All Entries in the "Eastern NE News" Category
Boston Pride: Mayor Menino is BP’s Grand Marshal for 2013 Parade
BOSTON, Mass. – Boston Pride is pleased to announce that Mayor Thomas Menino has been named the Grand Marshal of the 2013 Boston Pride Parade. In addition to its Grand Marshal, Boston Pride is honored to announce the late Jeanne Manford has been chosen as an Honorary Marshal. The Boston Pride Parade is a march [...]
LGBT Aging Project Joins Fenway Health
BOSTON, Mass. — The LGBT Aging Project, New England’s premier organization for cultural competency training, programs and advocacy for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) older adults, will become an affiliate of Fenway Health effective July 1, 2013. The LGBT Aging Project will become part of Fenway’s research, education and policy division, The Fenway Institute. This new [...]
Jamaica Plain Woman Honors Gay Father’s Memory By Participating in AIDS Walk & 5K Run
Courtesy of AIDS Action Committee— Clare Reilly was just 23-years old when her father died of AIDS in 1990. Today, she participates annually in the AIDS Walk & 5K Run to honor his memory—and to share with her two young sons the values her father imparted to her: To be generous and caring, and to [...]
Do You Know Your Status? If Not, Get Tested for HIV & Hepatitis Today!
By: Eric Brus*— Last month, the U.S. Prevention Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued new recommendations that healthcare providers should offer routine HIV testing to all adolescents and adults between 15 and 65 years old. IF you don’t already know your status, you should get tested, particularly if you are at increased risk of HIV infection, [...]
Hispanic Black Gay Coalition Receives Award by Resist, Inc.
BOSTON, Mass. — The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC), located in Boston, MA, has been awarded $4,000 by RESIST, Inc., a national progressive foundation located in Somerville, Massachusetts. HBGC received funding to further expand space for Latino/a and Black LGBTQ people in the larger movement for social justice and equality. Founded in 2009, HBGC is [...]
Legislative Briefing On Viral Hepatitis To Take Place Soon
BOSTON, Mass. — AIDS Action Committee will join the Massachusetts Viral Hepatitis Coalition for a Legislative Briefing about viral hepatitis on Monday, May 13 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Member’s Lounge on the third floor at the State House. Speakers will include Joint Public Health Committee Co-Chairs Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez and Sen. John [...]
Ross Mathews’ Book MAN UP!: Tales of My Delusional Self-Confidence
ROSS MATHEWS HEADLINES THE WILBUR THEATRE ON MAY 11 Boston, Mass. — Gay comedic icon, Ross Mathews, is coming to The Wilbur Theatre on Saturday May 11th, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. to Man Up! Over the last 9 years, Ross Mathews has interviewed some of the biggest stars in the world and has made the nation laugh [...]
Gay Man Participates in AIDS Walk & 5K Run in Honor of Cousin, an Early Victim of AIDS
Courtesy of AIDS Action Committee— For the last seven years, Michael Fitta has raised money for the AIDS Walk Boston & 5K Run in honor of his older cousin Jack who died of AIDS in 1985. Jack was just 40 years old and living in San Francisco when he succumbed, officially, to pneumonia. Fitta, [...]
With Rhode Island, 50 Million Americans Will Now Live in Marriage Equality States
Gov. Lincoln Chafee to immediately sign the bill at historic ceremony on steps of State Capitol WASHINGTON – Yesterday the Rhode Island state House passed marriage equality legislation, putting the Ocean State on track to become the tenth state in America where gay and lesbian couples can legally marry. The legislation, which passed with bipartisan support, will [...]
Rhode Island Marriage Law Signed; More States Could Vote Next Week (Updated)
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee signed a marriage equality bill into law this evening (May 2), just an hour after the state House gave the measure its final procedural approval. Two more states could approve marriage for same-sex couples next week. In Rhode Island, Chafee’s signature seals the state’s position as the tenth state to provide same-sex couples with [...]
Nine Boston Nonprofits Participate in 1st Ever National Giving Day Campaign for LGBTQ Community
BOSTON, Mass. – Nine local nonprofit organizations will participate in Give OUT Day, the very first national initiative to mobilize thousands of donors across the country to give in support of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer (LGBTQ) nonprofit community on May 9. The day is organized by Bolder Giving, in partnership with the [...]
One of our Own: A Story of an Unsung Hero, BPD’s Officer Javier A. Pagán
By: Nicole Lashomb/TRT Editor-in-Chief— BOSTON, Mass. — After participating in police detail with the Boston Police Department, BPD, for the past 17 years at the Boston Marathon, openly gay GLBT Liaison/Community Service Officer Javier A. Pagán, thought he would be working at a typical race. This time he wasn’t. On April 15, Patriot’s Day, Officer Pagán [...]
Boston Mayoral Hopefuls Weigh in on LGBTQ Rights
Candidates share track records, passions for supporting the community By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Reporter— BOSTON—Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has been touted by many as the most pro-LGBTQ mayor in U.S. history. As the candidates line up in the race to replace Menino—who recently announced he would not run for reelection— they shared how, if elected, they [...]
Transgender Day of Celebration Comes to Boston For the 1st Time, Honors Life
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– The Metropolitan Community Church of Boston is hosting Boston’s first Transgender Day of Celebration, a day complementary to Transgender Day of Remembrance that publicly celebrates transgender lives. “Transgender Day of Celebration is an opportunity for trans people and all who love them to come together and celebrate,” said Rev. Jamez [...]
RI Mayors Unite: Announce their Support for Marriage Equality
By: Ashley Mark/TRT Reporter– The freedom to marry for same-sex couples is only recognized in ten states and the District of Columbia. While there is national attention on the federal cases of marriage equality, mayors from all across Rhode Island recently joined the Mayors for the Freedom to Marry campaign. Rhode Island was the only [...]
