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...modest boomlet in gay tourism: 80% of the 2,000 gay civil-union licenses granted so far have been issued to out-of-state residents. (In that time, about 5,000 traditional marriage licenses have been granted.) Inns and B and Bs advertise civil-union packages on gay and lesbian websites. At the Moose Meadow Lodge in Waterbury, couples willing to pay $1,850 get two nights' accommodation for eight people, breakfast and the use of the pond meadow for their civil union or reception. K.C. David, CEO of an online concierge called gayweddings.com has booked travel arrangements for couples...
...economic terms, it's barely a snowflake. The gay and lesbian couples coming to Vermont to wed are but a tiny fraction of the 4 million visitors the state attracts each year. What's significant is that in some Vermont towns, civil unions have become a part of the fabric of everyday life. In Brattleboro, a bucolic community of 12,000 residents in liberal southern Vermont, there were 292 civil unions from July to December 2000--the same number as there were straight marriages for the whole year. Even the Chamber of Commerce is a one-stop referral service. Along...
Many of the visual images that are utilized in History Lessons are actual magazines, books and movies from the past, almost all of which make a negative statement about lesbians. Though it seems odd that such derogatory images should be used in a film that is a celebration of being a lesbian, the juxtaposition of these divergent images is a stark, but very effective, contrast. In doing so, Hammer challenges the “traditional” notions of lesbians as being “butch?...
Also featured at the film festival will be the Lesbian Short Film Program (May 4), a compilation of short films touching on a wide variety of subjects and lengths. Above the Dust Level, for example, is a 12-minute Australian film by Carla Drago about stolen men’s underwear, cross-dressing ex-lovers, AIDS and one woman’s obsession with allergies and dust. Girl Under the Table, a three minute film by Dominique Zeltzmann, is about a young girl who recalls, “when I was six, I fell in love...
There will be something for everyone at this year’s Boston Gay & Lesbian Film/Video Festival, from self-proclaimed dyke dramas to documentaries to the ubiquitous romantic comedy. Whether films under five minutes are your fancy, or you enjoy full-length movies with developed plots, you will be able to find what you are looking...