Fetish fair weather
"It's hot," was a frequently overheard phrase at the Fetish Fair Fleamarket in the South End this weekend, albeit used more often as a complaint than a statement of approval. It was a sweltering Saturday, and even inside the climate-controlled Cyclorama at The Boston Center for the Arts the temperature was a few degrees north of optimal for many.
Tsongas slams anti-gay military policy
Massachusetts Rep. Niki Tsongas, the newest member of the state delegation and a member of the House Armed Services Committee's Personnel Subcommittee, delivered a strong rebuke to the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in her opening remarks at the subcommittee's congressional oversight hearing on the policy on July 23.
In advance of historic hearing, 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' opponents stress patience on repeal
In a conference call held in advance of the first-ever congressional hearing on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.), the lead sponsor of a bill to repeal the law, stressed a need to not focus so much on passing the bill right away, but rather on expanding information and exposure on the topic while also opening up the debate.
Same-sex domestic dispute ends on I-93
In what appears to be a domestic dispute between two women, Sandra Howes, 42, was boxed in by police and then held at gunpoint on Interstate 93 in Dorchester yesterday just after noon. According to the <i>Boston Herald</i>, the passenger was screaming for help out of the window of a green 2000 Honda Civic.
Senate gives a pass to MassHealth Equality bill
Though the much-anticipated repeal of the 1913 law was not taken up by the House, the Senate effectively passed the MassHealth Equality bill on July 23, taking another large step toward completing the marriage equality movement begun by the <i>Goodridge</i> decision.
Breaking News: DJ Barry Scott found guilty
A jury in Orleans District Court deliberated just about 20 minutes before finding openly gay oldies DJ Barry Scott guilty on three charges stemming from his arrest at a private party in Provincetown last summer. Scott's lawyer Will Korman has said his client plans to appeal the verdict.
Blood Beats: vol 2
In a world of cookie cutter "entertainment reporting," we need more critics like Ernest Hardy. This collection of his work, much of which originally appeared in <I>L.A. Weekly</i>, is smart, well-informed (mostly covering the pop music beat, he's an astounding encyclopedia of music,) written with a driving clarity, and always grounded in the understanding that pop culture matters precisely because of its triviality.
Haunted Hearths & Sapphic Shades: Lesbian Ghost Stories
The good news about this creepy collection is that it avoids what a book reviewer whose name escapes me dubbed "the vampire syndrome:" the tendency for the charm or power of a theme to be dissipated when iterated a dozen times.
Lesbian comics rock that...mic
Why should Provincetown have a monopoly on lesbian comedy? This Thursday four funny women, New York tested and lesbian approved, will have Club Cafe in stitches (8 p.m. at 209 Columbus Ave., Boston. Tix $12. Info: 617.536.0966).
A novel defense: Convict's bid for retrial hinges on alleged anti-trans discrimination against potential juror
At first glance the murder trial of Roxbury gang member Sam Smith, known as "Fat Sam" according to press reports, seems to have little to do with transgender civil rights.
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