Menino, Flaherty to duke it out for mayor
Current mayor of Boston Thomas M. Menino will face City Councilor Michael Flaherty in the race for mayor, as Election Day draws ever closer.
Coakley files injunction against gay basher
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley filed an injunction against Eric Patten on Sept. 23 that prohibits him from violating the civil rights of the victims based on actual or perceived sexual orientation.
South End artist Urban dies at age 61
Locally renowned photographer Peter Urban died on Sept. 13 in Needham after a long battle with cancer. Urban was 61 years old.
Obama nominates openly lesbian commissioner
President Barack Obama announced Sept. 14 that he is nominating Chai R. Feldblum, a Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center, for Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Fens update :: Gardening tops cruising
The recent news that's come to light regarding gay cruising in the Fens (and what gets left behind) has spurned some interesting questions within the LGBT community and greater Boston. A recurring concern is that the Boston Police Department is targeting a minority group of people (the LGBT community; and more specifically, gay cruisers) in their efforts to keep the Victory Gardens clean and vandalism-free.
Is Jennifer's kiss a publicity stunt?
Diablo Cody, the screenwriter for upcoming comedy-horror flick 'Jennifer's Body,' opened up to The Frisky about the make-out scene that actresses Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried share in the movie.
Transgender beauty pageant to debut in India
The first annual Miss India contest, a beauty pageant for transgender women, will be held on Dec. 19 in Chennai, the Times of India reported Sept. 2.
Coakley seeks Kennedy's Senate seat
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced September 3 that she will be running in the special election to be held later this year to fill the late Senator Ted Kennedy's seat.
Boston P.D. cracking down on cruising in the Fens
Boston's Fenway Gardens has recently seen a markedly increased police presence. Witnesses suggest that the round-the-clock patrols are working to eradicate gay cruising, for which the area is well known.
Mass. has lowest divorce rate in the nation, new study reveals
Massachusetts had the lowest divorce rate in the nation in 2007, a recently released study from the Division of Vital Statistics at the CDC revealed.
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