On Dec. 17 Harbor to the Bay, presented a check in the amount of $100,000 to Fenway Community Health to help fight HIV and AIDS. The funds were raised during the Sept. 13 bike ride that honored the memory of Michael Tye, a long time community activist who recently passed away. Above, from left to right: Jim Tye of Unit
Perestroika, by Tony Kushner, presented by Home Box Office, premiering December 14 at 8 p.m. Tony Kushner once said that Perestroika, the second half of Angels in America, is a much different work than Millennium Approaches. Hopeful and forward-looking, it is more a cosmic comedy - a meditation on the progress of man
Maureen McGovern, who performs on Boston s Symphony Hall Dec. 11, was extremely busy during 2003. Two of her CDs, Out of This World: Maureen McGovern Sings Harold Arlen (from 1996) and The Music Never Ends: The Lyrics of Alan & Marilyn Bergman (from 1997), were rescued from obscurity when they were reissued, in exp
I am chatting with a gay man online, and I am having what has become an increasingly common conversation. It s a conversation that, for me, is frustrating, infuriating, perplexing and, ultimately, saddening. I m on a site where men go to meet other men, and so it s not surprising that the talk quickly focuses on sex. M
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, by Tony Kushner, on HBO, Sunday, Dec. 7, at 8 p.m. Very Steven Spielberg, says Prior Walter as the heavens crash down around him at the end of first half of the stage version of Angels in America. Oddly enough, that line is missing from the film version, which premieres this w
Name: Gerardo Escalante Birth date: May 8, 1973. I m 30 years old. Sign: Taurus Have you heard anything about Taurus that seems true of you? If I want something I try to get it. I don t give up. Current residence: Bay Village, Boston. Ethnic roots: European Latin. My mother is from Spain ; my fat
Thanksgiving in 1997 was an orphan s holiday for me. I was living in North Carolina, a long way from my family in Colorado. So my friend and former boss Mitch took me to his mother s house to have turkey dinner with his family. Mitch was a North Carolina native and a gay man with AIDS. In 1997 he was only in his early
Name: Mary Kriener Birthdate: November 11, 1956 How did you spend your birthday? Ruth took me to dinner at the Tuscan Grill in Waltham. Sign: Scorpio Have you heard anything about Scorpios that seems true of you? They always say that Scorpios have a sting to them. I can have a sting. Current residence: In Lexington, M
With the theme of Live and let live, this year s world AIDS day, marked across the globe on Dec. 1, will focus on ending the stigma and discrimination surrounding HIV/AIDS. World AIDS day was inspired by the World Summit of Ministers of Health on AIDS in 1988 as a time to show compassion and hope for those suffering fr
The recent state budget crises have placed a number of resources for gay and lesbian public school students in jeopardy. Most visible among the cuts has been the loss of funding for the state s Safe Schools Program, which helps fund gay/straight alliances (GSAs) in local high schools. But for many districts, school hea
After six years as the head of New England s leading GLBT legal advocacy organization, Gary Buseck is leaving Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) and bringing his expertise to the national movement for gay civil rights as the legal director at Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund. Buseck will join Lambda
As director of the HIV/AIDS Bureau for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) Jean Flatley McGuire was not your typical public official. Most public officials would recoil at the idea of adorning the walls of their office with sex-positive safe sex posters, let alone posters that explicitly target GLBT peo
AIDS and sexuality researchers are rightfully alarmed by a government list that has been generated of 157 scientists whose work is at least partially funded by the government. The fact that such a list exists - for whatever purpose - is a dangerous precedent that could turn scientists off from doing important, controve
First, a quiz: Which Massachusetts Congressman currently supports just about every gay-friendly piece of legislation pending in Congress, has pledged not to discriminate based on sexual orientation in hiring his staff, strongly opposes the Federal Marriage Amendment and a similar proposal to ban gay marriage in Massach
This month sees the launch of two new HIV prevention campaigns in Boston, both focused around getting community voices outside the medical field involved in the fight against HIV. One campaign, HIV Stops with Me is a former Aids Action Committee program that has been restarted by JRI Health; it uses the perspectives of
It s become much easier over the years to find gay-friendly housing in Boston. This paper runs a classified page of housing and roommate ads aimed specifically at the gay and lesbian community, and it is not uncommon to find classified listings in newspapers like the Boston Phoenix requesting GM, GF, or gay friendly r
Beginning in October riders on Hartford, Connecticut s bus lines may notice something different. Over the past few years buses have begun to double as mobile billboards, but a new series of bus advertisements aims to raise awareness about something more important than Gap cargo pants. The Hispanic Health Council (HHC)
Matthew Manning s faith is so strong that he believes God purged his own blood, which was HIV positive, and replaced it with the Lord s blood -- essentially curing him from AIDS. Believe it? Apparently, at least one leader of the world s largest coalition of ex-gay ministries does. I certainly believe there is a long s
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