NH Freedom to Marry Coalition backs Edwards
The New Hampshire Freedom to Marry Coalition has endorsed John Edwards in the Democratic presidential primary, which takes place in the Granite State on Jan. 8. On top of that, Edwards got a personal nod from the group's executive director Mo Baxley, who is also a state representative. Take that, Oprama!
Out in print
Brian Jewell from Bay Windows in Boston takes a look at two new novels!
Mass. Youth Commission to meet in Brockton
The Massachusetts Commission on GLBT Youth will meet Dec. 17 at the Holiday Inn in Brockton, the latest in a series of meetings held in different regions of the state to conduct commission business and meet with local youth and advocates to assess the situation of LGBT youth in Massachusetts. Thus far the commission has held meetings in Boston, Hyannis and Worcester, and in March the commission will hold a meeting in Springfield.
Star69 Records' DJ/Remixer Hector Fonseca plans an 'Epic' Saturday night
Living in the cultural shadow of New York City, we Bostonians can be a bit territorial about our arts and music scene ("We don't care how they do it in New York," as the T-shirt says.) That's just fine with hot New York-based DJ Hector Fonseca, who returns to Boston this weekend to spin at Epic at The Roxy.
LGBT leaders question Dems on hate crimes
The decision last week by U.S. House and Senate leaders to remove a hate crimes amendment from a Department of Defense authorization bill currently before Congress prompted strong criticism from various quarters ranging from the <italic>New York Times</italic> editorial board, which harshly criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the move, to LGBT groups including the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, which pronounced itself "deeply angered and disappointed."
MassEquality celebrates marriage victory
The magnitude of winning marriage equality in Massachusetts was best summed up at MassEquality's Dec. 5 victory gala by Evan Wolfson, the eternally optimistic head of the national organization Freedom to Marry. Standing onstage in the center of the Cyclorama in the South End, Wolfson praised the work of the army of marriage equality activists that surrounded him, raised an arm in victory and proclaimed, "We are one down, forty-nine to go!"
HIV/AIDS prevention gets back on track
A year into Gov. Deval Patrick's tenure in the corner office HIV/AIDS advocates say the administration, bolstered by the appointment of John Auerbach as commissioner of the Department of Public Health (DPH), has begun to reverse the damage done to the state's HIV prevention efforts under Patrick's predecessor, Mitt Romney.
CDC won't release HIV stats showing higher rates of infection
The official focus of the National HIV Prevention Conference, held Dec. 2-5 in Atlanta, was newly published research on HIV prevention, but the data that generated the most buzz at the conference was not anything on the official program.
Lexington parents get their day in court
A three-judge panel heard arguments Dec. 5 in the appeal of Parker v. Lexington, a federal lawsuit brought by four Lexington parents who object to the use of pro-gay materials in the classroom without prior parental notice. U.S. District Court Judge Mark Wolf dismissed the lawsuit in February because he said that parents do not have the right to dictate public school curriculum.
Civic leader appointed to GLAD board
Adrienne R. Benton of Roxbury was appointed to Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders' (GLAD) Board of Directors at its Sept. 20 board meeting.
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