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“I had hoped to see a leadership transition, rather than a dismantling of the organization,” said Executive Director, Tanya Neslusan. Its Executive Director chimed in about the news, which they hope were different.
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The community provided a lot of guidance and feedback that sadly did not result in meaningful change, instead, it resulted in the loss of an organization with a fifty-year history in our city.” ” … We were perplexed and dismayed to see that their actions had not matched their words. “MassEquality, is dismayed to hear that Boston Pride has decided to dismantle its organization rather than transition its assets and reins to new leadership who were prepared to meet the challenge of hosting an intersectional Pride which would better serve all of the members of our community,” read the organization’s statement. Via a press release, MassEquality and its ED showed its/their consternation. This all could have been remedied by allowing new leadership to lead so all members of our community are heard and represented to reflect the current issues of our time.” I hope people see through these vindictive actions. “These are exactly the types of games that Boston Pride’s board of directors have played all along. “To close down such a long-standing and critical organization for the LGBTQIA+ community in Boston after 50 years, simply because the community has demanded that Boston Pride represents the people it claims to serve, is a disgrace and further fuels the allegations for how out of touch its board of directors is and how inflated their egos seem to be that they’d rather close down, wiping out the organization’s long-standing name and history so that new leadership has to start from scratch,” said Liz Towle, a Malden resident. Reactions poured in from social media (below) and other community members. “Today, we were disappointed to learn the board of Boston Pride - who as of February, consisted of Linda DeMarco, Martha Plaza, Malcolm Carey, Tina Rosado, and Deborah Drew - decided to dissolve rather than work with us on a transition and respond to our criticism with a real commitment to serve the community,” said Henry Paquin, P4TP, to a direct TRT question about the news. Pride 4 The People, P4TP, replied to the unexpected news. She told The Globe that her exit plan was “a little accelerated now because she thought the boycott was “really hurting the community.” But then, there was silence after that and until this evening. On June 9, in a sudden turn of events, Linda DeMarco, Boston Pride president, said to the Boston Globe she would step down. There will be no further events or programming planned, and the board is taking steps to close down the organization.” “We have heard the concerns of the QTBIPOC community and others. “It is clear to us that our community needs and wants change without the involvement of Boston Pride,” read the release whose letterhead showed the names of its Board one last time, President Linda DeMarco, Treasurer Malcolm Carey, Clerk Martha Plaza, and members Deborah Drew and Tina Rosado.
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After Months of Pressure, Boston Pride Disbands Organization Instead of Adding QTBIPOC and Allies’ Voices to the Board īOSTON-In a press release received late this evening, Boston Pride informed media outlets about their decision to dissolve the organization, according to the statement sent by its current Board of Directors.