By BONNIE ERBE’ Here’s one thing you probably know about “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the Pentagon policy on gays and lesbians in the military. As my colleague Patricia Murphy reports, a bill to dismantle this outdated policy is wending its way through Congress. Here’s one thing you probably don’t know about the 17-year-old law that…
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It is with great excitement that we welcome Erika Turner to the QWOC+ Boston family this summer as our first “Social Media” intern! Yes, we’ve gone 2.0 (it’s official when you get a specialist intern, right?). Read more about Erika, and join us in welcoming her to the QWOC+ Boston family!…
Read moreBoston Pride is recruiting a Deputy Director P R E S S R E L E A SE [download pdf] Contact: Linda DeMarco, President Boston Pride hr@bostonpride.org BOSTON PRIDE COMMITTEE LAUNCHES SEARCH FOR FIRST DEPUTY DIRECTOR Boston, Mass., September 16, 2009 — After almost 40 years of service to the LGBT Community as an all-volunteer…
Read moreRepost from glaadBLOG.org Lil Mama Makes Controversial Critique on America’s Best Dance Crew August 31, 2009 Underlying conflict rose to the surface for Vogue Evolution last night on America’s Best Dance Crew as Leiomy said she was homesick and was shown acting out in rehearsal footage. After their performance, judge Lil Mama waded into controversy…
Read moreSailors’ delight: QWOC Week weighs anchor with kick-off cruise by Hannah Clay Wareham Staff Reporter Thursday Aug 6, 2009 James White, a member of Men of Color Creating Change, Adaora Asala, one of QWOC+ Boston’s founding organizers, and Heidy Gonzalez, a QWOC+ Boston volunteer. (Source: Bonae L’amour Photography) Cloudy skies didn’t stop 125 queer women…
Read moreRepost from VivirLatino.com Here at VL we have covered lots of storiesabout violence against transgender people, and unfortunately many of these cases of violence end in death. What I didn’t know was that the rate at which transgender murders occur worldwide wasso high; a recent report by non-profit organization Transgender Europe (TGEU) shows that a transgender person is killed every 3 days.…
Read moreBy LZ Granderson Special to CNN Editor’s note: LZ Granderson is a senior writer and columnist for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com, and has contributed to ESPN’s Sports Center, Outside the Lines and First Take. He is the 2009 Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) award winner for online journalism and the 2008 National…
Read moreDemand that the Brooklyn District Attorney Drop the Charges Against Tiffany Jimenez Call the Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes (718) 250-2000 Demand he Drop the Charges Against Tiffany Jimenez now! In the early morning of Sunday May 17, 2009 several officers from the 77th Precinct came to the Ife Lounge in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. They…
Read moreContribute YOUR voices to the understanding and needs of OUR community. Graduate student conducting a study examining the experiences of race and sexual orientation in the lives of Black lesbian and bisexual women, encouraging women that meet the following to participate: Adult (18+) woman Black (US born and/or raised) Identify as lesbian, bisexual woman, or…
Read moreOUTside the Box: a Queer People of Color Visual Artist Showcase/Exhibition/Sale Space In preparation for the second annual QWOC WEEK, presented by Queer Women of Color and Friends (QWOC+ Boston), the organizers of Boston’s multicultural LGBTQ festival (August 3rd-9th 2009) are accepting applications from artists interested in participating in “OUTside the Box: a Queer People…
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