Gay Boston: The Latest

Massachusetts Court to Hear Gay Parental Rights Case

NEWS | By Denis Lavoie | Apr 3
The same state court that paved the way for same-sex marriage in the United States is now being asked to decide a complicated case about the parental rights of a once-partnered but unmarried gay couple.

Activists Try to Calm Fears Over Transgender Bathroom Access

NEWS | By David Crary | Apr 3
Stung by setbacks related to their access to public restrooms, transgender Americans are taking steps to play a more prominent and vocal role in a nationwide campaign to curtail discrimination against them.

Magic Johnson's Fabulous Son is Getting His Own Reality Show... Finally

It's finally happening: Magic Johnson's son E.J. Johnson, who is a cast member on the reality TV show "Rich Kids of Beverly Hills," will be getting his very own reality show called "EJ and the City."

Gay Couple Attacked at Miami Beach Burger King After Kissing

NEWS | Apr 3
Miami Beach police are currently searching for three men suspected in the beating incident of a gay couple at a Miami Beach Burger King last month.

Remembering the Origins of New Orleans' Gay Carnival Krewes

NEWS | By Janet McConnaughey | Apr 3
A dozen founders of New Orleans' gay and lesbian Carnival krewes - 11 men and a woman - are getting together at the Louisiana State Museum on April 3 for a public discussion about gay Mardi Gras organizations and the experiences of gay Carnival.

Demi Lovato, Caitlyn Jenner Receive GLAAD Media Awards

NEWS | Apr 3
Demi Lovato and Caitlyn Jenner are among the recipients of the 27th GLAAD Media Awards.

Caitlyn Jenner to Appear in New Season of 'Transparent'

ENTERTAINMENT | By Nicole Evatt | Apr 3
Caitlyn Jenner is joining the cast of the acclaimed Amazon streaming series "Transparent."

Tony-Winning Composer: NC Law is 'Reprehensible'

NEWS | Apr 3
Tony award-winning composer Stephen Schwartz says he is advising his licensing organizations and touring producers to deny any North Carolina theatre or organization the right to produce any of its shows.

Boston Pride Announces 2016 Pride Parade Marshals

NEWS | Apr 3
The marshals were announced last night at Boston Pride's annual Spring Open House and are the result of an online vote of the community.

Lawmakers Protest Treatment of LGBT Detainees

NEWS | By Seth Hemmelgarn | Apr 3
Congressman Mike Honda (D-San Jose) and other lawmakers recently told the head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that efforts to improve treatment of LGBT detainees "fall short" of their goal.


Business

$2.13 an Hour for Dish-Washing? Servers Sue Over Side Work

FINANCE | By Travis Loller | Apr 3
Sweeping floors, washing dishes, making salad? These are tasks that should pay minimum wage, but servers and bartenders routinely do them for as little as $2.13 per hour.


Technology

Feds: Habitat, Dams, Hatcheries Keys to Saving Maine Salmon

SCIENCE | By Patrick Whittle | Apr 3
Maine's endangered salmon will need restored habitats, removal of dams, aggressive hatchery programs and other conservations actions if its population is to rebound, according to a federal government plan to save the fading and iconic fish.


Finance

Retiring Gay, Part Two: Eliminate Your Credit Card Debt

RETIREMENT | By Ric Reilly | Apr 3
Credit card interest gets you nothing. You buy stuff you don't need without planning how to pay for it. Now you have credit card debt and interest that never seems to go away no matter how hard you try. That's their plan. Don't do it!


Style

The Sweet Smell of Success: West Third Brand

GROOMING | By David Perry | Apr 1
Looking for a clean, simple scent for spring, turn to West Third Brand for irresistible options to smell your best.


Health/Fitness

Medical Community is Fighting A New Germ: Celebrities

HEALTH | By Jake Coyle | Apr 2
The Tribeca Film Festival pulled a documentary from its program by a discredited former doctor whose research into the connection between vaccines and autism has been debunked.


Travel

Escape to New York for a Cultural Fling

By Heather Cassell | Apr 3
My girlfriend and I were feeling the tug of New York pulling at us from 3,000 miles away, or it might have been my auntie, who lives in Manhattan, asking us to visit. You don't have to twist our arms to escape to the Big Apple.


Nightlife

Snakehips to Release 'All My Friends' on April 15

MUSIC | Apr 1
Hot off the heels of the global success of their current single "All My Friends" feat. Tinashe and Chance The Rapper, coveted U.K. beat-makers Snakehips announce the "All My Friends" EP will be released on April 15.