Bill would require parental notification for school discussions of 'sexual orientation issues'
House Minority Leader Bradley Jones (R-North Reading) has filed a bill that would expand the state's sex education parental notification law to require written parental approval for students to participate in any "curriculum, or a school sanctioned program or activity, which involves ... sexual orientation issues." Sponsor says measure not anti-gay, but advocates differ.
Sins of Commission
Mary Francis Berry has sparred with presidents over civil rights issues over the years, and now she is calling on President Obama to make gay civil rights a priority.
Dream Comes True
It took pianist Alla Elana Cohen 20 years to achieve her dream of giving her first ticketed concert. But for Russian ?migr?, tomorrow night's concert is tribute to her determination to succeed.
Flurry of pro-LGBT bills on Beacon Hill
While passing a transgender civil rights bill remains the top priority among the state's LGBT advocacy organizations, there are a handful of other LGBT-related bills that advocates will be pushing this session, on topics ranging from bullying prevention to LGBT elder issues to pension benefits to codifying the Goodridge decision into the Massachusetts General Laws.
Hot 'Pepper' to spice up Friday the 13th bash at Club Cafe
Pepper MaShay to deliver signature gay anthems "Dive in the Pool," "Lost Yo Mind," and more at Boston's Club Cafe (Feb. 13) and Providence's Mirabar (Feb. 14).
Boston City Council supports passage of trans rights bill
Boston's transgender community got a big boost from the City Council Jan. 28, after it unanimously approved a resolution offered by Council President Michael Ross to support "An Act Relative to Gender Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes," a bill currently before the state legislature that would add transgender-inclusive language to the state's non-discrimination and hate crimes laws.
News Analysis: SOCO-phobia
LGBT readers of the South Coast's SOCO magazine can be forgiven for doing a double take after seeing the cover for the mag's Valentine's Day issue. Right underneath the headline, "V-Day is for Everyone," comes a teaser that undercuts that message, "We Revisit Gay Marriage and Take Another Look at the Progress (or is it Regress?)."
Middlesex DA leads roundtable discussion on LGBT domestic violence
Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone held a roundtable discussion on same-sex domestic violence at Waltham District Court Feb. 3, which drew a crowd of about 40 local police officers, domestic violence service providers, prosecutors and victim-witness advocates.
LGBT legislation at a glance
Here's a list of the LGBT-related legislation that was filed at the start of the legislative session last month. For complete coverage of the bills, see "Flurry of pro-LGBT bills on Beacon Hill".
William Saltonstall, 1927-2009, former Republican state senator actively fought for equality
With the death of former state senator William Saltonstall on Jan. 23, the state's gay community lost a distinguished and outspoken ally in the struggle for equality. Saltonstall, a Republican and the son of former governor and U.S. senator Leverett Saltonstall, was 81 years old.
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