Update: Gintautas Dumcius at the Dorchester Reporter was also early to the Yakovleff story and covers the reaction in the Tuttle Street neighborhood where Yakovleff died. While police have asked for assistance in finding the killer of Daniel Yakovleff, the city's gay community is understandably concerned, the Globe reports. Yakovleff, who was a stylist at Liquid Hair, was out and may have been targeted for his sexual orientation. The incident has galvanized gay activists, who......

This weekend Boston celebrates the 35th annual Gay Pride Festival -- billed as the largest event of its type in New England. By the organizers' accounts, over 400,000 individuals have participated in Boston Pride events in recent years. Held in many major cities throughout the United States and across the globe, Pride festivals began in the early 70's as a political consciousness raising event as the Gay Rights movement accelerated after the 1969 Stonewall riots......