Hello, all! Social Media Coordinator Liz here.  Just a quick check-in to let you know of a few updates to our calendar, and inquire as to how much everyone is loving Boston Pride Week 2010! I’ve also got photo and video of some of the events, just in case you’ve missed them!

UPDATES:
1. !!IMPORTANT LOCATION CHANGE!!

Potential rain won’t stop us from RALLYING. But it will make us do it
indoors!

The Riots to Rights Rally on Thursday, June 10 is moving to the Stuart
Sreet Playhouse so that if the skies open, the rain won’t interfere with
our important community dialogue.

Stuart Street Playhouse
200 Stuart Street, Boston

6pm Community Mingle | 7pm Rally | 8pm Film

Visit our website for more information: http://www.bostonpride.org/

2. 2010 Pride “Mini” Film Series

Let’s go to the movies! The LGBT Film Fest brings you the Pride Mini-Film
Festival. Three great films are on deck and promise to entertain and
enlighten.

Wednesday Night Film
“Auntie Mame” 7pm Cocktails | 8pm screening | Stuart Street Playhouse

Thursday Night Film
As part of Boston Pride’s “Riots to Rights Rally” there will be a
screening of “Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride” at the Stuart Street
Playhouse, 200 Stuart Street, Boston.
6pm Community Mingle | 7pm Rally | 8pm Film (Free)

Friday Night Film
“I Am Love”
8pm | MFA, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston

Now that we’re all updated, on to the fun stuff!

Flag Raising at City Hall:

Pride Day @ Faneuil Hall

2nd Annual King & Queen of Boston Pride Pageant (Q&A with one of the contestants!)

And that’s that!

Up tonight (Wednesday, June 9): our ever-popular PRIDE IDOL finals!  Join us at Club Cafe for all the fun!

Don’t forget to visit our website for all the updates, events, and our full calendar so you don’t miss a thing! Also, don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and Facebook!

The History Project Exhibit / Photo: Marilyn Humphries

As we prepare to celebrate Boston Pride’s 40th Anniversary, in our upcoming e-newsletters, we will take a look back at some of the great moments in LGBT history.

In June 1970, members of several gay rights activist groups marched from Cambridge Common to Boston Common as part of a Vietnam War protest. That summer these same folks also commemorated the Stonewall riots of 1969 with the first Pride event in Boston.

On May 17, 2004, Massachusetts became the first US State to honor same-sex marriage leading the way for the rest of the nation.

Of course so many other difficult and tragic, wonderful and inspiring events have taken place in our collective history over the past four decades. In conjunction with the History Project, together we will all reflect on where we’ve been and how far we’ve come, so stay tuned…