OUTTAKE LGBT Cyber Monday

Our LGBT community is extremely savvy when it comes to hi-tech & Cyber Monday is something we gravitate to for our holiday shopping. Just in time for the Holiday Season we have launched our new online OUTTAKE EQUALITY STORE providing the highest quality gear for all our LGBT shoppers & allies. Your purchases will help support our mission to provide & produce our free exclusive & insightful podcasts with LGBT leaders & allies on OUTTAKE VOICES into 2016. Choose from a fabulous array of unique gear while supporting our quest for full global LGBT equality. We have tee shirts, tote bags, watches & more all displaying either our cool OUTTAKE logo or merchandise designed by visionary Richard Emmanuel whose emblem consists of universal symbols. Two androgynous figures are meeting each other within the circle of the world. This creates a symbol of unity that is diverse with its differences, yet respectful of each person’s beliefs. The word “Equality” is boldly displayed with the words “LGBT Civil Rights.” This awesome design is empowering & a courageous symbol for our LGBT community with a symbol that reflects our strong commitment to equality. Both of these designs are an excellent way to get the conversation started to advance LGBT civil rights & equality. So what are you waiting for? Just click on the link below & check it OUT!! :)
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Provincetown Holiday Weekend

Our Black Friday LGBT tradition is instead of heading to the malls we take a very different route & spend the weekend in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The whole town is on sale & you can find great gift choices all around town, since many of the stores are having end of season sales & don't miss the holiday Crafts Fairs that are are happening on both Friday & Saturday providing unique gifts for everyone. Then on Friday evening at 8P check out the annual Casino Night hosted by the Provincetown Business Guild at the Crown & Anchor. Play blackjack, Texas holdem, roulette, spin the money wheel & more in a glittery evening while supporting a great organization. Saturday offers the anticipated pleasure of the Annual Lighting of the Lobster Pot Tree. Now in its 12th year Provincetown artist Julian Popko & family build the unique tree right in the heart of Provincetown's Lopes Square. Stacked with over 100 real lobster traps borrowed from local lobstermen, the tree is lit with thousands of fabulous decorations & holiday lights. Later in the evening on Saturday catch a special holiday edition of the famous “Illusions” Drag Revue night at the Crown & Anchor. This is Provincetown's longest running & most electrifying Drag Revue that makes a special Thanksgiving Weekend appearance. This Las Vegas style revue features 4 of America's top female impersonators who perform at 8:30P. There are also plenty of restaurants open & you can dance the night away at The A House or the Retro-Active Video Lounge at The Crown. See You There…:)
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Catholic Gay Discrimination Case

In Massachusetts there will be a court hearing on December 1st addressing the firing of Matthew Barrett who was offered & accepted the job of food services manager in July 2014 by Fontbonne Academy a Catholic girls’ preparatory school in Milton, MA. Two days later the offer was rescinded after Barret filled in an employment form listing his emergency contact as his husband, Ed Suplee. Barrett is represented by GLAD (Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders). Ben Klein, GLAD Senior Staff Attorney who is litigating the case stated, “Religiously affiliated entities do not have a free pass to do as they please in how they treat employees, particularly when it comes to our important laws against discrimination. When Fontbonne Academy fired Matt from a job that has nothing to do with religion, they came down on the wrong side of the law.” Matthew Barrett added, “If I’m planning & making meals for students, I’m not sure what my being gay has to do with the job. I’ve always done well in my work & was excited about working at Fontbonne. All I did was fill out the form honestly.” In Barrett v. Fontbonne Academy the complaint alleges that with its termination of Barrett’s employment, Fontbonne Academy discriminated against him based on his sex & sexual orientation which violates the Commonwealth’s non-discrimination law. Barrett, who was born & raised in a Catholic family, lives in Dorchester with his husband & has worked in the food services industry for 20 years in positions of increasing responsibility, at restaurants, with corporate catering services & in public schools. Barrett v. Fontbonne Academy will have its first court hearing on Tuesday, December 1st at 3:30P in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts.
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Older Lesbians Relationship Talk

Boston OLOC (Old Lesbians Organizing For Change) will meet on Sunday December 6th from 2P to 4P to present “Talking Sex: Lesbians, Sex & Aging”. This program will address sex & the long-term lesbian couple, the sexual/relationship challenges facing the older single lesbian, choosing to be single & elder cruising. Alice Fisher, Founding Member of OLOC-Boston stated, “Contented singles, cruising on the internet & long time couples, we have much to learn from one another. We've been on this earth for many years, does that mean we know how to keep a relationship happy? Where do we go to meet new women when the bars are no longer possible?” Sarah Pearlman added, “Join us for a program on sex & the long-term lesbian couple, the sexual/relationship challenges facing the older single lesbian, choosing to be single & elder cruising.” “Talking Sex/Talking Relationships” will include facilitated small groups discussion with focus on sex & the long-term lesbian couple, the sexual/relationship challenges & issues facing the older single lesbian, can friends have benefits, older lesbians: creating the new sexual normal, single by choice & more. OLOC Boston events are open to all lesbians, including transgender lesbians, who want to attend a group for old lesbians & to create a community of older lesbians. The event takes place at Brookline Senior Center, 93 Winchester Street in Brookline, MA. Following the event there will be an early dinner at Sichuan Garden, 295 Washington Street in Brookline Village, Brookline.  
For More Info: spearlman@hartford.edu
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Trevor Project Honors Jazz Jennings

The Trevor Project has announced that Jazz Jennings will be this year’s Youth Innovator Award recipient at TrevorLIVE in Los Angeles that takes place on December 6th at the Hollywood Palladium. Abbe Land, Executive Director & CEO of The Trevor Project stated, “Jazz has proven herself a role model & a leader in the LGBTQ community. She consistently displays strength, courage & resiliency in her continued efforts to raise awareness, advocate for equal rights & shape a brighter future for LGBTQ youth.” Jazz Jennings brings LGBTQ issues to the forefront with her organization TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation, founded with her parents in 2007 to assist transgender youth & educate schools about transgender experiences. She was instrumental in changing the United States Soccer Federation policies regarding transgender children & continues her advocacy efforts through her position as a Human Rights Campaign Youth Ambassador. Her hit TLC show I Am Jazz sheds personal light on the challenges that come with growing up as a transgender girl amidst the usual teen angst. Performers Brenna Whitaker, Cheyenne Jackson, Eli Lieb, Jeremy Jordan, Conrad Ricamora, Sarah Silverman & Tituss Burgess will join Jennings onstage to entertain guests. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Aja Naomi King, Alex Borstein, Alfred Enoch, Guillermo Diaz, Jack Falahee, Karla Souza, Niecy Nash, Brad Goreski, Rachel Bloom & Suzanne Cryer will present awards. TrevorLIVE LA celebrates 17 years of The Trevor Project’s life-saving, life-affirming work to prevent suicide among LGBTQ youth.
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Transgender Housing Protections

The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has announced proposed rules overseeing housing that is federally assisted or insured which would clarify non-discrimination protections for transgender & gender non-conforming people. Rea Carey, National LGBTQ Task Force Executive Director stated, “LGBTQ people & especially LGBTQ people of color, disproportionately experience discrimination in accessing housing & shelter programs & services. In fact, one in five transgender & gender non-conforming people have experienced homelessness—according to the National Transgender Discrimination Survey report. The rates are much higher among black transgender people & Latino/a transgender people, of whom 41 percent & 29 percent report experiencing homelessness, respectively. While transgender & gender non-conforming youth represent less than one percent of the general population, a recent study found that 6.8% of youth experiencing homelessness identify as transgender or gender non-conforming. We welcome HUD Secretary Julian Castro’s announcement about an essential policy that will help reduce the experience of discrimination against transgender & gender non-conforming people in HUD programs by clarifying how transgender & gender non-conforming people should be accommodated in shelters & other HUD programs. Notably, the rule explains that discrimination protections apply to people based on actual or perceived gender identity, which includes a person’s ‘appearance, behavior, expression, other gender-related characteristics, or sex assigned to the individual at birth.’ For transgender & gender non-conforming people who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability, these changes are much needed. We look forward to collaborating with HUD on ensuring that the implementation of this amendment is as robust as possible.”
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Boston Trans Day of Remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance is November 20th honoring the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. Our LGBT community sadly acknowledges so many senseless untimely deaths of our transgender brothers & sisters murdered in 2015 just for being gender nonconforming individuals. This is also Transgender Awareness Week. In Boston there will be a screening of the documentary TRANSFORME, an investigation into the lives of four transgender teenagers. It shows the lives of Alex, Dan, Luna & Piper sharing their personal stories about coming out & the difficulties & triumphs they faced throughout the process. A panel discussion on trans youth will follow the screening. The panel will be moderated by Maxwell Ng, Chair of the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) a group dedicated to ending discrimination on the basis of gender identity & gender expression. Currently MTPC is working on legislation to protect trans people in public accommodations. The event takes place at Fenway Health, 1340 Boylston Street in Boston on Saturday, November 21st starting at 10:30A. This year in Boston Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) will be celebrated on Sunday, November 22nd, starting at 4P at St Paul’s Cathedral at 138 Tremont Street in Boston. Boston Pride is a co-sponsor of the event & invites everyone to attend & to show your support for our transgender community. The event is followed by a Potluck Reception at 6:30P
For More Info: masstpc.org
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