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Until the most recent movie version, each iteration of <I>Invasion of the Body Snatchers</i> has been tailored to the up-to-the-minute fears of its generation. This eerie novel goes where the Nicole Kidman vehicle should have, drawing on conspiracy theories, urban anomie, identity theft and consumerism to create a subtle horror tale about erosion of the self.
Reheating the Cold War
Identities in transition at the Bernard Toale Gallery
Advocates optimistic about trans bill's fate, history says otherwise
Students of the state legislature know that when lawmakers want to kill a bill without taking a vote on its merits, they vote to send it to a committee for further study. Exhibit A? Gov. Deval Patrick's casino gambling bill.
LGBT safe zone: GLSEN conference comes to English High
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) of Boston brings its 18th annual conference to the English High School in Jamaica Plain March 29.
MassEquality expands board
MassEquality added five new members to its board of directors this month, bringing the total number of board members up to 15.
Officer LGBT-friendly
BPD commish sets inclusive tone inside and outside department
Shocker: Mass Resistance declared a hate group
Brian Camenker, Amy Contrada, and the rest of the anti-gay activists at Mass Resistance have finally received some long-overdue recognition.
Youth theater troupe gets help from Social Innovation Forum
Evelyn Francis, director of education for True Colors Out Youth Theater, has big plans. Over the next two years she hopes to double the capacity of the LGBT youth theater troupe, both in terms of the number of participants and the number of performances True Colors puts on each year. Francis hopes that True Colors' partnership with the Social Innovation Forum, which works with non-profits to connect them with new sources of funding, will help the troupe accomplish that goal.
McGee cleared in Fla. assault case
Carl Stanley McGee, assistant secretary for policy and planning in Gov. Deval Patrick's administration, is in the clear. The state attorney's office in Lee County, Florida, has decided not to press charges against McGee for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy.
Suzanne Westenhoeffer: A Bottom on Top
"There are as many lesbians in the middle of the country as there are on the edges," observes comedian Suzanne Westenhoeffer before taking the stage in Indianapolis. "The ones here are just quieter and nicer." Westenhoeffer should know. The pioneering lesbian comic has done her share of traveling, crisscrossing the country to headline comedy clubs in every state.
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