January 2012
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GLAD Selected to Receive Prestigious Boston...
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, whose lawsuits brought marriage equality to Massachusetts & Connecticut , has been chosen to receive a $100,000 grant from the Boston Foundation to expand its youth outreach.
The work will include addressing child welfare issues, promoting the Legal InfoLine to youth, collaborating with youth organizations, and seeking litigation opportunities to...
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Occupy Boston Digs In For a Winter Full of Actions...
Boston, MA [1/6/2012] On Monday, January 9, 2012 at 6:00 PM, the Occupy Boston Direct Action Working Group will host Occupy Boston’s weekly Community Gathering at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 138 Tremont Street in Boston. The evening will introduce attendees to the basics of nonviolent direct action, an essential component of the growing Occupy movement’s activist strategy.
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December 2011
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Occupy-Themed Nativity Play in Dewey Square on...
Boston, MA—On Thursday, December 22nd, members of Occupy Boston and the Protest Chaplains will perform an Occupy-themed Nativity Play at 12:00 pm in Dewey Square. The play will tell the traditional Christmas story of Jesus’s birth in Bethlehem with a special focus on his solidarity with the poor and oppressed.
WHO: Members of Occupy Boston and the Protest Chaplains
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SLDN, Morrison & Foerster Client Jase Daniels...
Resolution is part of historic Almy v. US case filed in 2010
(Photo: Jase Daniels)
(Washington, D.C.)—Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) and the law firm of Morrison & Foerster today announced that their client, Petty Officer 2nd Class Jase Daniels, discharged in April 2005 and again in March 2007 under the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) law, has been...
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Occupy Boston Reacts to Early Morning Raid; 46...
Boston, MA [12/10/11] On December 10, 2011 at 5:00 AM Occupy Boston’s Dewey Square encampment was raided by the Boston Police Department and other officials. According to a story run by The Boston Globe, “Hundreds of Boston police officers swooped down on the Occupy Boston encampment early this morning, arresting dozens of protesters and tearing down tents, bringing an end to the 10-week...
The top 10 anti-gay foes spend three times as much...
think-progress:
Does this say something about hatred and how the radical minds behind “religion” are running their numbers? And then people wonder where does bullying come from. Please take note and do as you must with regards to these organizations (anti-gay). We must take a stance against them!
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Rick Perry Lashes Out Against Efforts to Protect...
Presidential hopeful also calls being gay “deeply objectionable”
Washington – The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization – is strongly condemning offensive remarks Texas governor and GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry made following the release of a landmark White House roadmap to tackle human rights abuses of LGBT people....
November 2011
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AIDS Project Rhode Island: Commemorates World AIDS...
World AIDS Day is Thursday, December 1, and AIDS Project RI is offering free walk-in HIV testing from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at its office at 404 Wickenden Street, Providence.
“Our focus is taking charge of one’s health by getting tested for HIV,” said Thomas Bertrand, MPH, AIDS Project RI’s executive director. ”We’re hoping that many people, particularly...
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Dozens of Occupy Springfield Protestors Speak Up...
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter
Dozens of Occupy Springfield members protested in front of Scott Lively’s Holy Grounds Cofee House located in Springfield, MA, across from the Springfield Technical Community College.
By chanting “Homophobia has got to go,” in front of Lively’s supporters carrying religious messages of “Jesus is the way to go and signs with Bible...
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Harvard may add LGBT option to application →
gaywrites:
Harvard University has announced they’re considering adding a section to their application where prospective students could identify as LGBT. From the Advocate:
A student identifying as LGBT would not function as a positive “tip” in the the application process. Fitzsimmons said the move is intended to be more of a welcoming signal to “students who are grappling with the issue of...
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Occupy Boston: March for Good Jobs + OWS Day of...
Thursday, Nov. 17, Assemble 4 pm at Dewey Sq.
Boston, MA [12/17/2011]—Today, November 17th, marks the two month anniversary of the occupy movement. Occupy Boston will be participating in a national day of action in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street and MassUniting with a march to the Charlestown bridge. Across the country, American infrastructure is falling apart; bridges, roads,...
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Film and Panel to Discuss the Experiences of...
Film Screening on Nov. 17th @ 7 p.m.
NORTHAMPTON, Ma—The LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts and the UMass Stonewall Center are partnering on a screening of against a transgender narrative, a documentary film that investigates the meanings of masculinity, dominant constructions of gender identity, and the nature of community.
The director, Jules Rosskam, a visiting assistant professor...
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“Anderson” to Feature Voices of Transgender...
NEW YORK, NY - November 15, 2011 - On Wednesday, November 16, Anderson Cooper’s new daytime talk show, Anderson, will focus on transgender children - children whose gender behavior, expression, or identity does not comport with their biological gender - and their families. The episode will feature Diane Ehrensaft, PhD, a developmental psychologist and one of the nation’s leading experts on...
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HRC Applauds Massachusetts Legislature for Passing...
After Six Years in Legislature, Bill Adds Transgender People to List of Protected Groups Under State’s Civil Rights Laws
WASHINGTON - The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, today lauded the Massachusetts Legislature for passing the Transgender Equal Rights Bill. The bill adds protections to the state’s civil rights laws against discrimination in...
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Opening Night Performance of "High" Starring...
V.I.P. RECEPTION AT THE W HOTEL WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW
BOSTON – The National Tour of HIGH starring Kathleen Turner in association with Fenway Health are offering a limited number of $100.00 VIP tickets to the Opening Night Performance at The Cutler Majestic Theatre. Admission includes Premium Seating to the December 7th performance and admittance to the Gala Reception at the W Hotel with a...
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Transcending Boundaries Conference Comes to an End...
There is still time to be a part of Sunday’s workshops and to give to Transcending Boundaries
The Transcending Boundaries Conference, Beyond the Binary, which started on 11-11-11 comes to an end tomorrow, November 13. In its last day, the conference features a gamma of seminars that are of great importance to the Transgender and Allied communities. It is still not too late to be a part of...
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Human Rights at the Forefront for Boston Pride
Hosts statewide tour to garner community input
November 9, 2011 - Boston, MA - The newly formed Human Rights and Education (HR&E) Committee of Boston Pride, proudly announces its 2011-2012 Community Forum Road Tour. Beginning on Wednesday, November 16 at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Haverhill, the committee will launch a statewide outreach effort to talk with members of the LGBT...
