by Michael Parise | Jun 13, 2017
As I write this on June 12, 2017 I think of the 49 victims of terror who were shot to death at the PULSE nightclub in Orlando a year ago, as well as their families and friends. Most of the victims were of Hispanic origin; some of the survivors, even in the midst of...
by Michael Parise | Jun 9, 2012
This week Boston is celebrating Gay Pride. A friend of mine told me of an encounter he had with a Polish couple visiting Boston years ago. They happened to be with him touring about on the weekend of Gay Pride. As they traipsed through the streets of downtown, they...