Boston’s Pride parade is today along with its much more interesting block party over on Chandler Street. Since the block party is not officially part of Boston Pride, all donations will go to the AIDS Action Committee. Hope to see you there.
Each year, following Boston’s Pride Parade, which can only be described as “boring”, the unofficial block party on Chandler Street starts. One might assume the reason this block party is so awesome has everything to do with the fact that the Boston Pride Committee has nothing to do with it, but whatever the reason if you are in Boston for Pride Weekend check out this party. This is the best part of Pride week in Boston.
A $15 donation is requested with all proceeds going to The AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts. The fun starts at 1:30 and concludes at 7:00pm, providing sufficient time for all to go home, sober up and take a quick disco nap.
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Will I see you at Chris Tobie’s annual Pride party on Friday? More information about this event is here.
It is hard to imagine Mitt Romney today wishing his fellow Bostonians a “Great Pride Weekend” like he did back when he was Governor. It is even harder to imagine Romney making the bolder statements he shared in an interview with Bay Windows back in the 1990s when he ran an unsuccessful campaign against Senator Ted Kennedy.
However, Mitt Romney, the man who claims he’s not a politician despite having campaigned for nearly two decades has an interesting track record of saying what he needs to get elected; in truth this is not limited to just Mitt but for someone adamant that he’s not a “career politician” he seems quite adroit at this. As you celebrate Pride, listen to what politicians say but hold them accountable for what they’ve done.
The 2012 French Open concludes this weekend so I thought I’d share a photo of Juan Monaco, a handsome Argentine tennis player who lost earlier this week to Rafa Nadal.
Perhaps this image of Juan Monaco will help you suddenly develop an appreciation for the sport of tennis.
Enough said. Evolve.
This Friday for the third year in a row the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) volunteer leadership council in Boston will host what looks to be a very cool party to celebrate Pride in Boston.
Looking for something fun to do? Check out this party at the swank, new Emerald Lounge in The Revere Hotel on Stuart Street in the Theater District. Admission is $25 and includes complimentary Kettle One cocktails as well as an entry for raffle prizes. Be sure to register and reserve your space before the event sells out.
Event Details
Boston GLAAD Pride Party – Friday, June 8 6PM – 9PM
The Revere Hotel 200 Stuart Street (Theater District)
Last week I wrote a post Hey Pops! Would you still love me if I were gay? I wrote this after seeing this image in my neighborhood. This poignant “post card” stopped me dead in my tracks, which is exactly what the Boston artists who created this public art was hoping.
Boston artists use their medium to raise awareness
This poster and others similar to it sprouted up in some of Boston’s neighborhoods shortly after President Obama expressed support for same sex marriage. Technically these posters are considered graffiti, but I hope the city keeps them up as they convey an important reminder and will hopefully spark the conversation the artists are intentionally provoking.
Much thanks to Sol who left a comment in my original post tipping me off about this local campaign. You can read more about this artistic crusade to raise awareness and increase dialog in an article penned by the Boston Globe here.
A couple years ago, shortly after Sen. Scott Brown won the special election to fulfill the remaining two years in the late Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat, Motley (a local Men’s clothing store), came up with a very creative “Happy Pride” message, using the image of Sen. Brown’s 1982 Cosmo centerfold photo.
Let’s see if South End retailers can create the same kind of show stopping window dressing to wish the LGBT community a happy pride this year.
Image by Connor Lassey
June is synonymous with Pride for many in the LGBT community.
Although many cities (esp those in the South) now celebrate Pride in the spring and fall, the majority of celebrations in the US still take place in June.
I’ve pulled together a quick list of June Pride celebrations. Feel free to add dates of other cities in the comments section if your home town is missing. The dates and cities were pulled from the Gay Cities website.
June 2-3: Detroit, Honolulu, and Kansas City
June 9-10: Boston, Indianapolis, Key West, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Washington DC
June 16-17: Baltimore, Columbus, Denver, Nashville, Portland, and Providence
June 23-24: Chicago, Cleveland, Houston, New Orleans, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, and the Twin cities
I wonder if I should request a bumper sticker and affix it to my ass since I rarely drive. Probably a bad idea… However, if you want one the Obama – Biden re-election campaign would love to send you a bumper sticker. You can request one by linking here.
This has been plastered on a building wall next to an elementary school in my neighborhood. It is a pretty powerful message and I’m sure that is why the “post card” was so prominently posted by this school.
I assume this is an attempt to raise awareness, hopefully remind us all about bullying in schools and the need for parents to talk to their children. I’m wondering if this is a one-off or part of a campaign that is going on in other places.
Gay Days Orlando (Gay Disney) officially kicks off tonight and runs through the weekend. This circuit party will attract more than 150,000 gay men and women to Orlando; truly making Disney even more gay (who knew that was even possible).
If you are heading down to this huge circuit party don’t forget to pack your red t-shirt. Oh yeah, and have fun.
I won’t even begin to pretend that I understand lacrosse which was originally played by Native Americans, but I’m starting to understand it’s appeal. I have no idea who this lacrosse player is but I feel like we could quickly become BFFs; at least I like to think that.
Its a shame they wear such bulky helmets which hide how handsome they are but I suppose if I was faced with an aggressive, testosterone laden 200 lbs man running at me with a stick I’d want to have a helmet too. LOL, having just read that last sentence, I feel like I should immediately find out where the next game is being played in Boston.
Attitude Magazine‘s notorious “Naked Issue” is now out, and gracing the cover is none other than the retired and openly gay rugby player, Gareth Thomas. If you Google Gareth Thomas + Naked Issue you can see a bit more of Gareth than appropriate for my pg-13 rated blog.
This issue from Attitude Magazine is used to help raise awareness of the U.K.’s National AIDS Trust HIV testing campaign and in light of my posts this week regarding AIDS Walk Boston, I thought the timing couldn’t be better.
I was unable to find any “behind the scenes” videos from this year’s shoot so here is a quick video of the UK Pop Band, Blue, being photographed for the 2011 “Naked Issue”.
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