Paint The Web: Watch now!

We would like to thank our sponsors for this year’s Paint The Web video!

Paint the Web la Red: Video dropping April 30th, 2020

We are sure this will not be a surprise in light of the Coronavirus/COVID-19, but we wanted to let you know that we are cancelling Paint the Town (la) Red this year, our annual anniversary celebration that had been planned for April 30th.

BUT! While the Town is shut down, we invite you to… Paint the *Web* (la) Red! Join us to socialize from a distance during the month of April by connecting with TNLR virtually:

Bridge the distance and celebrate with TNLR in our Paint The Web (la) Red video to be released April 30th! Join us and enjoy singing, spoken-word and more.

Get competitive in our lively online silent auction…

Bid a future you dream of: When this is all over, going out to a crowded concert, taking dance lessons, soaking in a hot tub or getting a massage!

Bid for getting yourself through these times: a gift certificate to a bookstore, a month membership to CrashPad or Kink Academy, art supplies or artwork made by community members!

We also invite you to make a donation in lieu of a ticket, and/or in honor of our 31st anniversary. Feel free to be as generous as you might imagine yourself to be after an hour of impactful poetry, vivacious performances, and moving story sharing. It is crucial that we are able to continue to offer our services to survivors at this time.

We are sad to cancel our favorite time to gather in community to celebrate survival in our communities. We also wanted to explicitly name and speak against the deplorable racism coming at Asian American and specifically Chinese American communities in this country and in Boston at this time. It is racist to blame or distrust Chinese or Chinese American people regarding this pandemic. We acknowledge that cancelling our event has a significant impact on China Pearl, our venue, located in Chinatown and owned and operated by Chinese immigrants. We regret having to cancel our event when many Chinese businesses have disproportionately lost revenue over the last few weeks, and we encourage people to support China Pearl and other Asian- and Chinese-owned businesses in whatever way you can.

Reach out for support! Call our hotline and get connected to support group, housing, and other services. We will continue to be open to survivors as well as survivors’ friends, family and communities.

Thank you for your continued support!

Every Spring, TNLR hosts its annual fundraiser where we raise funds to make a difference in the lives of LGBQ/T survivors. Thanks to our generous donors, support is just one phone call away. On May 2, 2019, we celebrated 30 years of survival and resistance with food, music, a silent auction, performances by local artists, and most importantly, by cultivating community. Special thanks to China Pearl Restaurant for hosting us 3 years in a row!

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2019 – by Wandy Pascoal
2018 – by Wandy Pascoal
2017 – by Jennifer Recinos
2016 – by Jennifer Recinos

Get Involved

Become a sponsor

Donate

Whether you make a one-time donation or become a monthly sustainer, your contribution makes all the difference!

$25 provides a survivor with a bus pass for a week.
$60 provides simultaneous translation for a support group session.
$250 covers hotline expenses for 1 month so when a survivor reaches out to talk about their relationship, we’re here 24 hours a day to answer their call. Make a contribution.

Volunteer

Our Paint the Town Planning Committee and Fundraising Committee make this event possible! As a member, you will attend monthly planning meetings and take on projects based on your skills/interests (auction solicitation, sponsorship solicitation, theme and program planning, etc.) No training required! Donating your time is just as valuable as money, and our volunteers are vital to the mission of TNLR. Read more.

Learn More about our 2019 event!

2019 Sponsors

Renewal House • East Boston Savings Bank • Boston IVF • Joyce Kauffman • CitySide Subaru • Newton Wellesley Hospital • NELA • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center • Eastern Bank • Fenway Health • Members of Resource Generation Boston • Planned Parenthood • Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) • LGBT Asylum Taskforce • Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) • Matahari • Masala • Health Imperatives • The Rainbow Times

2019 Silent Auction Donors

Company One • Jess Dugan • Center for Sex Education • Mary Lambert • Be Steadwell • Wicked Queer Film Festival • Taza Chocolate • Open Space Community Acupuncture • CarmenLeah • Planning for Good • Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum • Williamstown Theatre Festival • Kaela Bethune • Anonymous survivors • Amy Lewis • Club Cafe • 3 Little Figs • Michele Harris • Harvard University Museums • Flatbread Company • Boston Roller Derby • Bikes Not Bombs • YogaWorks • Tiger Mama • Alex Mancini • The Dance Complex • Pleasure Pie • The Femme Show • Tasty Burger • Joha Mateo Van Osten • Porter Square Books • New Enlgand Aquarium • Middle East Nightclub • Kink Academy • Inman Oasis • Esh Circus Arts • Blue Man Group • Alison Bechdel • Beth Leventhal • Papercuts • Good Vibrations • Boston Chops • Party Favors • Daniel Doke • kyriQ • Tre’Andre Valentine • Zindler’s Sports Collectibles • Boston Harbor Cruises • New York Sex Museum • Gabriel Joffe • Andrea Gibson • Iggy’s Bread • Flour Bakery • Crash Pad Series • Improv Boston • LOCS • Lamplighter Brewing Co. • Leather by Danny • & many others!

2019 Artists & Friends

Emcees: Just JP & Smitty

Photographer: Wandy Pascoal is an Angolan photographer, also trained as an architect. Her work explores concepts of time, self-reflexivity, dreamscape, as well as space.

Performers:

Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence: We, The Boston Sisters, are an areligious Order of Queer, Clown Nuns who pledge ourselves to promote Universal Joy and to eliminate Stigmatic Guilt. We also pledge to serve our Community, our Fellow Sisters, and the Ministry of Perpetual Indulgence. We do this through our five tenets of Ministry, Activism, Education, Entertainment, and Service.

Porsha Olayiwola is an Individual World Poetry Slam Champion and was named by GK100 as one of Boston’s Most Influential People of Color. She is the Artistic Director at MassLEAP, a literary non-profit organization in Massachusetts serving youth artists. Olayiwola is the current poet laureate for the city of Boston and has her first full collection of poetry forthcoming with Button Poetry in November 2019.

Saafyr: An indo-carribean, queer, expressive healing artist and organizer established in Greater Boston, Saafyr is the Director of Survivor Theatre Project, works with DEAF, Inc, and is the founder of SOS: Sharing Our Stories. Saafyr has been performing for most her life at anywhere that she’s called to. Her mediums include poetry, rapping, singing, dance, and theatre. Saafyr moves towards social change through portals of the mind, body, and spiritual upliftment. All she asks is that you bring your heart and let it lead.

Special Thanks:

Loreto P. Ansaldo • Isabel Hibbard • Patty Moy • China Pearl Restaurant • Tim Kukler • Kimm Topping • Angie Kelly • Kat Conard

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