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New study shows power of parental acceptance, rejection
A new study published this month in the journal Pediatrics shows how important the supportive reactions of parents like can be to the health of their LGBT children.
So Cool, It’s Hot
Anthology by young authors reveals a generation where gay is good
AG Coakley slaps civil rights injunction on homophobic neighbor from hell
Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office obtained a civil rights injunction Jan. 6 against a Norwood woman for repeated anti-gay harassment of a gay neighbor who lives in the same apartment complex.
Angels among us
Jason & deMarco is a pop singing duo that, by most superficial accounts, should be tailor made for heavy radio play and magazine photo shoots.
Queer Quiz
The Quiz to all things Queer this year!
The year in queer
Whew. From California to Connecticut, from Lawrence King to Katherine Patrick, from Mitt Romney’s downfall to Del Martin’s death, it’s been a roller coaster ride of a year for LGBT people near and far. Here’s our annual round-up of the year’s more memorable moments.
Who’s been naughty and who’s been nice?
The holidays may be over, but Bay Windows couldn’t let 2008 go by without making our own list of people who have been naughty or nice over the past year.
Northeastern student launches campaign for gay cabinet member
Paul Sousa, a 21-year-old Northeastern student and one of the lead organizers of last month’s Join the Impact protest against Proposition 8 at Boston City Hall, is hoping to rally the LGBT grassroots to bring about an historic first: the appointment of an openly gay person to President-Elect Barack Obama’s cabinet.
Hello and Goodbye
An interview with the writer/director of "Ciao".
AIDS org. gets grant to study disparities in healthcare for gay men of color
Cambridge Cares About AIDS has been awarded a $70,000 grant by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation to help the organization address the disparities in health care for HIV positive gay men of color.
’Harvard Business Review’ tackles trans issues in the workplace
The Harvard Business Review (HBR), which reaches an elite readership of corporate CEOs and high-level executives, published a case study in its December issue highlighting the issues that companies face when an employee announces plans to change his or her gender.
KISS 108 FM Jingle Ball 2008
The festivities were in full force at KISS 108 FM’s Jingle Ball 2008, the local radio station’s annual holiday roundup of the best and brightest in pop music. Without doubt, there was plenty of wattage in the lineup, including gay fave du jour Lady Gaga, "Ur so Gay" and "I Kissed a Girl" singer Katy Perry, and rumor-hounded R&B star Ne-Yo.
Alleged murderer in Yakovleff case to be arraigned this afternoon
Steven Odegard, the Dorchester man charged with murdering 20-year-old Daniel Yakovleff
Mr. Sanchez goes to Washington
Transgender activist Diego Sanchez has been appointed to the position of legislative assistant to Congressman Barney Frank in Washington, D.C. He will be the first openly transgender person to work in a congressional office in Washington.
Harry for the Holidays
Jazz musician and Will & Grace alum Harry Connick, Jr. brings holiday cheer to Boston
LGBT theater troupe portrays teen troubles
Conventional wisdom says that young people are the most open-minded generation when it comes to LGBT issues. But if there was one core message to the True Colors Out Youth Theater troupe’s performance Dec. 11 at the Home for Little Wanderers it was that life for LGBT youth is still fraught with conflict.
Mass Family Institute is down, but is it out?
By most visible measures the Massachusetts Family Institute (MFI), which just two years ago was well positioned to place a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage on this year’s ballot, is at a low point in its influence on Bay State politics.
MassHealth Equality bill goes into effect
On Dec. 9 MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid program, began implementing new regulations requiring the agency to provide equal treatment to married same-sex couples.
Process Imitates Art
Gay artists share creative backstories in Behind the Image
MFI maintains profile among Bay State conservatives
The Massachusetts Family Institute (MFI) may be working to rebuild its influence on Beacon Hill (See "Mass Family Institute is down, but is it out?") but it has been keeping a high profile within Massachusetts’s conservative movement.