Save the last dyke
It still seems hard to believe, but tonight is the last Dyke Night for the foreseeable future. With Toast converting into a full time restaurant, the popular women's night will be homeless for the first time in 3 years - sadly, that's quite a long tenure for a lesbian night in the Boston area. Hopefully this will only be a brief hiatus, but Dyke Night is going out in style with a monster bash tonight.
BAGLY honors Menino
The Boston Alliance of GLBT Youth will give Mayor Tom Menino a well-deserved honor at its 28th anniversary celebration at the Artists for Humanity Epicenter in South Boston on April 29.
Domestic violence orgs. reach out
The state's two LGBT-focused domestic violence organizations, the Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project (GMDVP) and The Network / La Red, will do outreach and education at separate events in Boston next week.
Harvard forum examines role of LGBT elected officials
An April 22 Harvard forum aimed at examining the viability of LGBT political candidates veered off-topic into a broader discussion of the role of LGBT officials in public life, as one Harvard student questioned whether openly gay elected officials weren't better off leaving gay advocacy to straight allies and another suggested that some local openly gay electeds weren't visible enough.
HX drops suit against Berggren
HX in Boston, parent company of the <i>New England Blade</i>, filed a dismissal of its suit against the paper's former associate publisher, Bill Berggren, April 22.
LGBT-inclusive anti-bullying guide finally makes it to schools
After being caught in political limbo for about five years a Department of Public Health (DPH) anti-bullying guide will finally see the light of day on April 30.
MFI launches new lobbying arm, surveys supporters on schools
Since the end of the marriage battle last summer the Massachusetts Family Institute, which spearheaded the failed campaign to ban same-sex marriage, has kept a relatively low profile, particularly on LGBT issues. MFI's advocacy this year against the transgender rights bill, House Bill 1722, has been the group's lone public foray into anti-LGBT activism since the defeat of the marriage amendment.
Money woes
With all of their programs being either level funded or receiving only a slight increase the House Ways Means proposed Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09) budget, LGBT and HIV/AIDS advocates scrambled last week to file amendments to get more funding for LGBT youth programs, domestic violence programs, elder services and HIV/AIDS services.
SpeakOut to hold reunion; organization expands fundraising, recruitment
Last November the board of directors of SpeakOut, the LGBT speakers' bureau, considered disbanding the organization, which had been plagued by decreasing revenues, an inability to retain board members, and a $4000-plus debt to the IRS. Ultimately, the board opted to continue; in December it launched a strategic plan to get the organization back on track.
After more than three months, no arrest in Yakovleff murder
More than three months after he was found stabbed to death in a Dorchester apartment, there have been no arrests in connection with the murder of Daniel Yakovleff, a 20-year-old openly gay hair stylist.
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