Gay + Lesbian Youth – Making History

In 1994, The Governor’s Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth produced a documentary on the passage of the Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights Law of Massachusetts, which I appeared in. 

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Chicago Tribune 8/14/1994

On August 14th, 1994, The Chicago Tribune covered the passage of The Gay and Lesbian Student Rights Law which I worked on through the Coalition for Lesbian And Gay Civil Rights in Boston.

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Untitled, Boston (mixed media)

IMG_4643 1994 Breaking the Silence
untitled, details, 45.5” x 59” x 2”, cutouts, oil paint, and glue on canvas, 1994

In June 1994*, I had a large scale untitled, mixed media piece on view at the Arlington Street Space in Boston as part of Breaking the Silence.  Breaking the Silence featured paintings, photographs, installations and performances by young queer artists (many of whom I worked with on the passage of the Gay and Lesbian Student Rights Law).

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New York Times 5/22/1994

On May 22, 1994, The New York Times covered one of the first public school LGBT proms that took place after the passage of the Gay and Lesbian Student Rights Law, which I worked on in 1993.

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1994 Leslie College, Cambridge (speaking)

On May 19th, 1994, I spoke at Leslie College in Cambridge about bullying in schools and my work advocating for the Gay and Lesbian Student Rights Law, which banned discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Massachusetts public schools.

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Bay Windows 3/24/94

On March 24, 1994, Bay Windows covered the aftermath of the Gay and Lesbian Student Rights Law which I worked on in 1993.

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Newsday, Long Island, NYC

On February 3, 1994, I was interviewed for Newsday, a Long Island / NYC newspaper, about the passage of The Gay and Lesbian Student Rights Law.  

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The Group, WGBH Boston

On January 3rd, 1994, I appeared on “The Group”, a half-hour roundtable discussion on WGBH, Boston about the Gay and Lesbian Student Rights Law.

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In Newsweekly 1/2/94, Boston

On January 2nd, 1994, In Newsweekly covered the passage of a law I worked on which added sexual orientation to the list of protected classes of students in Massachusetts public schools.

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