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Global-scale queer cinema alights at the Boston LGBT Film Festival Heading toward 30, Boston's LGBT Film Fest distinquishes itself as the place for world diversity in motion. The 29th Annual Boston LGBT Film Festival holds its annual launch party, which is free to the public, this..

Boston LGBT Film Festival celebrates 30 years, and founder Mansour  - When the Boston LGBT Film Festival was founded 30 years ago, any gay-themed film was a major find. “I would rake through old Hollywood movies ...

Boston's LGBT Religious Groups Celebrate the Holidays Now that the winter holiday season is in full swing, Boston is well prepared to help the LGBT community at-large celebrate Christmas and Chanukah in a warm and open environment. From Chanukah parties to non-denominational services for people ...

BCAE's newest exhibition celebrates 40 years of Boston's LGBT Pride : As someone who grew up near Boston and attended Emerson College, Crowley has personal ties to the LGBT community, but said he did not know what life was like then. Board Member Stephen Nonack, who has been working with The History Project for over 25 ...

Boston-area Organizations Build Community Through LGBT Dance Nights  - A number of organizations in the Boston area offer queer-friendly or LGBT -specific dance classes and dance nights in a variety of  ...

LGBT Veterans Group To Remain Barred From Boston St. Patrick's Parade  - One day after making their case, negotiations have dried up and an LGBT civil rights group will remain barred from the historic Boston St. Patrick's  ...

LGBT seniors' hearing at Boston City Council next week In Ross's order, he notes that many LGBT seniors, "Now, having entered later years of their life, many are entering into assisted living or nursing home facilities … As a result, many LGBT elders find themselves reverting to hiding their sexuality ...

White House LGBT liaison to speak in Boston : In his current role as LGBT liaison Ragahvan's duties include advocating gay issues within the White House, letting the public know where the President stands on LGBT issues, and explaining the work progress of equality legislation. This for a ... America | Las Américas | Português | Español | usca.Stigmabase.org | eGAYlity

The city boasts one of the largest LGBT populations on the East Coast with neighborhoods such as the South End and Jamaica Plain offering a good variety of neighborhood pubs, dance bars and inviting lounges drawing a mixed gay/straight crowd View article...

LGBT Aging Project selected as Root Cause Social Innovator by Hannah Clay Wareham Non-profit research and consulting firm Root Cause has selected the LGBT Aging Project as a Social Innovator for the group's 2011-2012 Social Innovation Forum. The LGBT Aging Project is one of six Greater Boston non-profits ...

LGBT legal leaders voice optimism after Supreme Court's Prop 8, same-sex ... About the author: Boston Spirit Magazine's daily blog brings you all of the information you need on New England's LGBT community. In addition to highlighting local and national LGBT news, we will also highlight local leaders from the worlds of business ...

Children's Hospital Boston Finds Homelessness Among LGBT Youth Much Higher ... ... of thousands of youth across the US This is exactly why organizations like the LAGLC Youth Center, Ali Forney Center, Point Foundation and Trevor Project are so important, among dozens of other national and local organizations helping LGBT youth. ...

LGBT Inclusive Groups Still Seek to March in South Boston's St ...  - “The exclusion of Veterans for Peace, the LGBT community, and other peace organizations, from participating [in the parade] should come to an end,”  ...

LGBT advocates praise late Boston mayor as Menino is laid to rest  - That message was seen on many signs, waved by Boston residents who paid their respects on Monday—coming out to see the funeral cortege of the ...

Revenues at LGBT advocacy groups jumped 17% last year - Boston ... A new report released today found that some of the nation's largest and most influential social justice organizations focussed on LGBT issues saw revenue ...

Boston Religious Congregations Showcase LGBT Inclusiveness While America continues to socially progress with regard to equality and inclusion for its LGBT citizens, religious communities have struggled. Instances of gay marriage opponents dedicating millions of dollars to campaigns that promote exclusion and ...

The LGBT film festival ranges from farce to fierce : This kind of high camp, deliberately outrageous, genre-spoofing extravaganza has been in decline in recent years, but this year's LGBT Film Festival of Boston may be resuscitating it a bit, programming gaudy, funny romps that also take on serious ... Ireland | United Kingdom | America | Las Américas | Stigmabase | Egaylity

GBTA Convention 2017: how to protect your LGBT travellers - Panellists, speaking during a session at the GBTA convention in Boston, said that LGBT risk management is an “incredibly complex and nuanced” ...

Demonstrators rally for citizenship, LGBT-inclusive immigration reform While demonstrators were assembling in Washington, including a large group affiliated with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, several LGBT leaders were holding a press conference in Boston at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office.

California Assembly Speaker: 'We Fight For' The LGBT Community : Last night's speakers at the Democratic National Convention once again included many mentions of the LGBT community. Boston Mayor Tom Menino (D) boasted, “You know what we call same-sex couples? Our friends. Our brothers and sisters.” Rep. ThinkProgress