Save the date: GMDVP Halloween Party October 28th!

GMDVPInvitation for 15th Annual Halloween Party to benefit The Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project is celebrating Halloween with costumes, dancing and you!

Join us on Sunday, October 28th, 6:00-10:00pm at The Estate Boston and help GMDVP raise critical funds for domestic violence services. Silent Auction surprises include a Boston “staycation” at the Ames, a week in Paris, and R+R in Provincetown. Come dance the night away with us, bid on our one-of-a-kind auction packages and show off your best Halloween costume!

Buy your VIP ($80) and General Admission ($40) tickets today!

BREAKING NEWS: Lady of the night Kris Knievil will be emceeing the Halloween Party!

Come and dance the night away with ((((GROUP HUG)))) deejays Nathanael Bluhm and BRDR with visuals by MizoFizo!

Then, if you’re lucky, get caught on the dance floor with one of the lovely Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence!

Buy your tickets before October 26th online and you’ll get into Chris Harris Presents Hot Mess Halloween for free!

Get a sneak peak at our silent auction packages!

Special thanks to our sponsors:

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Boston Private Bank + Trust Company

Fenway Community Health Center

People’s United Bank

Ally

Mass LGBT Bar Association

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Upcoming Support Groups

Did you know that GMDVP offers free support groups for survivors of domestic and sexual violence? Read on for information about two of our upcoming groups.

Western Mass: CIRCLES Support Group

GMDVP and the YWCA of Western Massachusetts are collaborating together to facilitate a support group for GLBTQ survivors of sexual violence. The group will run for 8-10 weeks this fall at the YWCA of Western Massachusetts in Springfield, MA. The trauma informed and empowerment based group will be co-facilitated by both agencies. Ages 25+ and people of all gender identities are welcome. For more information contact GMDVP’s hotline at 1.800.832.1901

Cape Cod: Male Survivor’s Recovery Group

Independence House and Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project are collaborating together to facilitate a Male Survivor’s Recovery Group. This group is for any person identifying as male (straight, gay, trans) who is a survivor of domestic and/or sexual violence and resides on Cape Cod. Anyone interested in participating in this group can email capeadvocate@gmdvp.org or call 1.800.832.1901 for more information.

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Thank you for making Boston Pride a huge success!

Boston Pride is over and the sunshine is still with us! We at GMDVP enjoyed celebrating with all of you this weekend. Our Pride in review:

On Friday evening we gathered at the Boston Common for the Dyke March. Staff tabled and handed out GMDVP hotline cards, consent is sexy! stickers, and our signature relationship fortune tellers. We then joined hundreds of others for the march, which looped down to Copley before heading back to the Common. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table to chat and get to know us!

GMDVP marches in the 2012 Boston Pride Parade

Saturday was the big event: Boston Pride Parade! On Saturday morning 80 GMDVP supporters gathered at Brownstone in Back Bay for our annual Pride Brunch. We enjoyed show tunes, a scrumptious breakfast and Brownstone’s signature mimosas while celebrating our successes and saying thank you to our long-term and new supporters. If you couldn’t make it don’t worry, we’ll plan to see you there next year!

After Pride Brunch the GMDVP team took to the streets for the parade. Our contingent was 35 strong and very enthusiastic! As the parade snaked it’s way from Copley to Government Center, we handed out palm cards and waved at the crowd.

Finally, the team gathered at Government Center to hand out over 500 GMDVP t-shirts. All were hastily grabbed up by our fellow Pride-goers, and we look forward to seeing GMDVP t-shirts all over the city this summer!

Thank you to all of our volunteers and community sponsors. You really made Boston Pride 2012 come together next year! We invite everyone to join us next year- for brunch, tabling, and marching in Boston’s Dyke March and Pride parade.

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Sunshine forecasted for Pride Brunch!

While  it’s easy to feel bogged down in all the rain Boston has experienced this past week, we at GMDVP are looking ahead to Boston Pride weekend! Saturday’s forecast is sunshine and high seventies – a perfect day for enjoying Boston Pride events.

We are kicking off Pride morning with our annual Pride Brunch at Brownstone (111 Dartmouth St., Boston 02116) from 10-11:30 a.m. Enjoy fabulous food, good cheer, and toast GMDVP and Boston Pride with a champagne mimosa! Tickets are $40 and include a champagne brunch.  

To learn more contact Joanne at 617.354.6056 and buy your tickets today!

Pride Brunch is proudly sponsored by:

Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone

Suffolk District Attorney Dan Conley

 

 

 

 


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Celebrate Boston Pride with GMDVP!

GMDVP is celebrating Boston Pride this year with a full weekend of festivities! First, join us on June 8th, 6:00pm at the Boston Common Gazebo where we’ll be tabling and marching in support of the Dyke March. Then, get some rest because on June 9th, our Boston Pride events continue throughout the day!

Pre-parade: Pride Brunch 

Kick-off your Pride morning with GMDVP! We will be hosting our annual Pride Brunch at Brownstone (111 Dartmouth St., Boston 02116) from 10-11:30 a.m. Enjoy good food, good cheer, and toast GMDVP and Boston Pride with a champagne mimosa! Tickets are $40 and include a champagne brunch.   To learn more contact Joanne at 617.354.6056 and buy your tickets today!

Parade: Marching!

Don a GMDVP t-shirt and march with us! Show your Pride by raising awareness and supporting survivors of domestic violence. To learn more contact Brandon at 617.354.6056.

Post-parade: Sharing our Pride

GMDVP will be tabling at Government Center. Stop by and visit us, pick up some information and a t-shirt!

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GMDVP’s 8th Annual Winter Plunge

Come Plunge with us! – or at least come out and watch the fun!


Carson Beach (South Boston), Sunday, February 26th @ Noon.

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Run the 2012 Boston Marathon For GMDVP!

Applications now available!

 On April 16, 2012, you could be one of the runners crossing the finish line of the 116th Boston Marathon, achieving a personal goal that few people will achieve in their lifetimes and raising critically needed funds for GMDVP.

Charitable marathon entries were generously made possible by the John Hancock Boston Marathon Non-Profit Program. In exchange for official marathon entries, GMDVP marathon runners will each commit to raising funds to support GMDVP’s work with victims and survivors.

GMDVP will provide both running and fundraising support to help keep you motivated and on track to successfully run the Boston Marathon.

There are only a few spots available. If you think you would like to join GMDVP’s Marathon team, call 617-354-6056 or email crogers@gmdvp.org for more information.

 

 

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12th Annual Halloween Fundraiser

GMDVP will host its 12th Annual Halloween Fundraiser on Saturday, October 22nd at the Foundation Room at the House of Blues from 8pm to 11:30 pm. Tickets are $50, student discount tickets (with valid student ID) are $25. Group ticket prices are 5 tickets for the price of 4 ($200). Purchase your tickets here.

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Community gathers to mourn victims of domestic homicide

Written by Lester Black
The Daily Free Press
The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University

Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community remembered domestic homicide victims Thursday night with a candlelight vigil at the Boston Common.

The murder of Winthrop resident Casey Taylor in August, the third gay male to be killed by domestic violence in Mass. in five months and the seventh since 2010, spurred LGBTQ leaders to organize the vigil.

“After Casey Taylor’s death we thought, this is the third one this year, what is going on?” said Toni Troop of Jane Doe, Inc.  “It’s our responsibility to make the community more aware.”

Rep. Liz Malia, of Jamaica Plain, spoke underneath the Boston Common Bandstand with other community activists about the need for more conversation and open dialogue with the LGBTQ community about domestic violence.

“LGBTQ people, just like straight people, deserve a relationship free of violence,” Malia said.

Underreporting and a lack of information about domestic violence plague the LGBTQ community, said Iain Gill of the Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project.

“Only 24 percent of LGBTQ people polled in Mass. said they could name a resource that could help them if they were a victim,” he said. Read full article.

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Advocates Fight Stigma of LGBTQ Domestic Violence

MICHAEL NAUGHTON/METRO
BOSTON
Published:
September 22, 2011 7:43 p.m.

The domestic violence homicides in the gay community that have occurred in the state over the last few months are alarming advocates who said that more focus must be put on the issue that affects not just one type of relationship.

“Domestic violence doesn’t discriminate,” said Iain Gill of the Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project. “The only difference is the barriers and lack of resources and homophobia from providers.”

Advocates from various groups planned a vigil at the Boston Common Thursday night in response to the domestic violence homicides in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. Read the fully story.

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