Mr. Sanchez goes to Washington
Transgender activist Diego Sanchez has been appointed to the position of legislative assistant to Congressman Barney Frank in Washington, D.C. He will be the first openly transgender person to work in a congressional office in Washington.
Alleged murderer in Yakovleff case to be arraigned this afternoon
Steven Odegard, the Dorchester man charged with murdering 20-year-old Daniel Yakovleff <link|http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc3=&id=55259|last January>, turned himself into Boston Police the evening of Dec. 16 and is expected to be arraigned at 2 p.m. on Dec. 17.
LGBT theater troupe portrays teen troubles
Conventional wisdom says that young people are the most open-minded generation when it comes to LGBT issues. But if there was one core message to the True Colors Out Youth Theater troupe's performance Dec. 11 at the Home for Little Wanderers it was that life for LGBT youth is still fraught with conflict.
Hello and Goodbye
An interview with the writer/director of "Ciao".
KISS 108 FM Jingle Ball 2008
The festivities were in full force at KISS 108 FM's Jingle Ball 2008, the local radio station's annual holiday roundup of the best and brightest in pop music. Without doubt, there was plenty of wattage in the lineup, including gay fave du jour Lady Gaga, "Ur so Gay" and "I Kissed a Girl" singer Katy Perry, and rumor-hounded R&B star Ne-Yo.
Harry for the Holidays
Jazz musician and <i>Will & Grace</i> alum Harry Connick, Jr. brings holiday cheer to Boston
Mass Family Institute is down, but is it out?
By most visible measures the Massachusetts Family Institute (MFI), which just two years ago was well positioned to place a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage on this year's ballot, is at a low point in its influence on Bay State politics.
MassHealth Equality bill goes into effect
On Dec. 9 MassHealth, the state's Medicaid program, began implementing new regulations requiring the agency to provide equal treatment to married same-sex couples.
MFI maintains profile among Bay State conservatives
The Massachusetts Family Institute (MFI) may be working to rebuild its influence on Beacon Hill (See "Mass Family Institute is down, but is it out?") but it has been keeping a high profile within Massachusetts's conservative movement.
Town hall addresses global HIV/AIDS pandemic
An overflow crowd of medical professionals and students, human rights activists and leaders of community-based organizations marked World AIDS Day and the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the Harvard Medical School on Dec. 9.
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