Sound Soldier
"I like to live in a cartoon," whispers Sweetnam in a sultry squeak on the aptly named track "Cartoon." We know, Skye, we know. True, we missed your hit debut album, Noises from the Basement, released in 2004 when you were still a teenager. But silly song titles like "Music Is My Boyfriend" and "Babydoll Gone Wrong" made us suspect you hadn't put your teens behind you, and the perky pop goodness of Sound Soldier confirmed our suspicions.
Man sues Jordan's Furniture
Stephen Perry, a Taunton resident and a former routing coordinator and customer service representative for Jordan's Furniture who worked at the company for more than three years, filed a complaint in October against his former employer with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) alleging that he was fired last month due to anti-gay bias on the part of his department supervisor.
AIDS exhibit finds new life on the web
"Above + Beyond: Our Community Responds to HIV/AIDS," The History Project's acclaimed exhibit documenting the LGBT community's response to the HIV/AIDS crisis in the Boston area, has been retooled for the web. Its official launch will coincide with World AIDS Day on Dec. 1.
Somerville mayor, state rep investigating police response to alleged gay bashing
As <italic>Bay Windows</italic> went to press Nov. 28, Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone and state Rep. Carl Sciortino of Medford were scheduled to meet with the victims of an alleged gay-bashing who are claiming that Somerville Police did not take their complaints about the alleged assault seriously.
World AIDS Day events
Here's a list of events of everything happening in Boston this weekend for World AIDS Day. Get out there and get involved!
LGBT orgs. recognize discharged LGBT service members on National Mall
As a tribute to the approximately 12,000 service members discharged from the U.S. military under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, a coalition of LGBT organizations will place 12,000 American flags on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., from Nov. 30 through Dec. 2.
Gay man honored at elder caregivers event
Lawrence Johnson thought the 30 years he spent teaching English to students at Needham High School was hard work. But he learned otherwise when his partner of 37 years, Alexandre Rheume, began to suffer the ravages of Parkinson's disease, including dementia.
MassEquality says 'Thanks'
"How do you thank a whole movement?" asks MassEquality Development Director Scott Gortikov during a recent interview. From intrepid canvassers to phone-banking PFLAG moms, from persuasive people of faith to well-heeled donors who opened their hearts and their wallets, Gortikov notes that during the past four years, "tens and tens of thousands of people" have acted to preserve marriage equality in Massachusetts.
Judge mulling dismissal of charges against Barry Scott
Following a Nov. 16 hearing in Orleans District Court, Judge Therese Wright has taken under advisement a motion by attorney Christopher Snow to dismiss criminal charges against oldies DJ Barry Scott stemming from a Provincetown party that Scott deejayed back in July.
Roslindale church officially welcomes LGBT members
Bethany First United Methodist Church in Roslindale is rolling out the welcome mat to LGBT people. The 88-member congregation voted at its annual meeting to become a Reconciling Congregation, or one that advocates the full inclusion of LGBT people in the life the United Methodist Church and in society.
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