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Donor Sibling Registry helps kids of LGBT parents grappling with their origins
LGBT parents have long preached the mantra that love makes a family, but some are finding that as their children age they must also grapple with the question of biology.
You better wok
We tend to think of drag queens in nightclubs and other exotic locales, not in the kitchen. Sure, drag queens know their cocktails, and they know how to hide the franks and beans. There’s even a restaurant in New York staffed entirely by drag queen waitresses. Yet somehow, sequins and wigs don’t call to mind home cooking. But the campy new cookbook, Cooking Doesn’t Have to be a Drag (available online at www.cookingqueens.com,) shows that drag can be domestic too.
Familiar names on 1913 law petition
Bay Windows received a copy of the original petition filed by MassResistance from Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office. Entitled "Act Relative to Certain Marriage Laws," its purpose is to allow voters to weigh in on a law passed last month "to repeal certain laws prohibiting certain non-residents from marrying in the commonwealth," according to the petition’s original language.
78 Evasions: The Urnash Tarot
The tarot, a deck of cards reputed to predict the future, is a staple of fortunetellers. With their mysterious origins, complex symbolism and association with mystics like The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and Aleister Crowley, the tarot represents antiquity and the arcane.
Gay bashing on Columbus Avenue
Police are currently investigating a possible hate crime after three people were viciously attacked by four men shouting homophobic slurs on Columbus Avenue in the early morning hours of August 24.
Michelle Obama drops in on LGBT Caucus
DENVER, Wednesday - On the heels of a riveting keynote address to the Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama’s wife Michelle spoke to a luncheon of LGBT delegates Tuesday, telling them that "discrimination has no place in a nation founded on equality."
Coalition builds for boycott of New England HRC gala
In response to Human Rights Campaign’s stance on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), the activist group Queertoday.com, along with activists from Queers Without Borders, Pride at Work and KnowThyNeighbor.org are organizing a protest of the organization’s New England gala dinner, which will be held at the Sheraton in Boston on October 25th.
In The Arms Of My Enemy
Raping and pillaging doesn’t look all bad in this action/revenge movie set in the Ukraine in the 1850s.
Crutchley steps down from Manhunt board over McCain contribution
Jonathan Crutchley, the Manhunt.net co-founder whose $2300 contribution to John McCain created an uproar in the LGBT blogosphere after it was reported on by the Towleroad blog last week, has stepped down as chair of the company’s board after angry Manhunt customers closed their accounts.
Bangkok Love Story
An assassin with a heart of gold - he only kills "bad guys" - has to go into hiding with his assigned victim when he refuses to finish the job. It soon turns out that flirting and meeting cute has got nothing on digging a bullet out of a stranger’s shoulder and then giving him a sponge bath, and before you can say "kiss kiss bang bang," these two men are falling for each other.
Obituary: Bernardete Bettencourt
Bernardete Bettencourt, 58, of Lowell, Massachusetts, died August 15, 2008 after a short illness.
Healthy building syndrome
Located in the heart of the Fenway neighborhood, within view of both Fenway Park and the Harvard Medical School campus, Fenway Community Health’s new building is currently a mostly empty ten-story tower of glass and concrete.
Wilde Stories 2008
I have caught the inquiring spirit of this book, which is subtitled "The Best of the Year’s Gay Speculative Fiction." It sure does lead to speculation! Like, what if someone wrote a ghost story that wasn’t the least bit scary? You know I don’t like to be harsh, but come on.
’History is everybody’s history’: Plimouth Plantation Welcomes Gay Families
Plimoth Plantation will offer a glimpse into the lives of 17th century LGBT pilgrims and Native Americans at its "Out at Plimoth Plantation" event, to be held Sept. 13.
Openly gay candidate draws blood
During election season most campaign volunteers give their time and money to make sure that their candidate gets elected. But Framingham state representative candidate Dawn Harkness’ volunteers are more hardcore; on August 14 several of her volunteers gave their blood for the good of the campaign.
The Preacher’s Son
This book is at least as good as some gay porn movies I’ve seen. Really, the "can I sleep here tonight" premise has been born again.
Springfield club closed down for drug violation
Oz Nightclub, a gay club in Springfield, had its license suspended by the city License Commission after police uncovered a cocaine-dealing operation taking place on the premises. The club closed down on Aug. 15.
Drawn and quarter century
Jayson Callowhill is a gay pioneer. In the 1980s, he broke new ground for gay representation in the entertainment industry and the indie press. Twenty-five years later, he’s still doing his thing, looking remarkably young for his age. If anything, he looks better than he did when he first stepped into the limelight in 1983.
Michael Kelley, openly gay aide to Menino, steps down from city work
There’s something to be said for working a steady "9 to 5." Sure, office drudgery can be a bore. But at least when quitting time comes, you can rest assured that outstanding tasks can wait until tomorrow. That wasn’t always the case for Michael Kelley, South End resident who last week stepped down from a decade’s worth of varying roles with the City of Boston and invaluable experience working side by side with Mayor Thomas M. Menino.
MassHealth Equality law gives same-sex couples choice
Before Gov. Deval Patrick’s signing of the MassHealth Equality bill last week married same-sex couples accessing services through MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid program, lacked the crucial protections enjoyed by their heterosexual counterparts.