Durkin memorialized at Allston church
About 40 people gathered Oct. 21 at St. Luke's and St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Allston to celebrate the memory of Corporal Ciara Durkin, the lesbian National Guard soldier serving in Afghanistan who was found dead from a gunshot wound last month. Durkin's family joined with members of the congregation of which Durkin had been a part before leaving to join the National Guard to talk about the ways that Durkin touched their lives. Durkin was memorialized in two funeral services, one in Quincy and one in her native Ireland, earlier this month.
Stakeholders want to see MassEquality continue
A report by the consultant hired to help the MassEquality Board of Directors determine the future of the organization shows that there is widespread consensus among MassEquality coalition partners, national LGBT activists and MassEquality's major donors to keep the organization viable even though the fight for civil marriage rights has been secured in Massachusetts for the foreseeable future.
Jury finds Cirignano not guilty
Larry Cirignano, the former executive director of Catholic Citizenship charged with misdemeanor assault and battery, has been found not guilty by a Worcester County jury. Shortly after resuming deliberations Oct. 22, the jury sent a note to Judge David Despotopulos telling him that they were "at an impasse." Despotopulos urged them to go back into deliberations, consider every juror's position carefully and try to come to a unanimous verdict. Just an hour and a half later, at 12:30 p.m., they did.
Joan Rivers :: Can we talk?
The title of Joan Rivers's best selling comedy album was <i>What Becomes a Semi-Legend Most?</i>, but there's nothing 'semi' about the legendary comedienne. She plays Boston on October 27th - and warns, "Every gay man in Boston fucking well better show up." Here's the interview!
Christopher Shinn on "Dying City"
The war in Iraq is the subtext in personal relationships - or is that the other way around? - in Christopher Shinn's play Dying City, an intense two-hander that delves into the complex strands of need, honesty and deception between an Iraq War widow, her husband and her husband's twin brother.
What's Next for MassEquality?
MassEquality's work on gay marriage in the state of Massachusetts may be resolved, but the future of the organization is anything but clear. Should the group follow the intent of its founding members and disband? Ten local GLBT advocates give their opinions.
Woman testifies that Catholic Citizenship leader assaulted her
On the second day of the trial of former Catholic Citizenship Executive Director Larry Cirignano on misdemeanor assault and battery and civil rights violation charges, Sarah Loy, the victim of the alleged assault, described her confrontation with Cirignano to the jury.
Joe Solmonese: 'We're all working towards the same goal'
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has taken major hits on LGBT op-ed pages, activist blogs and listservs for its decision not to oppose a split version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), and the organization's credibility in the transgender community was further undermined by the decision of Donna Rose, the only out transgender member of HRC's board of directors, to resign over HRC's ENDA stance.
Family Pride becomes Family Equality Council
The Family Pride Coalition announced Oct. 9 that the organization's name has changed to the Family Equality Council. Jennifer Chrisler, executive director of Family Equality, said that the change is an acknowledgment that while the organization's mission is primarily focused on advocating for LGBT-headed families, the issues facing those families are similar to those faced by other non-traditional families such as single-parent and blended families.
HRC's Donna Rose urges trans community, allies to engage
When Donna Rose, a member of Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) board of directors, resigned last week over the organization's decision not to oppose split versions of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), it struck a further blow to the relationship between HRC and the transgender community. Rose told Bay Windows that since she made public her resignation she has received the support of both her friends and of people across the country.<br>
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