We’re not even asking for equality, he said. Legal action? "We're not in the business of hurting other gay publications," says O'Connell. He said the city was flying a rainbow gay pride flag for a week, while his group had asked that its flag be raised only for a few hours.
However, advertisers do care about how the "official" relationship is negotiated and promoted.
"No media company has an exclusive" on publishing a Pride Week guide, notes O'Connell. Join Atlanta Pride, Out on Film, and Special Moderator Melissa Carter for a screening of 'Invisible: Gay Women in Southern Music' Phurfest 2022, Phoenix, AZ (via Project Hard Hat) ApOn behalf of The Bears of the West and the Phurfest committee we would like to like to announce that Phurfest registration is now open at See more. How can that be, you ask? It can't, according to Bay Windows publisher Sue O'Connell, who says the nonprofit Boston Pride Committee, which runs Pride Week, solicited several bids prior to awarding Bay Windows "official guide" status in exchange for a portion of the ad revenues. Each has published what claims to be the official event guide. Gay Pride Week is underway and runs until Sunday, June 15, yet all is hardly harmonious between two local gay publications, Bay Windows and New England Blade, the latter owned by New York-based HX Media.