Candidates court LGBT celebs

In the run-up to the Aug. 9 LGBT-themed Democratic presidential debate on Logo, the campaigns of Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama made their latest play for the LGBT vote, announcing high-profile gay endorsements last week, The Clinton campaign won the support of Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), while Obama picked up the support of New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop V. Gene Robinson.

by David Foucher | Aug 9, 2007

Cambridge senate race heating up

When it comes to support for LGBT issues, the winner of the special election to succeed former state senator Jarrett Barrios, who vacated his Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex District seat in July, will have big shoes to fill. So who among the candidates is best suited to the task?

by David Foucher | Aug 9, 2007

Tussle over tax deduction continues

A psychiatrist testifying as an expert witness for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) questioned the judgment of his colleagues who recommended sex-reassignment surgery for Rhiannon O'Donnabhain, who is suing the IRS for the right to deduct the cost of the surgery from her taxes. But one of O'Donnabhain's lawyers, Bennett Klein of Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), questioned the psychiatrist's qualifications to determine O'Donnabhain's treatment needs, as U.S. Tax Court Judge Joseph H. Gale heard a third day of testimony in the case on July 26.

by David Foucher | Aug 2, 2007

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.

by David Foucher | Aug 2, 2007

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."

by Robert Nesti | Aug 2, 2007

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.

by David Foucher | Jul 26, 2007

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.

by David Foucher | Jul 26, 2007

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.

by David Foucher | Jul 26, 2007

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.

by David Foucher | Jul 26, 2007

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."

by David Foucher | Jul 26, 2007


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