Left, gay and green: Allen Young’s reflective, politically candid memoir
In the era of identity politics, an autobiography titled “Left, Gay & Green: A Writer’s Life” might sound like a setup for a particularly proselytizing screed. But author Allen Young’s new 500-page tome is...
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus to sing at US Conference of Mayors annual meeting
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh has invited the Boston Gay Men's Chorus (BGMC) to perform at the annual meeting of the US Conference of Mayors, which Boston is hosting June 8–11.
“We’re honored and thrilled...
North Shore youth center exhibits powerful work by LGBT refugee artists
A ground-breaking exhibit of art by eight young LGBTQ artists currently relocated in Vienna, Austria, opens this week at The North Shore Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth (nAGLY)'s gallery in Salem.
The...
Political song-and-dance satirist Randy Rainbow is back in Boston
Internet sensation Randy Rainbow is coming back to Boston for a one-night only show, "Randy Rainbow Live!" Show time is 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17, at The Wilbur Theater. For tickets ($38), go to www.thewilbur.com.
Randy’s series...
Kathy Griffin opens up to Boston Spirit about comedy, controversy and her upcoming Boston...
Hard to believe it was only a year ago.
But just weeks after Kathy Griffin wowed a crowd of more than 1,200 LGBT professionals and friends at Boston Spirit’s 2017 Executive Networking Night with her...
Boston Lyric Opera’s ‘The Threepenny Opera’ remains prescient and timeless
Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s 1928 classic “The Threepenny Opera” isn’t often performed by opera companies. The story-and-song structure is closer to the realm of musical theater. But Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) embraces a...
Who’s Afraid of Woolf’s ‘Orlando’?
One of the most transgressive works in all of literature is Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel, “Orlando: A Biography,” a romantic romp about a young English nobleman and poet who changes sex from male to female and lives for centuries.
‘Gay Secrets’ guided tour through Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts
At 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 28, art historian Andrew Lear is leading his "Gay Secrets" guided tour through the Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. The following article on Lear's gay museum tours appears...
University of Maine’s annual Gay Thanksgiving offers safe space for all
The holidays can be an especially hard time for LGBTQ youth.
At the University of Maine, two student groups—UMaine LGBTQ Services and Wilde Stein: Queer Straight Alliance—get out front of this issue each year hosting...
Cirque du Soleil swings back into Boston with “OVO,” Sept. 6–10
Cirque du Soleil is coming back to Boston's Agganis Arena September 6–10, for seven performances only as part of a global tour in arenas around North America.
Thrilling more than 5 million people worldwide since the...
