Courting equality
When Pat Gozemba and her spouse Karen Kahn were forced to raise funds to defray publication costs of their book Courting Equality, the ACLU of Massachusetts stepped up.
State auto insurance regulations do not list sexual orientation among non-discrimination categories
The proposed auto-insurance regulations issued by Gov. Deval Patrick's administration last month, designed to increase competition in the state auto insurance market, left lawmakers on the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight scratching their heads about a seemingly glaring omission.
Laura Kiritsy on Local Gay Politics
District 9 voters say, 'No gay city councilor for you!'
Section 8 housing for families living with HIV/AIDS
JRI Health received 98 new vouchers for Section 8 housing to be given to individuals or families with a person who is disabled due to HIV/AIDS.
GLAD attorney: Lexington schools lawsuit has had chilling effect on public schools
Nima Eshghi, an attorney for Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), told attendees at the Greater Boston PFLAG annual meeting Sept. 24 that the federal lawsuit by a pair of families against the town of Lexington for including LGBT-themed books in the elementary school curriculum has had a chilling effect on other schools.
Coalition calls on candidates to develop AIDS strategy
A week after 100 organizations issued a public call to the 2008 presidential candidates to put forward comprehensive plans to end the domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic, the John Edwards campaign released just such a plan Sept. 24.
P'town chief admits there are irregularities in police report of assault
Provincetown Acting Police Chief Warren Tobias told Bay Windows Sept. 25 that police officers failed to include pertinent information in their report detailing the investigation into the Sept. 10 assault on Richard Hall, a New Bedford man who was vacationing in Provincetown.
Living Center selected as a Boston Marathon charity
The Boston Athletic Association, which organizes the Boston Marathon, selected the Boston Living Center as one of its 24 official charities for the next three years, making it the only HIV/AIDS charity selected for the program.
Coalition for Marriage and Family Regroups
Three months after the defeat of its constitutional amendment to take away civil marriage rights from same-sex couples, VoteOnMarriage.org announced that most of its activities would now be taking place through an organization called the Coalition for Marriage and Family.
D.A. says cops justified in Barry Scott arrest
Provincetown police officers acted appropriately when arresting Barry Scott while he was deejaying a party they sought to break up back in July, said Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O'Keefe Sept. 18, whose office recently concluded an investigation into the incident.
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