Put together in part by a group called Super Happy Fun America, the parade is intended to celebrate the "diverse history, culture, and contributions of the straight community." For reference, LGBTQ Pride Month falls in June because of a little event called the Stonewall Riots, which happened 50 years ago this year. This is-and I cannot stress this enough-a relief. And last but certainly not least, you can donate to LGBTQ Senior Housing, a nonprofit working to build Boston’s first housing complex for low-income LGBTQ+ seniors.Toast to Pride With a Stonewall Inn Cocktail Local groups like Fenway Health, AIDS Action, and GLAD have been fighting the good queer fight for a good long time BAGLY has been doing the same for queer youth (and be sure to check out the limited-edition Pride T-shirts from 195essential since 30 percent of proceeds go right to BAGLY). The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition is doing tremendous work around gender-confirming care during COVID-19, as is the Trans ID Project. And Black and Pink Boston ’s aim is to do the work to dismantle the criminal punishment system, with the particular mission of freeing “LGBTQIA2S+ people/people living with HIV/AIDS who are affected by that system.” The Theatre Offensive offers a liberating art experience for trans folks of color. The Lesbians of Color Symposium Collective offers services and programming to empower LBTQ+ women and non-binary people of color.
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And protecting the rights, safety, and dignity of queer people of color should continue to be our highest calling. Black and PinkĮvery year, the best thing you can do to honor Pride month is donate to local and statewide LGBTQ+ nonprofits. And we won’t lie, we’re suckers for the P ride cones that Starlite Snack Shack has whipped up this month.
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Clink is relaunching its Summer Outdoor Dinner Series on June 10 with a $95 sit-down meal that raises funds for The Theater Offensive. Pale Ale and Proud Roast coffee releases will benefit the It Gets Better Project. Nightshift Brewing has created a Celebrate Pride virtual marketplace to honor and uplift its favorite local LGBTQ+ makers, creators, and business owners a portion of proceeds from its Proud. The Urban Grape has built an LGBTQ+ Producers Collection, one of only two known such collections in the entire country. Flour Bakery and Cafe is selling a rainbow Rice Krispie treat cake and rainbow sable cookies throughout the month and donating a portion of proceeds to BAGLY. BUT, there are a lot of local small businesses embracing the flag for far better good. We scoff as much as the next person when a giant corporate bank trots out the rainbow flags each June. Spread rainbow love, not rainbow capitalism So where are we putting our money right now? Queer-owned and -operated wine bar Rebel Rebel in Bow Market, Tiffany Faison’s entire restaurant franchise, LGBTQ+-friendly cafe and bookstore Trident Booksellers in the Back Bay, the queer-staffed Diesel Cafe in Somerville, and beloved fave Metropolis Cafe, which debuted its first-ever patio this season. There are literally hundreds of LGBTQ+-owned businesses in our state, many of which we all thankfully supported during this past year and change of pandemic time. (Of course, not everyone survived this ugly time-while you’re on the town, be sure to pour one out for the Eagle Bar and Bella Luna & The Milky Way. Stalwart Club Cafe is fully back in action (weird!), as are the likes of The Alley Bar and Jacque’s Cabaret and keep an eye on Trophy Room, which is slated to reopen in August. DBar ’s nightlife scene isn’t quite back up to par just yet ( June 13’s Tea Dance excepting !), but that epic expanded patio still beckons. Cathedral Station is now open at 2 pm on weekdays, just in time to sneak out for a midday reprieve and some Red Sox action. Which means it’s time, first and foremost, to revisit all the queer faves.
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Drop some cash at queer-owned bars and restaurantsįull reopening is fully upon us, y’all, and things are feeling eerily normal.