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.
Out on CD
Check out three hot new musical pics this week! Amy Winehouse's American release of "Frank"; The Killers with "Sawdust"; and "The Moon Is Disgusting" by That 1 Guy
FBI: increase in hate crimes based on sexual orientation
As a bill to protect LGBT people from bias-motivated crimes stalls in the U.S. Senate, a new FBI report documents a rise in hate crimes based on sexual orientation in 2006.
Trans activists call for an end to violence
Reading aloud from a letter she had recently sent to her mother, who had kicked her out of their home when she came out as trans, a young woman from Minnesota captivated a crowd last weekend gathered to remember trans victims of violence.
It's a one-derful life
Every year when the temperature drops and snowfall threatens, Boston area theatergoers can count on certain shows to warm their hearts. You've got your pick of multiple versions of A Christmas Carol, a classic and contemporary version of The Nutcracker, and even the outrageous Gold Dust Orphans are reprising their holiday spooktacular Silent Night of the Lambs. This season, The Lyric Stage presents a new offering with the New England premiere of This Wonderful Life, Steve Murray's homage to It's A Wonderful Life.
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