BAGLY moves to Community Church of Boston
After holding its weekly meetings for 25 years at Beacon Hill's St. John the Evangelist, the Boston Alliance of Gay and Lesbian Youth (BAGLY) will move its meetings to the Community Church of Boston in Copley Square on July 11.
VoteOnMarriage.org spokeswoman says another ballot campaign unlikely
On June 14, VoteOnMarriage.org leader Kris Mineau expressed confidence that he still had a margin of victory. Minutes later, he watched as nine of his votes went into the pro-equality column, and two freshmen lawmakers who campaigned on a pledge to support the amendment followed suit. What went wrong?
Health risk survey for LGB youth shows increased pregnancy
Carol Goodenow, director of coordinated school health education for the Department of Education in MA, led a presentation at the state's Department of Public Healthheadquarters June 19 about health risks faced by LGBT youth. The results were highly unexpected.
Sealing the deal for gay marriage
Though he attends Mass every Sunday, State Rep. Paul Kujawski confesses he was a little nervous as he walked through the doors of his Roman Catholic parish this past weekend. Just days before, Kujawski had cast a vote against an anti-gay marriage constitutional amendment, a controversial about-face from his vote in favor of the amendment back in January. The majority of congregants, said Kujawski, welcomed him. "They grabbed my arm or they patted me on the back or they hugged me," he said. "And it was a good feeling."
VICTORY! Anti-gay marriage amendment defeated in MA
In the June 14 constitutional convention, state lawmakers defeated the proposed amendment to the constitution that would have taken away the civil right to marry from same-sex couples. The final tally on the measure was 45 in favor and 151 against. The amendment needed just 50 votes to pass. The June 14 vote came just five months after the first vote by lawmakers on the amendment in which 62 lawmakers backed it.
A dirty frame :: Albert Merola Gallery opens "Eliminate"
Just in time for the Provincetown film festival, the Albert Merola Gallery opens "Eliminate," an exhibit of contemporary art curated by legendary director John Waters. Nineteen artists are represented in a variety of mediums. As befits a show overseen by The Pope of Trash, much of the show is provocative, including bodily fluids used as paint and a photo of a man waving a flag that reminded us of a famous scene from Pink Flamingos.
Fenway Community Health launches anti-meth program
Fenway Community Health's New Champions, a peer education program designed to show the gay male community the dangers of crystal methamphetamine, launched a new ad campaign June 11 that New Champions program manager Jed Barnum hopes will make gay men feel empowered to fight the epidemic of meth use in the community.
Lawmakers withdraw support for anti-gay proposal
A bill sponsored by the anti-gay group MassResistance to restrict discussion of LGBT issues in schools has lost the support of nearly half its co-sponsors after a campaign by the group KnowThyNeighbor.org and its supporters asking lawmakers to reject the bill. In an unexpected twist, some of the co-sponsors who withdrew told Bay Windows that their decision was not a change of heart; they claimed that they never agreed to co-sponsor the legislation in the first place, and they were uncertain how their name was added to the co-sponsor list to begin with.
Man attacked in Fens
A gay man cruising in the Fens May 27 was attacked by a group of about seven teenagers, who hit him with a wooden plank. The victim, who asked Bay Windows not to use his name, was not seriously injured, but he said he believes the young people came to the Fens with the intent of targeting the gay cruisers who frequent the area. According to the Boston Police incident report of the attack, at least one witness also claimed that the group of teenagers was targeting gay men.
Marriage fight casts shadow over historic Pride Interfaith Service
Stepping to the pulpit after the six-member Union United Methodist Church Men's Choir brought the hand-clapping congregation to its feet with a joyful rendition of the spiritual "I Love To Praise His Holy Name," Drayton Freeman, co-chair of the Boston Pride Interfaith Coalition offered an apology as people settled back onto the cushioned pews of the South End church. "I realize having an Episcopalian following that is probably lethal," said Freeman.
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