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10 years later, we told you so

Like many in the alternative press, we pride ourselves on being ahead of the game. Sometimes, of course, that means we're wrong about what might be coming down the pike — that's part of the risk of being "out front" and not just reacting to the news as
Ten years of being right (well, mostly)
By DEIRDRE FULTON | September 18, 2009

Staph infection — the full story

That’s right, a rare bug that threatened to eat away at gay guys like mice on cheese is rampant in the city closest to Portland.
In the flesh
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | January 23, 2008

T-shirt trendsetters’ holiday sale

Maine’s very own little taste of couture, Rogues Gallery, will have another of its wildly popular sample sales on Saturday at SPACE Gallery.
Bargains
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | December 12, 2007

Gay and lesbian couples move one step closer to marriage

Maine’s highest court made a high-road decision last week by unanimously ruling that same-sex couples can legally adopt children in Maine.
Court triumph
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | September 05, 2007

Senator Collins objects to ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Senator Susan Collins ignored thousands of letters delivered to her office beseeching her to allow gays in the military.
Equal rights
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | August 08, 2007

Pier pressure

When you go to Old Orchard Beach and ask Barbra Womack where she’s from, she says “down the street.”
Some unlikely players join the fight against the gentrification of Old Orchard Beach
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | August 08, 2007

Portland ups the cost of standing still

Portland has joined the big girls in the tiny roadside slot machines that never produce a jackpot.
Nickles and dimes
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | July 25, 2007

Next stop: marriage

If we had asked the leadership at Equality Maine about their plan for gay marriage say, two years ago, they would have likely said, “If we told you, we’d have to kill you.”
As New Hampshire enacts civil unions, Maine’s gay-marriage advocates get ready
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | June 08, 2007

The green, green grass of home

The grass is always greener on the other side — on the other side of Portland, that is.
Pollution control
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | May 23, 2007

What Collins won't tell

We reported last week that Senator Susan Collins might, just might, have a soft spot in her heart for gays and lesbians.
Gay rights
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | May 18, 2007

Ducking the question

Maine senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins are — relatively speaking — gay friendly.
Snowe and Collins don’t discriminate against gays, so why are they letting the military get away with it?
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | May 09, 2007

Young inmates

There are few places in Maine as notorious as the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland.
What Maine's prison for kids is really like
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | April 04, 2007

Portland to host international gay conference

US Representative Tom Allen will be there. Governor John Baldacci is expected to show.
Showcase
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | October 25, 2006

High school love

It’s not just international talent that will wow the crowds at InterPride.
Vacationland tells of gay life in Maine
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | October 25, 2006

Flirting with danger

Mike Furey wants to play Bubba’s Sulky Lounge. Dangerous Muse, "The Rejection" (QuickTime)
Portland boy, half of Dangerous Muse, making good as gender-bending electro-pop star
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | October 10, 2006

Equality Maine moves uptown, downstairs

Got an old Hoover kicking around? Coffee maker? Digital camera? TV/VCR/DVD?
Moving day
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | July 19, 2006

Home sweet home

The one sure sign that summer has come to Maine is when the miniature bungalow-style house is placed in the Deering Oaks Park pond to welcome all the fowl who inhabit the city during the summer.
Deering pond house delayed
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | June 28, 2006

Say it loud

It’s Pride in Southern Maine, again, and the usual fanfare begins this week.
Pride preps for international event
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | June 14, 2006

Milestones

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the discovery of AIDS, and although not a hotbed of infections, Maine and Portland were some of the first communities in the country to begin to tackle the virus.
An unhappy anniversary
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | June 07, 2006

Rematch

It’s deja-vu for 8th Senate District voters this year, where incumbent Democrat Ethan Strimling will take on Republican David Babin and a yet-to-be-named Green Independent challenger.
Gay R vs. gay-friendly D
By ERIK EISELE | May 31, 2006

Silence kills

The effort to overturn the Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell policy needs more than just the support of the 120 House members who have signed on to the bill to replace it with a non-discrimination law.
Maine’s senators don’t know about Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | May 25, 2006

No names

More a small book of almost square shape than a typical literary journal, Words + Images solicits both written and artistic submissions from all over the US.
Words + Images prints art, not artists
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | April 12, 2006

Speaking out

Outright, a drop-in center for GLBTQ youth in Portland and beyond, was funded by thousands and thousands of dollars; last month, though, Outright was gone, poof just like that.
Model gay-youth program closes
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | April 12, 2006

Other love

Portland is the smallest city in the nation to boast an independent, professional Jewish film festival — and it’s been a weeklong event for seven years now.
Maine Jewish Film Festival continues exploration of gender, identity
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | March 15, 2006

Face to face with the future

Last fall, while pro-gay campaigners were furiously busy attempting (and succeeding) at keeping an anti-discrimination bill on the books in Maine, a quiet transition occurred in the state’s largest gay organization.
Equality comes closer in Maine
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | March 08, 2006

Singin' it for themselves

If you think that the live music scene in Portland’s gay bars is dominated by karaoke, you’d be dead ... right!
Portland's gay-friendly atmosphere leaves gay clubs holding the mic
By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | February 23, 2006

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