Mr. Boston Leather this weekend
If you haven't been to The Ramrod before, you probably have a good idea what to expect: cheap beer, expensive leather, menacing burly guys, and plenty of hugs. Hugs?
Man assaulted in P'town alleges police negligence
A 56-year-old New Bedford man is claiming that Provincetown police were negligent when they tended to him after he was assaulted Sept. 10. Richard Hall, who was vacationing in Provincetown with his partner, was attacked by unknown assailants in the early morning hours of Sept. 10.
The Human Rights Campaign Brings LGBT Issues to New Hampshire
CONCORD, N.H. - If the Human Rights Campaign has its way, presidential candidates pressing the flesh on the streets, in the coffee shops and on college campuses across New Hampshire will be quizzed, called out or congratulated on their positions on LGBT issues by voters.
MassResistance protests Laramie Project
The anti-gay group MassResistance is working with parents in the Acton-Boxborough school district to hold an Oct. 3 forum to rally opposition to the upcoming student performance at Acton-Bowborough Regional High School of The Laramie Project, a play about the 1998 murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard.
Mussina, Yankees beat Blue Jays 4-1
Mike Mussina pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning in his return to the rotation and the New York Yankees won their seventh straight game, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 Wednesday night.
Holliday in Philly: Rockies romp 12-0
Matt Holliday lined into a triple play, then hit a three-run homer his next time up Wednesday night to start the Colorado Rockies on a 12-0 romp over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Tedeschi's fires clerk accused of anti-gay harassment
Tedeschi Food Shops fired a clerk from the convenience store chain's Jamaica Plain location in response to a complaint from a lesbian couple that the clerk harassed them and refused to serve them. John Connell, a regional manager for Tedeschi's, said the company verified the couple's claim by examining video footage of the exchange between the clerk and the couple, and they promptly terminated the clerk.
Bar exam flunker wants anti-gay lawsuit dismissed
Stephen Dunne, the man who filed suit against the Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners and the state's Supreme Judicial Court after he failed the bar exam in part for refusing to answer a question about same-sex marriage, now wants his lawsuit dismissed.
Gay City Council Candidates Step Out
Tim Schofield isn't the only openly gay person running a strong campaign for a local city council seat (see "On The Trail," page 1): Grace Ross made an impressive showing in the Sept. 11 preliminary election for an at-large seat on the Worcester City Council, placing sixth - ahead of two incumbents - in a free-for-all race with 18 candidates (not nine candidates as we incorrectly reported last week).
AIDS Action receives $50,000 from Wainwright
Wainwright Bank CEO Robert Glassman received a Distinguished Social Entrepreneurial Leadership Award from the Grand Circle Corporation and the Lewis Family Foundation at the Corporate Philanthropy Summit Sept. 6, and as part of that award Wainwright Bank received $100,000 to be split evenly between a charity of the bank's choice and a new social initiative.
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