Dianne Wilkerson and Sonia Chang-Díaz don’t talk about the racial split in their Senate showdown, but it’s likely to make its mark
Two years ago, when Dianne Wilkerson inexplicably failed to submit the necessary signatures to get her name on the Democratic primary ballot for re-election as state senator, a 28-year-old upstart seized the opportunity.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | July 30, 2008

Socks appeal

Drag kings flip the script on gender impersonation. We go undercover to get to the meat of the matter.
Rico swaggers down the aisle of the Art House Theatre in Provincetown, oozing confidence and brazenly flirting with the cheering women who’ve claimed every available seat for the sold-out show.
By CAITLIN E. CURRAN | July 09, 2008

Check it

Dr. Lovemonkey
Another person in the bridal party is a young lady who, when we were in high school, tortured me and was extremely mean to me.
By DR. LOVEMONKEY | July 02, 2008

A Jihad for Love

Potent subject matter overshadowed by special effects
Homosexuality is illegal and highly punishable in the Muslim world (being stoned to death is a possibility); the faces of many of Sharma’s subjects are blurred to conceal their identity.
By NINA MACLAUGHLIN | June 25, 2008

On Friday, bigotry won’t be tolerated

Dyke March
When members of Maine’s GLBT community — specifically, lesbians and those who love them — take to the streets on Friday, June 20, it’ll be with pride, plus a little defiance.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | June 18, 2008

ReJoyce!

Love in Bloom at BC
Trust Boston’s socially conscious Catholic academics to connect the dots between James Joyce’s once-banned 1922 mega-novel Ulysses and (among other things) gay marriage.
By NEELY STEINBERG | June 11, 2008

Pride Week 2008

Sustaining community: the fun never stops
Boston Pride Week 2008 is shaping up to be a joyous smorgasbord of celebrities, literati, dancing, singing, boozing, schmoozing, friends, family, and joyful noises galore.
By SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | June 04, 2008

Skipping gaily down the aisle

The ultimate gay-celebrity wedding planner
Enough about political justice; bring on the celebrity weddings!
By SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | June 04, 2008

Gay bash

True Colors Tour at Bank Of America Pavilion, May 31 2008
I had that same feeling I always get at the end of big gay happenings: how far we’ve come. How good that is. And how did I spend $90?
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | June 03, 2008

What happens at a wedding...

Dr. Lovemonkey
I behaved badly with a relative of the groom’s.
By DR. LOVEMONKEY | May 28, 2008

California matters

Massachusetts may have had gay marriage first, but California changes everything. Are Obama and Clinton listening?
For four years, and 10,000 same-sex nuptials, Massachusetts has had a monopoly on gay marriage in the United States.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | May 21, 2008

Study this

Politics and other mistakes
Politics and other mistakes
By AL DIAMON | May 21, 2008

Just another Night

The songs are the draw in Trinity’s Paris
Paris by Night , the musical play — as opposed to a straight musical, if you’ll pardon the expression — is a pleasant enough excursion.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | May 07, 2008

So to speak

Letters to the Bostone editor, May 2, 2008
The article attacking House Speaker Sal DiMasi by David S. Bernstein was offensive character assassination based on ethnic stereotyping and cute political correctness.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | April 30, 2008

(It's a) complex world

Dr. Lovemonkey
Complications occurred because I’ve been dealing with unresolved sexual orientation issues, as well as undiagnosed and untreated hereditary bi-polar disorder.
By DR. LOVEMONKEY | April 23, 2008

Scott's honor

Fearful return to P-Town
Bostonians have begun their annual sojourns to Cape Cod.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | April 23, 2008

No hate, no discrimination

Letter to the Portland editor: April 18, 2008
I want to take this opportunity to thank Jeff Inglis for his blog post “Discrimination League of Maine.”
By LETTERS TO THE PORTLAND EDITOR | April 16, 2008

Everybody has the right to be wrong

Politics and other mistakes
The late political columnist Davis Rawson once infuriated then-Speaker of the House John Martin to the point that Maine’s most powerful politician told reporters, “Davis Rawson is a drunk and a has-been.”
By AL DIAMON | April 16, 2008

DiMasi’s sheep

How Stepford politics rule Beacon Hill
DiMasi’s overwhelming victory in the recent casino vote — in which only 34 of 140 Democrats voted against his plan to banish the bill for further study — was actually, as meager as it was, an unusual show of dissent.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | April 09, 2008

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