'The biggest threat'
Last month a California teenager was shot in the head by a classmate because his classmate didn't like that the teen was gay. The tragedy was covered by the media, but it received nothing approaching the attention given to Oklahoma state Rep. Sally Kern's now infamous anti-gay tirade, which was surreptitiously taped and then posted for the world to hear on YouTube.
Barry Scott back to court; P'Town to train summer officers on hate crimes
Barry Scott, the openly gay DJ arrested last July while DJing at a private house party in Provincetown, is going back to court April 11 to ask Orleans District Court Judge Therese Wright to grant him access to an internal police investigation into his arrest.
Repeal on HIV travel ban headed to Senate floor
The effort to end the U.S. ban on travel and immigration into the country by people who are HIV-positive moved one step closer to victory last week when the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations approved the inclusion of language to end the ban as part of legislation to reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
South Coast Equality Alliance to hold inaugural event
During the battle over marriage equality a group of LGBT and ally activists on Massachusetts' South Coast region came together as the Marriage Equality Coalition of the South Coast. With the defeat of the amendment to ban same-sex marriage last summer, activists behind that coalition have decided to use the energy generated by the marriage movement to create a more permanent LGBT organization in the region.
Trans rights bill likely delayed
As <i>Bay Windows</i> went to press it was uncertain what action the legislature's Joint Committee on the Judiciary would take on the transgender rights bill, House Bill 1722. March 19 was the deadline for the committee to decide what action to take on the bill, which was the subject of a ten-hour hearing before the Judiciary March 4
Youth commission seeks funding for new programs
The Massachusetts Commission on GLBT Youth plans to push for an unprecedented $2.9 million in state funding for youth programs in the Fiscal Year 2009, a figure far above the commission's FY02 high watermark of $1.6 million.
Going the distance
Jamie Simpson, a 41-year-old Boston resident, is HIV-positive and healthy, and he doesn't take that for granted. On April 21 Simpson will be among the 25,000 runners in the 112th Boston Marathon, and this will mark his second time running.
AIDS educator's trip to Africa hindered by DOMA
Jason Hair-Wynn arrived at his Attleboro home on March 13 to find an envelope from the U.S. Department of State's National Passport Center in New Hampshire that he thought contained his new passport, a necessity for the month-long trip he'll be taking this summer to do HIV/AIDS and health education with youngsters in Ghana, Africa.
Going the distance
Jamie Simpson, a 41-year-old Boston resident, is HIV-positive and healthy, and he doesn't take that for granted. On April 21 Simpson will be among the 25,000 runners in the 112th Boston Marathon, and this will mark his second time running. But he isn't just running for himself. Simpson, a member of the Boston Living Center for the last ten years, is one of 17 members of the Living Center's marathon team, which is raising money for the community and wellness center for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Metamorphoses
Mary Zimmerman's <I><B>Metamorphoses</b></i>, adapted from Ovid's anthology of Greek and Roman myths, was a surprise hit Off-Broadway a few years ago and was eventually transformed into a Broadway success.
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