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Opinion
Boston’s Black LGBTQ+ community wants to hear from Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris’ life as vice president took a 180-degree-turn in 24 hours, from her stumping for Joe Biden in Provincetown, an LGBTQ+ culture hub and haven, on Saturday, July 20, to becoming a potential presidential nominee on Sunday, July 21 when the news broke of Biden leaving the race.
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Celebrate Pride in Boston and beyond
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Arts & Culture
Celebrate Pride in Boston and beyond
This year’s Pride has something for everyone!
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Opinion
20 years of marriage equality
Massachusetts celebrated 20 Years of Marriage Equality on May 17, thanks to the landmark decision in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health. This decision preceded the historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling by 11 years, with the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states.
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News
Black, queer — and leading the NAACP in New England
Local leaders and activists aim to change the narrative between the LGBTQ+ community and Black civil rights groups
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Boston to get a museum focused on LGBTQ+ art and history
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Local News
Boston to get a museum focused on LGBTQ+ art and history
Since immigrating to Boston from Haiti 11 years ago, Jean Dolin has loved visiting local museums. But he’s noticed that they rarely include exhibits that showcase LGBTQ+ art.
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Beyoncé brings Black joy, queer joy to Gillette Stadium
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Arts & Culture
Beyoncé brings Black joy, queer joy to Gillette Stadium
The evening of Aug. 1 was clear as the full moon hovered over the fashionable crowd at a packed Gillette Stadium. Fans screamed, vogued and sang along with Beyoncé as she performed hits from her 25-year career during the Massachusetts leg of her Renaissance World Tour.
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Lyndsay Allyn Cox to join Huntington as producing director
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Arts & Culture
Lyndsay Allyn Cox to join Huntington as producing director
Lyndsay Allyn Cox has 16 years of receipts championing Black artists and stories in Boston in her pioneering work as a producer, actor and director in the theater community. That work was recognized last month when Cox was appointed the new producing director at The Huntington.
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Black, queer and part of Boston’s history
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Arts & Culture
Black, queer and part of Boston’s history
Inspired by the racial reckonings of 2020, The History Project, New England’s largest archives of LGBTQ materials, is working to flesh out its collection related to Black queer history.
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‘Alice in Rainbowland’ brings queer twist to classic tale
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Arts & Culture
‘Alice in Rainbowland’ brings queer twist to classic tale
A classic story gets a celebratory queer twist at the American Repertory Theater’s virtual OBERON stage this month. On June 10, “Alice in Rainbowland” reinvents Lewis Carroll’s fantasy world to celebrate queer experiences and provide a peek into a world free of the discriminatory practices that plague the LGBTQ community.
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