Legendary house music producer, DJ and remixer, Victor Calderone comes to Boston this weekend to bid adieu to Boston’s only after hours club, RISE. Saturday night / into Sunday morning dance til the wee hours of the morning to some of the best house music you will hear in Boston this weekend.
RISE Boston closes permanently next weekend so don’t miss out on all the fun.
Mark your calendars, because one month from today on Friday, May 15th, the Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE) will host their annual Sip The Rainbow celebration at their building in Bay Village at 122 Arlington Street.
This year’s theme is Provincetown. As a result, the party will include tasty treats and craft cocktails from some of Provincetown’s favorite chefs and mixologists. The evening will also showcase the sites of Provincetown as part of an ongoing photography exhibit at BCAE, entitled P-town to Boston: A Photo Exhibit ; the exhibit will run through September 30, 2015.
Please read: Tickets are $15 / person in advance or $20 on the day of the event. I couldn’t figure out how to purchase tickets online from the BCAE website, but you can purchase tickets over the phone during business hours if you call (617)649-1357.
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UniversalHub reported over the weekend that Jacques Cabaret in Bay Village will go before the Boston Licensing Board today to get permission to change their liquor licence, which currently requires that they serve food.
Yesterday, Jacques had to explain to the same board why the Boston Police caught them on March 2nd not offering food to customers. FYI – Jacques doesn’t even have a kitchen or food-preparation area, which begs the question, how did they get a liquor license that requires they serve food in the first place?
Jacques has a long, rocky history with neighbors who have complained about noise and loitering outside and nearby the cabaret. I hope that they can manage to get this licensing issue straightened out quickly. While I may not visit Jacques it is the only remaining drag bar in Boston, and I would hate to see them penalized or worse over this issue.
You know the drill. Share some witty caption(s) for this provocative image. Much thanks to David’s NSFW WGB Tumblr page – from where I swiped the image.
Boyfriends is a fun, gay dance night at the Milky Way Lounge at 284 Amory Street in Jamaica Plain that is hosted on the 3rd Friday of each month where resident DJ Brent Covington plays the music you love with a warm and friendly crowd.
Doors open at 10:00 p.m. and there is a $5.00 cover.
For more information check out their event page on Facebook, here.
As with all two term Presidents here in the US, Barack Obama, continues to be an incredibly divisive figure. Some demonize him while others build him up. I fall into that second category. There are many reasons I view Obama fondly but perhaps none have been more influential than his decision to finally “come out” in support of LGBT rights. Obama took that message of acceptance and equality on the road this past week when he visited Jamaica. The Advocate has a great article Obama Isn’t Quiet About LGBT Rights, Even in Jamaica Trip.
One of my favorite blogs, OMG Blog, was one of many to share the funny photograph from Obama’s visit to Jamaica. I’ve posted the photo above, with the OMG Blog’s headline, Obama recognizes LGBTQ advocates in Jamaica and then shoots rainbows from his hand. Let’s hope Obama’s words will help reshape the dialog in Jamaica. I would some day like to visit that island but it is one of many destinations I will avoid both for personal safety reasons as well as to boycott because of how they treat their LGBTQ community.
I’ve never met Tom Goss, but I’ve been smitten for quite a while. Every time I watch him in an interview or on Youtube I can’t help but smile. He seems like such a great guy. If you’re not familiar with Tom Goss, check out his acoustic cover of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis song, Can’t Hold Us.
You can see Tom in person Bear Week in Ptown this summer when he performs at The Crown & Anchor on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. For more details about his show and to purchase tickets visit the event page at The Crown & Anchor, here.
Moral Majority – Family Values – Religious Freedom
What do the above phrases have in common with each other? They are all catch-phrases employed by Republicans looking to redefine social discourse. In the 1970s Nixon often referred to the “Moral Majority” to appeal to white, Protestant voters since racially divisive language was no longer acceptable. Two decades later “Family Values” was often cited as a way for Christian Conservatives to deflect criticism for insisting upon the need to legislate their religious beliefs.
Let’s be clear the reason every conservative is suddenly claiming the Federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) doesn’t go far enough to protect “Religious Freedom” is more of this same bullshit. Conservatives recognize that just as using racially charged language is no longer acceptable it is no longer acceptable to use homophobic slurs so they’ve modified their language to drum up outrage and portray themselves as victims.
When you hear someone talking about “religious freedom” stop and engage them immediately. Don’t wave it off or ignore this language, because it is code for discrimination but presented in more palatable messaging. American’s believe in religious freedom just as much as individual liberties and the LGBT community must push back and ask what exactly about serving our community infringes upon their religious freedom?
We know that silence creates a vacuum and in that vacuum this conservative messaging will thrive. Ask intelligent questions and start a dialog with anyone you hear talking about how their religious freedoms are being infringed. There is a similar parallel to the lack of substance behind the anti-marriage equality argument – but absent your dialog – Americans will come to accept and believe religious rights are being compromised and need to be protected; at the expense of your rights.
This Friday get all sweaty dancing to all the great music played by DJ Brent Covington and DJ Taffy at the Alley Bar in Downtown Crossing (just blocks from the Park, DTX and State Street T stations).
FUZZ
Friday, April 10th
10 PM – 2 AM
For more information and to stay up to date with FUZZ, check out their Facebook page, here.
Last month I included what I can only describe as a funny & touching video of Kevin Boggs who explains how he first met U2 frontman, Bono, in my post, Better Said Than Done by Storyteller John Kevin Boggs.
Below I’ve included another video of Kevin Boggs from last year’s Born This Way Pride Show at Washington D.C.’s Speakeasy. Kevin Boggs recently passed away and although we never met his stories continue to inspire and entertain me. I hope you enjoy this video from Kevin Boggs.
More pictures of Henry, a rugby professional and model who looks pretty cute in bunny ears are available here.
I’ve been following Max Emerson’s Underpants Episodes and thought I’d share his fourth installment which he published earlier today. Max has the entertaining Willam Belli on hand to help him with this episode which addresses how Photoshop might be used in some underwear modeling photo shoots.
Just days before Indiana Governor, Mike Pence, signed the state’s bogus “religious freedom” law and made IN a poster child of intolerance, I received an advance copy of Michelangelo Signorile’s latest book, It’s Not Over.
Talk about timing…
Signorile postulates that the incredible progress seen with regards to LGBT rights and in particular marriage equality in recent years has fanned the flames of homophobia in America and stiffened the resolve of conservatives who are determined to win this cultural war. He also turns a critical eye to supposed “allies” of the LGBT community in Washington, the media and Hollywood who too often remain complacent and in the words of the book “become a roadblock to progress.” I’ve yet to read the book and have based my summary on reviews as well as the inside book cover’s description and will write about it again after the book is available for sale.
The timing of this book could not be more appropriate as other states emboldened by Indiana now contemplate similar “religious freedom” laws and an increasingly conservative wing of the Republican Party begins to flex its muscle as the Presidential Primary season for 2016 begins.
The 259 page book (77 of which are notes added to the end of the book) is published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and will be available for sale on April 7th. If you plan on purchasing this book consider supporting your local LGBT bookstore. In Boston you can order a copy at Calamus Bookstore.
Last year I attended the LifeSavor event, which caters to food lovers and raises funds for Community Servings – a local non-profit that is dedicated to preparing and delivering meals to individuals and families who are homebound with an acute, life-threatening illness.
LifeSavor 2015 at The Langham Boston – Thursday, April 30
Hosted at The Langham, Boston, the event begins with an elaborate cocktail reception and an exciting silent auction for 900 guests. After the cocktail reception, trolleys will take you away guests to one of 75 of Greater Boston’s best restaurants for intimate, multi-course dinner parties hosted by individual donors and corporate sponsors. The evening ends with a return trolley trip to the After Party at The Langham, Boston. 
If you’d like to learn more about this and / or nab a ticket or two before the program sells out, visit the event website here.
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