New in Queer Boston – Passport Magazine

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There’s a lot of action to be found in Boston these days…and certainly of the Lights! Camera!…Hollywood sort. “Amy Schumer shot I Feel Pretty here and was just dragging people into scenes off the street,” a guide for On Location Tours (www.onlocationtours.com/tour/boston-tv-movie) tells me during a Boston movie locations tour. Openly gay director Gus Van Sant also shot Good Will Hunting in the area, while Boston has also been a location for LGBT faves Legally Blonde and Ally McBeal. In fact, early 2018 saw Kevin Bacon, Jill Hennessy, Cathy Moriarty, and Aldis Hodge around for a new Showtime pilot, crime drama City on a Hill.

Location shooting aside, Boston is also seeing vibrant programs, festivals, and initiatives that promote movies, including those about and by LGBTQ folks. Besides the annual LGBT Film Festival, Wicked Queer(www.wicked queer.org), celebrating its 35th anniversary in March 2019, Autograph Collection’s 136-room The Envoy Hotel (70 Sleeper St. Tel: 617-338-3030. www.theenvoyhotel.com) launched a film-centric program in September2017 with a special screening and appearance by Maggie Gyllenhaal.

The Autograph Collection initiative includes a library of indie films for hotels’ guests to stream on their TVs or iPads, and partnership/residency program with screenplay resource The Black List (www.blcklst.com), whose annual survey of the best unproduced screenplays has seen writers get launched into the Hollywood stratosphere. First time screenwriter Elizabeth Hannah’s The Post, turned into a Best Picture Oscar nominee by director Stephen Spielberg, was once on the list, while Jared Frieder, with a 2015 Black List script about a gay teenager, Three Months, went on to land a writing gig on MTV’s series Sweet/Vicious.

By Lawrence Ferber – Full Story at Passport Magazine

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White Porch Inn – Provincetown Gay Guesthouse

White Porch Inn

The White Porch Inn is the new boutique Provincetown guesthouse and art hotel in the center of Ptown, offering great amenities and a wonderful porch to relax and unwind.

Our freshly renovated P’town guest house and rooms all have private bathrooms, air-conditioning, flat screen TVs. Some rooms have Provincetown monument or water views of the bay from a private roof deck, while others enjoy views over the picturesque rooftops of Provincetown.

Our Provincetown hotel hosts art installations know as In(n) Art – our ever changing contemporary art shows. There are also special art packages making it easier for you to acquire and enjoy the art at home.

Start your morning with a coffee while sitting in a white rocker on the porch while taking in Cape Cod Bay, Provincetown Harbor and the sites and sounds of P’town. Provincetown’s shopping, restaurants, galleries, shows, and the gay Provincetown nightlife are all within minutes walk of our Provincetown hotel.

Looking for a walk along the beach? We are just steps away from the Johnson Street Beach! Looking for a more active vacation? Bike rentals as well as kayak and paddle board rentals are right around the corner from us on Commercial Street.

Come relax on the porch at the White Porch Inn Art hotel for your Provincetown vacation!

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Greens Treat Suites – Northampton Gay Bed & Breakfast

Northampton Gay Bed & Breakfast

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Welcome to Greens Treat Suites, a rural eastern Massachusetts retreat just minutes from the heart of “Paradise City” – Northampton Massachusetts. We’re close to everything that Northampton, Amherst and the Pioneer Valley has to offer, but away from the traffic, noise and congestion of daily life.

Greens Treat Suites is a Northampton gay bed & breakfast set in the beautiful country that inspired Thomas Cole’s painting, “The Oxbow,” and our hill-top setting provides its own spectacular views.

Our Northampton B&B offers:

  • Private entrances and gardens
  • Romantic fireplaces
  • Local art, literature and crafts
  • WiFi internet access
  • Sonos sound system featuring “Rhapsody”
  • Welcoming dinner en-suite
  • Breakfast basket each morning
  • Fresh flowers
  • Organic robes, bed & bath linens, natural body & hair products
  • Large gardens – organic fruits & vegetables, flowers
  • Two really friendly dogs

If you’re looking for a great, friendly, quiet place to get away from it all, come stay with us in Northampton at Greens Treat Suites!

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Boston Gay Bars and Clubs

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Boston’s acceptance of sexuality (of any orientation) has come a long way since the Puritans founded the city in 1630. Massachusetts was the first state to recognize gay marriage — a full decade before the country as a whole did — and its capital city quite fittingly has a host of bars catering to the LGBT community.

Whether you’re seeking a low-key dive bar or an in-your-face cocktail bar with drag brunches, these six LGBT-friendly Boston gay bars and clubs in Boston will make you feel right at home.

For the Cocktails: Trophy Room

Drag brunches and regular screenings of RuPaul make visiting Trophy Room in the South End a weekly occurrence for some Bostonians — especially those looking for more than just a standard drink. Here, bartenders serve 13 signature craft cocktails with a heavy pour. Order the namesake Trophy Husband: a smooth blend of Grey Goose cherry noir vodka, ginger liqueur, and lemon juice.

By Peter Schlesinger – Full Story at Travel+Leisure

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Rudy’s B&B – Gay Boston Bed & Breakfast

Rudy's B&B

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Welcome to Rudy’s B&B – a cozy, gay owned bed and breakfast in the Shawmut Hill area of Boston.

Our Boston B&B is in our beautiful, historic home, and is furnished in a distinct European style.

We have a great location near the Shawmut Hill subway station with easy access to many great local restaurants and beaches and museums.

Our Boston bed and breakfast offers three guest rooms, each with antique furnishings and TV/sitting area. One room also offers a private half bathroom, with extra room for kids; the other rooms share a bathroom.

There’s also lots of parking on our quiet Boston street.

Each morning, we serve a solid Dutch breakfast at Rudy’s B&B to get you started for a day exploring the greater Boston area.

Your host speaks English, German, French and Dutch.

Looking for a great, gay friendly place to stay in Boston, Massachusetts? Come stay with us at Rudy’s B&B!

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Sea Meadow Inn – Gay Friendly Brewster B&B

Sea Meadow Inn

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A feeling of history abounds at the Sea Meadow Inn, in accommodations that are modern, comfortable, and affordable.

With all the amenities you expect, the innkeepers are at your service to make your Cape Cod stay a memorable one.

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Conch Inn – Dennis Port, Massachusetts

Conch InnPeriodically we’ll feature one of our properties here to let our readers know about some great gay friendly places to stay: The Conch Inn is centrally located in the mid Cape area making access to both the upper and lower Cape easy and convenient. The town of Dennis where the Inn is located has some of the most beautiful beaches on Cape Cod, in fact one is in easy walking distance from the Inn on Nantucket sound. The Inn features three guest rooms, two on the first level and the third on the second level. All rooms, feature private entrances, air conditioning, private baths, tv, mini frig, armoires, wifi, queen beds, and outdoor seating areas with awnings. Each morning a three course breakfast is served in the dining area.

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Aerie Guesthouse – Gay Provincetown Guesthouse

Aerie Guesthouse Periodically we’ll feature one of our properties here to let our readers know about some great gay friendly places to stay: Aerie Guesthouse offers Provincetown visitors accommodations for all budgets – from affordable double rooms with shared bathrooms to extravagant two bedroom suites, perfect for romance. Aerie Guest House is the perfect place to relax – enjoy a great book, or just sit on your balcony and stare out at the bay. Our elegant common room has a warm fire to welcome you in the cooler winter months, and Steve’s beautiful orchids are in bloom year-round, courtesy of our greenhouse. Walk our landscaped grounds and gardens and small on-site vineyard of chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon and concord grapes. Dave makes concord grape jelly that is renowned locally. Start off the morning with an expanded continental breakfast with fresh baked goods. Each of our guest rooms has oh-so-comfortable pillow-top mattresses, a/c, refrigerators, coffee makers, cable television, and DVD Players. Some rooms also offer their own fireplaces. We also offer a DVD library, wireless internet access, bikes for guest yse, a hot tub, laundry facilities, and our own private beach. We greet guests with complimentary champagne when you arrive. We have guest parking (one space per room), and allow smoking only in the outside ares of the property. One parking space is available per room and complimentary champagne awaits you upon arrival. Come stay with us at the Aerie Guesthouse on your next visit to Provincetown – we’re right in the heart of it all.

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Aerie Beach Club – Provincetown, Massachusetts

Aerie Beach Club Periodically we’ll feature one of our properties here to let our readers know about some great gay friendly places to stay: Aeirie Beach Club is at 425 Commercial Street in the heart of Provincetown. We provide luxurious oceanfront apartment rentals – private, fully equipped accommodations that include private balconies with panoramic beach and Cape Cod Bay views. Aerie Beach Club has four accommodations available – a provate cottage and three apartments, one per floor, in our main building. The property also includes a beautiful lawn with gardens that opens onto our own private harbor beach. Each of our Provincetown vacation rental apartments has a complete kitchen, direct dial phone and voice mail, wireless internet access, a DVD player, 2 televisions, CD player and BBQ grill. Apartment One (the cottage) is air conditioned. Apartments 2, 3 and 4 in our main building have floor fans. We have an on-site laundry room for guest use, and guests can use the Aerie Guest House facilities next door – a DVD library, bikes to ride, our hot tub and our large continental breakfast. There’s one parking space for each apartment, and we greet you with complimentary champagne when you arrive. Each guest room has linens and towels, but we do not provide daily housekeeping service. Check-in and out is at the Aerie Beach Guesthouse office around the corner. Aerie Beach Club apartments are nonsmoking, but smoking is allowed on the outdoor decks. Looking for the perfect place to spend a weekend (or a week) in Provincetown? Come stay with us at the Aerie Beach Club – luxury in the heart of Provincetown.

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Women's Week In Provincetown

Women's Week In Provincetown Summer may be officially ending but the fun is just beginning in Provincetown. The historically gay and lesbian mecca on the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, has enjoyed a beautiful and rainbow-festooned summer, including appearances from legendary LGBT performers, and even a visit by Hillary Clinton and Cher. And now it’s gearing up for even more femme-forward festivities! Aside from the general pleasure of strolling Commercial Street hand-in-hand with your love, there are some big events to put in your calendar. The 32nd Annual Women’s Week In Provincetown is now the longest-running women’s cultural festival in the country. This year the Festival runs from October 7 through October 16. Mary Lambert and Our Lady J round up the lineup of superstars who will perform in a benefit concert for Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Fund, which aims to alleviate LGBT youth homelessness. The closing night concert will be followed by an exclusive Rainbow Party and is one of several events produced by the Women Innkeepers of Provincetown. The entire Women’s Week will be a star-studded celebration of culture and community with Kate Clinton, Lily Tomlin, Karen Williams, Vickie Shaw, Julie Goldman, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Poppy Champlin, Jennie McNulty, Cameron Esposito, Rhea Butcher, Cris Williamson, Susan Werner, Suede, Zoe Lewis, Laura Zucker, and more performing. Sporty dykes are not left out, with events that include pickup basketball, an annual golf tournament, and Kate Clinton’s always-riotous Touch Football Classic.

By Merryn Johns – Full Story at Curve

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