District Line
Give out rocker Bob Mould credit for not standing in place. He helped define punk and post punk with his 80s band Husker Du, and explored a more melodic sound with his 90s band Sugar. In his solo work he's run the gamut from acoustic concerts deejaying and electronica.
Romanovsky Turns Up the Fun
If you're a queer of a certain age, you no doubt remember Romanovsky & Phillips, the pioneering gay musical duo whose quirky, politically aware albums (featuring song titles like "If There's a God, He's a Queen" and "What Kind of Self-respecting Faggot Am I?") and real life romance earned them monikers like "the gay Sonny and Cher."
Change of heart
Marc Solomon, the campaign director of MassEquality, succinctly summed up the happenings at 9 West Broadway in Southie on Jan. 16 when he observed that the event was "probably the largest gay event in South Boston's history perhaps."
Looking toward the future
In keeping with its newly expanded mission, MassEquality has laid out an ambitious 2008 legislative agenda that aims to increase state funding for several LGBT and HIV/AIDS organizations in addition to passing key pieces of legislation.
The Purrfect Murder
I don't mean to sound like I have internalized felinophobia or anything, but a book about clever animals who have conversations and solve puzzles sounds more like a children's story than something for adults. But this one also has murders and an abortion clinic, so like <I>Mary Poppins</i>, it's hard to say what age group it's for.
Learning Curve
Hello, I am Twofer and I am orange and I am a cat. My human has been leaving book pages in my litter box. At first I thought he was being thrifty, but then he began dropping hints about how Rita Mae Brown's cat writes mystery novels, and wondering aloud why some cats can pay the mortgage while others just throw up on the comforter.
Trans-HRC schism widens
Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), came out swinging against the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) during her Jan. 17 speech at the First Event transgender conference at the Boston Marriott Peabody.
Wanted: prospective LGBT foster/adoptive parents
LGBT singles and couples considering becoming foster or adoptive parents will have the opportunity to learn more about the process, hear from experienced LGBT foster/adoptive parents and have their questions answered at informational events co-hosted by The Home for Little Wanderers and the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE) in January and March.
Bump! The Ultimate Gay Travel Guide - Mexico
When it comes to travel, we LGBT types have some special needs, like: Where can we go without getting hassled? Enter the Canadian TV show <I>Bump!</i>, the world's first program that focuses on the gay traveler. Each episode covers one city or region, starting with an overview, giving some tips for hotspots and events of particular interest to queer tourists, like gay bookstores, Pride Festivals and Mardi Gras parties, and getting the info and history that tour guides don't cover by interviewing local queer experts, historians and business owners.
Dark Blue Almost Black
It's a sympathetic yet uncompromising look at a contemporary family dealing with unusual problems, it's directed with a marvelous blend of crispness and fluidity, and it flirts with melodrama and farce.
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