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There is never a good time to bring up a difficult topic but while I revel in the holidays – a lot of LGBQ youth find this time especially difficult. So even though it may seem inopportune to broach the subject, I wanted to share a report that has found a “startling rise in U.S. suicide rates” and more disturbing is the news that LGBQ teens are at far greater risk.

Researchers from San Diego State University recently conducted an experiment, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, to analyze suicide attempts among America’s youth.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning teens were found to be more than four times as likely to attempt suicide. 

The risk for gay, bisexual and questioning males was even higher, with nearly 39% of bisexual boys indicating they had considered suicide. Researchers lacked data on gender identity or trans youth, who may have an even higher risk.

I don’t think that my friends and family who are not LGBTQ can quite fathom the impact the messages coming from the Trump administration have. I was traumatized by the AIDS crisis and Reagan’s heartless response in the 1980s and it breaks my heart to think that in many of today’s youth may feel the same way.  While it truly does get better, when you feel isolated, telling someone to hang in there isn’t exactly a hopeful message. We need to do more for these kids. If you’d like to read the article that inspired this post, click here. If you’d like to help, you can volunteer or make a donation to The Samaratins and or The Trevor Project.

Photo Credit: Izzy Berdan

This week will pass quickly but I hope you can get out and enjoy some of the parties and special events that will take place in and around Boston. 

The critically acclaimed Call Me By Your Name is now playing at The Coolidge and on Thursday The Brattle will be showing All About Eve. If you’d rather do something a bit more social head out to one of the several karaoke nights in town on Tuesday at Jacque’s, on Wednesday at Club Cafe and Thursday at Machine, or head out to one of the trivia nights like Stump Trivia on Tuesday or Bear Trivia on Thursday.

Finally for the weekend leading up to NYE there are so many parties it is hard to capture everything but if you’re up in Ogunquit be sure to check out Mainestreet’s NYE party Fire & Ice, in Provincetown A-House will be packed for New Year’s Eve celebration, in Providence check out EGOs NYE Block Party and in Boston while there are a lot of choices the largest party will be Chris Harris Presents New Year’s Eve Party at Paradise open til 4AM.

MONDAY – THURSDAY

Call Me By Your Name is playing on Christmas Day at 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 and 9:45PM at The Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline

Christmas Dinner with Ed is on Monday (Christmas) from 5PM – 10PM (bar is open until 2AM) at the Alley Bar in Boston

All Star Mondays: Christmas in Toyland celebrate the holidays – early show at 11:30 / late show at 12:30 at Machine in Boston

Showtune Tuesday hosted by VJ Ryan Grow starts at 9PM every Tuesday at dbar in Dorchester

POP2K Tuesday’s Pajama Party is at the Dark Lady on Tuesday in Providence

Karaoke Night starts at 10PM every Tuesday at Jacques in Boston

Stump Trivia with Jonathan Brett is guaranteed fun and has lots of prizes (trivia starts at 8PM) hosted every Tuesday at Club Cafe in Boston

Atomic Karaoke with DJ Stevie Psyclone & Jonathan Brett is every Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston

Queer Boston Board Gamers is meeting on Thursday from 6-9PM at the Panera Bread at Porter Square in Cambridge

All About Eve (possibly my favorite movie of all-time) is playing at 3:15 and 8PM on Thursday at the Brattle in Cambridge

Bear Trivia Night is at 8PM every Thursday at The Alley Bar in DTX Boston

Karaoke Thursdays is every Thursday at Machine with your hosts Rob Botelho and Emphysema Menthol 100s in Boston

Boston’s largest NYE Party will be at Paradise

THE WEEKEND

First Light celebrations start Friday morning and conclude with free fireworks on the beach on Monday, January 1  in Provincetown

Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville

Illusions Holiday Show is at The Crown & Anchor on Friday in Provincetown

Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX

New Year’s weeknd in Provincetown has a bunch of parties to check out

NYE Weekend at Shipwreck Lounge invites you to join them Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Provincetown

Well Strung: Home for the Holidays perform on Saturday at Town Hall in Provincetown

Miss Richfield: Fall on your knees is Saturday at 7PM at the Sage Inn in Provincetown

New Year’s Eve Eve is a party hosted at the Oberon on Saturday starting at 9PM in Cambridge

Dont Ask Dont Tell: Luminous ft. Leah V & Dirty Charity is at Great Scott this Saturday in Allston

Grunt is a weekly dance party with no cover for burly men and their admirers, starting at 10PM at the Alley Bar in DTX

Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge

The Donkey Show: NYE Ed. join the cast for the final performance of 2017 and ring in 2018 to your favorite Studio 54 music at the Oberon in Cambridge

The biggest party in Providence is at Club EGO with special guest AJA

EGOs NYE Block Party starts at 9PM and will take over Richmond Street (w/ heated tents) and a special performance by RPDR, AJA in Providence

NYE: Farwell to 2017 is at dbar on Sunday starting at 11PM in Dorchester

The Alley’s NYE Bash will have DJ Steve Marsden playing all your favorite music on Sunday in Boston

New Year’s Eve celebration at the A-House in Provincetown

Fire & Ice is Mainestreet’s New Year’s Eve bash in Ogunquit

Chris Harris Presents New Years Eve is Boston’s largest LGBTQ dance party at Paradise (open til 4AM) in Cambridge

Send me information about your upcoming programs and events in my blog’s comment section or message me the details on Facebook.

Tomorrow night (Friday, Dec. 22nd) the much lauded independent film, Call Me By Your Name will open in Boston and play at the Kendall Cinema (Boston’s Gay Men Movie Group) has scheduled a meetup to see a matinee showing of the movie on Saturday.

If you’d rather get out and socialize there are plenty of parties all around town including: Casual Fridays, FASCINATION Friday, So Hot Saturdaes: Ugly Xmas Sweater Party and Twas the nightmare before Christmas Magnum Saturdays just to name a few.

So Hot Saturdaes: Ugly Xmas Sweater Party is Dec. 23rd at Peggy O’Neil’s Pub

Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville

Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX

FASCINATION Friday is a monthly gear/ fetish/ kink night at Jacques the 1st and 4th Friday of the month in Boston

Boston’s Gay Men Movie Group: Call Me By Your  Name it is opening weekend for this gay-themed independent film shot in Italy and Boston’s Gay Men Movie Group will be going to see a matinee showing on Saturday at the Kendall 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

So Hot Saturdaes: Ugly Xmas Sweater Party is at Peggy O’Neil’s Pub on Saturday in Dorchester

Twas the nightmare before Christmas Magnum Saturdays at dbar starts at 10PM in Dorchester

Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge

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

Karaoke at the Alley is every Sunday starting at 8PM 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.