Boston Women's Sports interviews John and JoJo Boynton, who sold the Boston Pride and two other teams as part of a deal in which two leagues will be merged into one and a bunch of teams will go out of business. Although they're sanguine about a single league, they don't know if Boston will keep its team.
Boston Women Sports reports two investor groups, one headed by former tennis star Billie Jean King, have bought the Premier Hockey Federation and immediately ripped up all the contracts with players, including those on the Boston Pride, because apparently there are contracts and there are contracts.
The two investment groups also bought another women's hockey league, plan to merge the two and eliminate several teams, according to reports last night.
Matt Frank reports from Centre Street in Jamaica Plain:
I was in JP for brunch and stumbled upon First Baptist JP having a big LGBTQ folk dance party outside. This was the church that got hit by anti gay graffiti late last week...They responded by having an impromptu "Love is Love" dance party on their lawn.
As part of Pride month, the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District and Men of Melanin Magic are hosting a free drag, dance and music show with local queer performers, on Summer Street at Washington Street, between 5 and 8 p.m. on Friday. Read more.
There are still three more Drag Story Times at Boston Public Library Branches this month, including tomorrow morning at the North End branch, June 21 at the Connolly branch in Jamaica Plain and June 28 at the Jamaica Plain branch.
You have to register, but looks like they have plenty of seats.
WBZ reports it's still dead due to last year's angsty dissolution of the group that had run it over board members declining to come to grips with trans and Black inclusion issues.
A year-old debate over the future of Boston Pride has spilled into the mayoral race, with candidates Andrea Campbell, Annissa Essaibi George and Michelle Wu announcing yesterday they won't be at a Pride-sponsored forum this Monday. Read more.
Boston Pride organizers today announced they've postponed the Pride parade and other events scheduled for June until next year due to Covid-19 concerns.
Shamus Moynihan spotted the Lenox Hotel lit up in Pride colors, with a Pride flag flying out front tonight. Hmm, why would a Copley Square hotel want to show off Pride colors tonight? It's a wonder.
Thousands marched in the annual Pride parade through the Back Bay, the South End and downtown today as even more people lined the parade route.
Some photos: Read more.
Greg Cook attended the Big Gay Dance Party in Somerville's Union Square on Saturday.
Alyssa Banker Hiller was one of the tens of thousands of people who either marched in or watched the annual Pride parade today. She spotted the float with survivors of the Pulse terrorist attack.
More photos: Read more.
Ryan Ruel snapped shots at the Boston Pride parade today, including the Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
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