Yesterday I as co-chair of the Cambridge GLBT Commission and Elysia Chandler, the Commission Researcher-Intern gave a presentation at the LGBT Elders in a Changing World conference at Salem State University. I gave an overview of the Commission's work and Elysia gave the meat of the presentation about our Health Care survey. The title was "How to ( Read more... )

As some of you know I have been involved as a commitee member and behind-the-scenes volunteer in many city government activities for over 30 years. As a result I get invited to various holiday celebrations. On Friday there was the unveiling of the portrait of now retired Mayor Henrietta Davis that will be hung in the Council Chambers along with ( Read more... )

Today I went to the statehouse along with a lot of other people to witness the signing of the Transgender Rights bill. This bill gives protection to transgender people in housing, employment, credit, and insurance. It also expands the definition of Hate Crimes to include crimes against transgender people ( Read more... )

This morning I went to the City Council Finance Committee hearing on the annual budget and testified on behalf of the GLBT Commission. Of the 9 councillors, 6 were present - one has a full time job - I don't know about the others. The City manager and deputy and budget director were there too ( Read more... )

Yesterday I got Crossing: A Memoir by Deirdre McCloskey from the library and lay down to read it and didn't stop until I got to the last page. This is an account by Deirdre, a noted economist, who was about her Gender Crossing from being Donald to Deirdre ( Read more... )

Chris Mason is a GLBTQ activist who created Phelps-a-thons to raise money when the WBC comes to protest. He also took an all summer trip in 2009 to interview people in all 48 states - he called it Driving Equality. Ifirst met him when he became a GLBT Commissioner. When the WBC came to Cambridge last year his effort raised ~$3500 for GLBTQ ( Read more... )