Dorchester development to be geared toward gays
For the past few years gay and lesbian people have been flocking to Dorchester in droves, transforming often-decrepit homes into urban oases with well-manicured lawns. But Vincent Droser is banking on a demand in the gay and lesbian community for a very different kind of Dorchester experience.
Boston Art Exhibit Examines The Word 'Gay'
Atlantic Works Gallery opens an intriguing exhibit this weekend with the deceptively simple title GAY. What does this word mean to different people? Artist Eric Hess challenged fellow gallery members to make art inspired by the word and its associations. Hess says the results are "an eye opener."
Provincetown board will not investigate Barry Scott arrest
The controversy surrounding the arrest of popular DJ Barry Scott in earlier this month received a thorough airing at the Provincetown Board of Selectmen meeting July 23, with roughly equal numbers of people alternately criticizing officers for allegedly acting with unnecessary force in arresting Scott or defending the work of the Provincetown Police Department. The five-member board said it will not investigate whether police acted inappropriately during the incident, in deference to the ongoing legal proceedings.
MassEquality plots its future
With the marriage debate done for now, the MassEquality Board of Directors voted on July 18 to retain a consultant to help the organization determine its future. Meanwhile, the organization has turned its daily attention toward other projects, most notably supporting pro-equality legislators and developing a resource to help LGBT organizations in other states replicate MassEquality's successful campaign model.
Experts at tax trial explain gender identity disorder
Attorneys for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) spent the second day of a trial in which a transwoman is suing the federal agency for the right to deduct her medical expenses related to treatment for Gender Identity Disorder (GID) trying to make the case that sex-reassignment surgery is a cosmetic procedure rather than a medical necessity.
MFI turns its attention to bestiality
What has the Massachusetts Family Institute (MFI), the lead partner in the coalition to take away civil marriage rights from same-sex couples, been doing since the defeat of their marriage amendment last month? Judging by an e-mailed "citizen alert" to their supporters earlier this month, the organization is focusing at least some of its attention on dealing with the pressing threat of man-on-farm-animal sex.
Activist turns anti-trans bile into benefit
Trevor Wright, coordinator of last May's Boston Alliance of Gay and Lesbian Youth (BAGLY) Prom and currently a researcher for a survey study on LGBT youth, found himself in the crosshairs of the anti-gay group MassResistance on several occasions over the past year, with the group posting several photos of him at LGBT events and disparagingly referring to him as a "transgender activist."
Popular DJ arrested in P'town
Barry Scott, a popular radio DJ, is fighting charges of resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace after being arrested at a Provincetown party on July 14. But Scott and attendees at the private party contend that it was the police who violently overreacted in quashing the festivities, injuring Scott and his partner, Bryan Richardson, in the process.
Phill Wilson leads Dorchester march against AIDS
Calling HIV/AIDS in America "a black disease," Phill Wilson, the founder and executive director of the L.A.-based Black AIDS Institute, called on participants in a small march and rally in Dorchester on July 14 to help end the epidemic in the black community within five years.
Feds fund Fenway meth program
Last month Fenway Community Health's New Champions, a federally funded program working to combat crystal meth addiction, launched its second major phase, debuting its Resist Meth ad campaign and holding its second training for men to learn how to do outreach in the community and talk about meth use and addiction.
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