $250,000 in Grants to 51 Organizations

LGBTQ+ Advancement

Equity and Inclusion Cabinet Partners with Healing Our Land Inc. to Increase Voting Access for Eligible Incarcerated Population

Equity and Inclusion Cabinet

Letter from Mayor Wu Celebrating 20th Anniversary of Same-Sex Marriage in Massachusetts

Mayor's Office

City of Boston Announces Gender Equity Updates to Marriage Licenses

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