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Hit List NEWS, NOTES AND TO-DOS FOR EVERY GAY AGENDA “rebrand himself” posttransition to family, friends, and colleagues back in the ‘90s. A portion of “Balls” book sales will be donated to Camp Aranu’tiq, a New England summer camp for transgender youth. More: chrisedwardsballs.com
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Kevin Williams serving at Celebration of Life
DONATE SOME TIPS, or sign up
to be a server at the Boston Living Center’s Celebration of Life, an annual event that serves Thanksgiving dinner to those with HIV/AIDS and their loved ones. Held this year on Tuesday, November 22, at Hynes Convention Center, the Celebration brings a warm meal, and true warmth, to those who may otherwise be hungry and alone. The dinner is staffed by dozens of volunteers, both servers (who
agree to fundraise at least $250) and non-servers—so mark it down and sign up. More: vpi.org/boston
GET A FIRM GRIP ON “Balls: It Takes Some to Get Some,” a new book by trans Boston native Chris Edwards. The cheeky, humorous memoir details how Edwards used his professional marketing skills, honed while working at Hub-based advertising giant Arnold Worldwide, to
England colleges that are excelling at LGBTQ inclusion. The Campus Pride Index recently released its annual ratings of schools’ LGBTQfriendly policies and practices, and two Massachusetts colleges received perfect five-star evaluations: Tufts University and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Close behind with four-and-a-half star ratings were University of Vermont, University of Maine at Machias, University of Connecticut, and Williams College in Massachusetts. More: campusprideindex.org
the region’s best mountain resorts—plus other social outings, from movie nights to brewery visits—that’ll keep your social calendar from going into hibernation. Learn more and meet some of the crew at OutRyders’ season kickoff party at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 11, at Club Café. More: outryders.com
TAKE A PEEK at “Cantabridgia,” a new indie short film series created by Boston-based
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with OutRyders, New England’s largest gay ski and snowboard club, which is about to plow into its next season of wintery fun. OutRyders organizes gay ski outings, both day trips and overnights, to
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