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I hate spring in New England. There, I said it. March and April are cold, wet and raw which, although appealing as a hookup profile, serves no value as weather. All this indoor time is good for planning, and one reason to hang on is the spring and summer concert schedule.
Eleven minutes with Jay McCarroll
Although he'd made some ripples in the fashion world, it was the reality show <I>Project Runway</i> that really established out designer Jay McCarroll. The winner of the hit show's first season, many fans say he is the closest the show has come to its goal of finding "the next big fashion designer."
Gray zone
Young, independent filmmakers face a lot of intimidating prospects: tight budgets, caustic critics and the daunting task of identifying a truly original idea, to name a few. But confronting the man who killed your brother?
Breaking Spirit Bridge
In <I>Piper's Someday</i>, Perkinson gave her plucky heroine Piper Cliff some tough stuff to deal with, including an abusive, alcoholic grandfather and the death of her parents
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Popular science writer Mary Roach has already served as a delightful tour guide to the world of cadavers and research into the afterlife. But those were just warm-ups for her exploration of the world of sex research.
The Cho must go on
There's a certain formula that comes with a Margaret Cho comedy show: combine one part sex talk, a teaspoon of potty humor, a hefty dollop of politically incorrect leftist opining, and a few shout-outs to the LGBT community (Cho is married to a man but identifies as "queer"). The result? A seemingly sold-out show at The Orpheum on April 5, a rabid fan base that hangs on her every word, and - if history is any indicator - a DVD special that will allow you to freeze frame any number of Cho's uproariously contorted facial expressions (now in HD!) for maximum hilarity.
AIDS activists launch Central Mass. transgender fund
A group of HIV/AIDS advocates will hold a drag fundraiser in Worcester on April 19 to raise money for a new fund designed to help transgender people facing financial distress.
Barry Scott given copy of internal police investigation
Oldies DJ Barry Scott went back to court April 11, asking Orleans District Court Judge Therese Wright for internal police documents related to his arrest last July while DJing a private house party.
IBM, Verizon partner with GLASS on GED program
Many of the youth who access services at JRI Health's Boston GLASS (Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services), which primarily serves LGBT youth of color, face multiple barriers to completing their education. Constance Robinson, GLASS's crisis and resource specialist, said that many of the youth who turn up at the Mass. Avenue center have dropped out of high school after being subjected to anti-gay taunts and/or physical assaults. GED programs, said Robinson, sometimes can be just as hostile towards LGBT students.
No increases for LGBT programs in budget
The House Ways and Means Committee's Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09) budget proposal contained dreary news for LGBT advocates. The proposal, released April 16, provided level funding for LGBT youth, elder and domestic violence programs and added a modest increase to the state's HIV/AIDS budget.
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