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HBGC Expands Board of Directors, Adds Trans Man and Ally of Color
BOSTON, Mass. — The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC) announced April 17 that it has added five new members to its board of directors. The expansion of the board represents HBGC’s commitment to having visible leaders and decision makers that are more reflective of the community it strives to serve. The new board members are Bethany Allen, editor and mother of three; Dr. Van Bailey, Director [...]
HBGC’s Hues Launch Party a Huge Success
Boston’s queer brown womyn celebrate the creation of a new safe space for LGBTQ women of color to seek support and socialize BOSTON, Mass. — On Saturday March 23, 2013, nearly 100 queer brown womyn and LGBTQ allies packed MakeShift Gallery in Boston’s South End to promote the launch of HUES, a program of the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC) that offers a [...]
HBGC Honors Ugandan Activist & Former NFL Athlete at Annual Cocktail Reception
Fundraiser marks HBGC’s 3rd year of empowering Black and Latin@ LGBQ/T communities BOSTON, Massachusetts — The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC) will host its annual cocktail reception and fundraiser on Saturday, November 17, 2012 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Somerville located at 30 Washington Street in Somerville, MA. The evening’s highlights [...]
Transgender Activist to Give Keynote at HBGC’s LGBTQ Youth Empowerment Conference
BOSTON, Mass. — Janet Mock, People.com Staff Editor and nationally-renown transgender activist, will give the keynote address at the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition’s 2012 LGBTQ Youth Empowerment Conference. The free conference, which takes place Saturday, October 20, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., educates and inspires LGBTQ youth of color under age 25 to use their [...]
LifeSkills Empowers Transgender Women, Galvanizes LGBTQ Community
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times– The LifeSkills Project, a program for and by transgender women at the Fenway Institute, is making the news and recruiting new participants too. The Rainbow Times, TRT, interviewed its Senior Research Associate, Emilia Dunham. Dunham, who besides being a crucial member of LifeSkills, is also active in other [...]
The Theater Offensive to House National Network for LGBTQ Youth Theater
BOSTON – The Theater Offensive will house the newly-formed Pride Youth Theater Alliance (PYTA), a national network of arts organizations with programs focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) youth theater. Thanks to the Mutki Fund’s commitment to supporting queer youth theater, national LGBTQ youth organizations are teaming up to strengthen the field [...]
HBGC to Host Day of Action & Awareness at State House
Day of transformative dialogue will enlighten elected officials, organizations, advocates and supporters of issues impacting Massachusetts LGBTQ people of color [Submitted by the HBGC] BOSTON, MA – On Thursday, June 14, 2012 from 12 – 3 PM, the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC), local and state organizations and agencies, and elected officials, as well as [...]
HBGC Event: Black and Latino Gay Men on Pornography
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– It was a hot topic of conversation. And talk about pornography they did as more than 50 people (mostly men of color) gathered Saturday evening, April 21, for an event sponsored by the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC). Held at Club Café, the panel discussion featured porn stars and research experts [...]
HBGC to Be Honored By AIDS Action Committee
BOSTON, Mass. — On April 14, 2012, the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition, along with other community activists, will be honored at the Bayard Rustin Community Breakfast. Created by AIDS Action Committee over 20 years ago, the Bayard Rustin Community Breakfast recognizes the roles of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people from communities of color in the [...]
A Weekend with Tiger Tyson hosted by the HBGC
BOSTON, Mass.—Is the city of Boston ready for a weekend with Tiger Tyson? Residents will have the chance to answer that question when the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition hosts two events on the weekend of April 20th that put the spotlight on the internationally revered, diminutive performer with the rather large appendage. On the evening [...]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: HBGC releases video
BOSTON — In recognition of National Black HIV Awareness Day (February 7), a day established in 1999 by grassroots service organizations to promote HIV prevention and treatment initiatives in Black communities, the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition has released a 25-minute video entitled “I Am More than HIV” to give a face to those affected by [...]
