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Local Green-Rainbow candidates trying to make change at state level

Local Green-Rainbow candidates trying to make change at state level

by Sarah Heinonen | May 9, 2018 | Articles, Featured, News, Newsletter

“Why vote for the lesser of two evils, when you can vote for the greater good?” Juan Sanchez wants voters to consider this question when they enter the ballot box on November 6. Sanchez, 29, of Holyoke, is running for Secretary of State in the 2018 statewide...
Stagestruck: Words and music seek to heal a troubled world

Stagestruck: Words and music seek to heal a troubled world

by Chris Rohmann | May 9, 2018 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Newsletter, Stagestruck

The Red Guitar, John Sheldon’s brilliant memoir-in-music, was a runaway hit at last summer’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Riding on its success in that international nexus of alternative arts, the show’s producer, the Valley’s Serious Play Theatre Ensemble, is taking it...
Taking to the Streets: Local sex workers speaking out on how new anti sex trafficking law endangers them

Taking to the Streets: Local sex workers speaking out on how new anti sex trafficking law endangers them

by Dave Eisenstadter | May 8, 2018 | Articles, Featured, News, Newsletter

Editors note: Many of the names of those quoted in the story were changed or assumed names were used because of the inherent danger and legal standing of some sex work. Wearing a green dress, pink tights, and a tiara, transgender woman and former sex worker Lorelei...
V-Spot: My Haircut is Dictating My Sex Life

V-Spot: My Haircut is Dictating My Sex Life

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | May 8, 2018 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Newsletter, The V-Spot

Hi Yana, I have a sex question! Over the past year, I’ve noticed a pretty substantial shift in the way people think I like to fuck and I’m having difficulty confronting it. It’s probably a common experience that when people make a change to their outward appearance...
Letters to the Editor: RIP Charles Neville

Letters to the Editor: RIP Charles Neville

by From Our Readers | May 8, 2018 | Articles, Featured, Letters from our Readers, News, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our letters to the editor page. Here you’ll find reader comments on Advocate articles and other news. We collect readers’ opinions from emails, letters, Facebook comments, and comments to valleyadvocate.com. Want to get in on this? Email...
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