More than a decade ago Jean Dolin emigrated from Haiti to Boston (and aren’t we lucky he chose to make this city his new home). But I first heard about Jean in connection with his then-forthcoming exhibit “Portraits of Pride”, a collaboration with John Huet that featured 8-foot portraits on the Boston Common of 20+ local LGBTQ leaders.
A couple of weeks ago, Dolin once again got my attention when he announced he would begin work to create the state’s first LGBTQ art and history museum. Considering how many state governments have recently targeted the LGBTQ+ community makes such an endeavor extremely timely.
This state’s LGBTQ community has made its presence known for a long time and there is ample material for such a museum. Kudos to Dolin and his vision to create the state’s first LGBTQ museum here in Boston. I’m excited to learn more and hope his dream can become reality soon enough.
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