The Newbie's Guide to Boston Pride
Fresh out of the closet? New in town? Closeted Republican congressman looking to get your gay on far from the prying peepers of the buttoned-down Beltway? However you get to Boston Pride, it's all good. But in the interest of helping you not make a complete ass of yourself while you join the city's Pride festivities, check out our handy-dandy guide to some of the weekend's most popular events.
Pride events :: Amber Dirks and DJ JST
DJ JST (pronounced "gist") and vocalist Amber Dirks do have something in common, having worked together on two recent stomping dance tracks: "Rejoice" and "Standing Up." The dynamic duo will bring team spirit to a Boston Pride Week show at Club Caf?, and we checked in for some he said/she said Q&As.
Eye opening role for Randy Price
In a change to Channel 5's morning news, Randy Price is taking over from David Brown.
Vanessa Williams -- The Real Thing
Embrace your fears -- in this case it's interviewing Vanessa Williams. What if she's like her Ugly Betty character uber-bitch Wilhelmina Slater? Read on to find out.
Film exposes 'canyon' between Washington and reality on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
The military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy has been making headlines lately, with LGBT activists calling on President Obama and Congress to end the anti-gay law, but a new documentary by filmmaker Johnny Symons, Ask Not suggests that the military's culture may need to change before LGBT soldiers will truly feel at home in the armed services.
AIDS Walkers rally in tough times
The economy may be in the doldrums, but that didn't stop the thousands of walkers who participated in the June 7 AIDS Walk Boston from raising money to help in the fight against HIV and AIDS. The walk, which is AIDS Action Committee's (AAC) largest fundraiser, has already brought in about $900,000 in cash donations, and AAC president and CEO Rebecca Haag said the event is on track to bring in the $1,050,000 that the organization set as its fundraising goal.
Transforming Pride
In the midst of the many changes Boston's LGBT community has seen over the past few decades Boston Pride has remained an enduring community tradition. This year, however, the focus of Pride is on change itself.
Kate Clinton hits New England
Kate Clinton comes to Boston for Pride, makes a side trip to the Connecticut River Valley, then heads to Ptown for the summer. Recently we caught up with the Great Kate about her New England tour.
That's what (Facebook) friends are for
Encouraged by the increasing ubiquity of online social networks like Facebook and Twitter, as well as the skyrocketing popularity of the blogosphere and YouTube, AIDS Action Committee (AAC) is experimenting this year with bringing more of its fundraising and marketing efforts for the walk into the digital world.
200 march against California Supreme Court ruling
In response to the California Supreme Court's ruling upholding Proposition 8, the state's voter-approved anti-gay constitutional amendment, more than 200 people turned out to voice their disapproval of the decision at a rally in Boston on the evening of May 26.
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