Harbor to the Bay pushes for pedalers
Organizers of the 6th annual Harbor to the Bay AIDS charity bike ride kicked off their campaign to recruit riders with a May 19 reception at Club Caf? in the South End (see photos at right). The ride, which starts in Boston and finishes in Provincetown, takes place Sept. 20.
HIV/AIDS leaders press Congress for national AIDS strategy
HIV/AIDS advocates convened in Washington, D.C., on May 20 to hold a congressional hearing at the Rayburn Building to outline their call for the federal government to develop a national strategy to end the epidemic.
Legal groups warn: don't rush into lawsuits
This month's marriage decision in California was a watershed moment in the fight for marriage equality, and LGBT advocates are working to ensure that members of the community do not jeopardize that win with ill-timed lawsuits.
Poll finds majority of Californians for marriage equality
For the first time in its three decades of polling on the issue the Field Poll, a survey administered by the non-partisan Field Research Coalition, found a majority of California voters in support of same-sex marriage.
Senate amendments bring $$ for LGBT programs, but not AIDS funding
The Massachusetts state Senate voted to add new dollars to LGBT-related programs across the board May 22 during deliberations on the fiscal year 2009 (FY09) budget. HIV/AIDS programs, however, did not fare as well; the Senate rejected an amendment to add $500,000 to the HIV/AIDS budget line.
Stonewall Communities continues look at Safe Schools movement
Stonewall Communities Lifelong Learning Institute, a program for gay and lesbian people over 50, will hold its second program looking at the history of the Massachusetts Safe Schools movement on June 3 with a panel discussion called "Liberty & Justice for LGBT Students: What the Safe Schools Movement Teaches Us About Organizing."
Stolen away from fairyland
Fairies, love potions, mistaken identities, straight people turning gay, and glam rock musical numbers. Yep, it's just another day in high school
Marriage: The final frontier
Chatting with actor George Takei about California's marriage victory
A kiss is not just a kiss
Last October Ed Ford, a 64-year-old Bostonian and president of the Boston Prime Timers, stood up before a crowd at the Boston Center for the Arts on National Coming Out Day and read them a story that he had never publicly shared with anyone else. The subject of the story was a kiss.
Green rainbow party
The LGBT community announced that it was proud to be green, as members voted to make the theme for this year's Boston Pride the eco-conscious "Sustaining our community, conserving our world."
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