First Event
It’s nice to be number one. The First Event should know: it’s one of the largest and longest running transgender conferences in the world. And it’s back for its 40th (yes, 40th!) year of...
Paula Poundstone
The self-avowed asexual has long been popular in gay comedy clubs: maybe for her conservative-spearing stand-up, maybe for an assortment of pantsuits that is second only to Ellen’s. Poundstone grew up in Sudbury, Massachusetts,...
‘The Cake’
If you like your social satires with a little bit of sugarcoating, check out “The Cake,” a new ripped-from-the-headlines play by Bekah Brunstetter. Brunstetter, a writer-producer on the hit NBC show “This Is Us,”...
Spookybear 2017
Hairy but not-so-scary times await at this annual Provincetown gathering spearheaded by the Northeast Ursamen, an organization for the region’s bear community. Spookybear, held the weekend before Halloween, is a fun, frisky and festive...
Rise: HRC New England Gala Dinner
In today’s political climate, LGBTQ rights feel once again under attack—from Trump’s recent Twitter-based threat to ban transgender people from serving in the military to a Department of Justice that is currently arguing that...
The Menopausal Mermaid
Many in Boston’s gay community know Boston’s Michael Gaucher from his drink slinging behind the bar at spots like Club Café and the Boatslip Resort. Others, however, remember him as the playwright who spent...
Pride Vermont
If you’re looking for an excuse to take a trip up north, in September the Green Mountain State’s biggest city, Burlington, hosts Pride Vermont. This year the official annual celebration is preceded on Saturday...
Worcester Pride
Boston Pride may be over, but now turn your attention to New England’s second largest city. Plenty of exciting festivities are on tap for this year’s Worcester Pride, which garners thousands of attendees for...
Hartford Capital City Pride
Expect to be charmed by the third time Connecticut’s capital tosses its now-annual Pride event. The week-long celebration hits up venues throughout the city for events that will include a fundraiser at Flying Monkey...
