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There is always a lot happening with Boston Pride but as is so often the case with life in Boston, you have to know where to look. Below are a few events happening tonight that you may want to check out.
Annual Pride Lights Celebration This event celebrates and remembers those we have lost from HIV/AIDS and will take place at The Plaza at Boston Center for the Arts in the South End. The event starts at 7PM and is free and open to the public. All are welcome.
Drag Divas Give Back 16 drag entertainers will be performing at Club Cafe at 7PM with proceeds raised going to the Boston Living Center. Tickets cost $20.
Show Tune Tuesday Pride edition Every Tuesday dbar in Dorchester hosts Show Tune Tuesday. Check out dbar’s very special Pride edition tonight with VJ Ryan Grow, starting at 9PM.
Paradise Pride Party on Tuesday provides you with the opportunity to get out and dance all night long. There is a $5 cover charge, which goes to benefit Boston Pride. Doors open at 10 PM.
Feel free to add any suggestions for other events / parties happening tonight in the comments section below for readers to learn more about what is going on.
Sergio and I have booked a trip to Montreal that will coincide with Montreal Jazzfest 2018, which takes place next month. We’ve both been to Montreal before but have not visited the city in about 10 years so I’m looking for suggestions on places to go, sites to see and / or favorite restaurants. I’ll be doing a bit of research on my own, but I’ve come to rely on readers’ suggestions.
I’d love to hear from you about:
– Sites we should definitely visit
– Neighborhoods of interest
– Restaurant and dining suggestions
Feel free to leave suggestions / tips as comments on this blog post or you can reach out to me directly at bosguymail@gmail.com.
Grab your favorite pumps and head over to Club Cafe tonight for Boston Pride’s annual Heels for Hope party which starts at 7PM. This year marks the 5th anniversary. Ticket sales have been stronger than years past as the event has grown but if you’re lucky a few tickets may still remain.
Check their Facebook page for details: Heels for Hope 2018: Under a Big Top.
Who’s looking for the Big Top?
Boston Pride has officially started. In lieu of posting my weekly “What’s Happening” post, I will be publishing a daily post featuring some of the official (and unofficial) Boston Pride events happening that evening. I hope you enjoy this week – I will unfortunately be in NYC for work missing much of the fun.
To see the official listing of Boston Pride events this week visit, bostonpride.org/calendar.
Late last month a new report entitled, Equality and Equity Advancing the LGBT Community in Massachusetts, was released by The Boston Foundation. The report shines a bright light on the size of and the challenges faced by the LGBT community in Massachusetts.
A jaw-dropping 16% of 18- to 24-year olds in Massachusetts identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or something else, according to researchers from Boston Indicators, part of the Boston Foundation and the Fenway Institute, part of Fenway Health. The LGBT community composes roughly 5% of the state’s population overall, making the commonwealth the “second gayest” state in the country behind Vermont, according to the report.
Source: Gallup Daily Tracking Survey. The Williams Institute. UCLA.
Despite being a leader in gay rights for more than four decades, LGBTQ youth still face some daunting hurdles. The report points out that nearly half of lesbian, gay or bisexual youth in our state have considered suicide as compared to 11% of their non-LGB peers. The report delves into much more detail about the strides we’ve made and the challenges that remain. Read the full report here, Equality and Equity Advancing the LGBT Community in Massachusetts.
How lovely would it be to wake up to this handsome face in bed with you?
Enjoy your morning cup of joe (or whatever you might like to call him).
ADAM & ANDY is set in the fictional New England town of Woodfield, CT. You can learn more about this strip by visiting, adamandandy.com.
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Source: MFA Boston
The MFA Boston will be hosting their annual Summer Party next Saturday (June 9th). For those of you who may like to show your pride while wearing a tuxedo, this event provides you with the unique opportunity to go from enjoying a Pride Brunch in the morning, to dancing shirtless at the Block Party following the annual Pride Parade to cleaning up and putting on your tuxedo for the annual Summer Party in the Shapiro Family Courtyard on Saturday evening.
MFA Summer Party Saturday, June 9th from 9 PM to Midnight
Click here for more information & to purchase tickets to the MFA Summer Party
Tickets to the party are $225 ($175 for Museum Council and Patron members). Proceeds from the Summer Party go to support the Museum’s exhibitions, community programs, and conservation initiatives.
Finely trimmed in time for beach season may not be everyone’s idea of a Furry Friday but he wears that blue Speedo and hat like a champ.
This weekend, I want to start with a shout out for 1st Annual Provincetown Pride which runs through the weekend. If you’re staying in Boston this weekend be sure to check out one or more of the following: Super Guerrilla Queer Bar (GQB) Pride Edition on Friday, the return of Kiki Beach Saturday afternoon, Boston Gay Men’s Chorus presents TOGETHER with shows on Saturday & Sunday and of course on Sunday the 33rd Annual AIDS Walk & Run Boston followed by the always fun Mass Bears and Cubs Annual Boston Harbor Cruise on Sunday evening.
1st Annual Provincetown Pride as crazy as it might sound – Ptown is celebrating their first Pride festival this weekend
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
Absolut Takes Over Pride with Free Slider Bar Absolut presents “Take a Bite Out of Pride Weekend” with a complimentary slider bar at the Shipwreck Lounge Friday and Saturday in Provincetown
You Can’t Take It With You (Closing Weekend) is at the Provincetown Theater with the final show on Saturday, June 2 in Ptown
Dina Martina (Opening Weekend) summer performance, “Crème de la Dregs”, is at the Crown & Anchor in Provincetown
Super Guerrilla Queer Bar (GQB) Pride Edition starting at 9PM at the Hong Kong in Cambridge
Dueling Drag Divas are back this year performing every Friday and Saturday at 8PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit
XO Fridays kick off the weekend with resident DJ Stevie Psyclone – No Cover before 11PM at Club Cafe in Boston
La Boum // Queer Dance Party // First Fridays is at the Milky Way Lounge in JP
Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX
High Heel Dash for Charity takes place Saturday morning at 9AM af Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston
Return of Kiki Beach for a 3rd season, taking over part of M Street Beach on Saturday starting around 11ish – look for Speedos and listen for the music
Big Gay Dance Party takes place on Saturday from 5:30 – 8:30PM in Union Square Somerville
Jodi Kantor and Andrew Sullivan in Conversation: After Weinstein – Sold Out! starts at 7PM in the Hawthorne Barn in Provincetown
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus presents TOGETHER Celebrate pride with music from Broadway to the movies; from folk & spirituals to pop – shows are at 8PM on Saturday and 3PM on Sunday at Jordan Hall in Boston
Grunt – Underbear Edition is a weekly dance party with no cover for burly men and their admirers, starting at 10PM at the Alley Bar in DTX
H E R O E S Saturday (New Venue) Retro dance party hosted the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month from 10PM-2AM at Sonia (formerly TT The Bear’s Place) in Central Square
Video Night Tracks every Saturday night join VJ Ryan Grow at Cathedral Station starting at 9:30PM
The Donkey Show is the ultimate disco experience is a story inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream each Saturday at Club Oberon in Cambridge.
Grunt is a weekly dance party with no cover for burly men and their admirers, starting at 10PM at the Alley Bar in DTX
UNITE Saturdays is a weekly dance party at Club Cafe with DJ Susan Esthera (no cover before 11PM) in Boston
Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge
33rd Annual AIDS Walk & Run Boston takes place on Sunday at the Boston Common in Boston
Gay Beer Club runs the AIDS Walk & Run 5k join Boston’s always sociable Gay Beer Club as the group raises money for AIDS Action and joins the annual 5k run on Sunday morning
SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston
Back to the 90s Brunch is at Trophy Room starting at 11AM in Boston
Brunch of Queens at The Bell in Hand Pride Edition is Sunday from 11AM – 2PM, you can purchase tickets for brunch and the drag show or just the drag show at The Bell & Hand in Boston
Mass Bears and Cubs Annual Boston Harbor Cruise is from 5:30 – 9PM on Sunday, leaving from Bay State Cruise Company in the Seaport
Sunday Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 6PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston
Pajama Party is a weekly dance party hosted every Sunday starting at 10PM at Machine in Boston
Hot Mess Sundays at Candibar in the Theater District is every Sunday starting at 10PM in Boston
Send me information about your upcoming programs and events in my blog’s comment section or message me the details on Facebook.
BosGuy 
