Boston also plays host to several scheduled and rotating event calendars. Bars and entertainment īoston has a handful of permanent LGBT establishments including Club Café, The Alley Bar, Cathedral Station, Boston Eagle, dbar, Blend (formerly Peggy O'Neil's) and Trophy Room (formerly the Fritz ). Other areas with high LGBT populations include Jones Hill, the Savin Hill and Melville Park areas of Dorchester, and Jamaica Plain. In Boston proper, there are several neighborhoods with sizable LGBT populations, with the South End being one of the most notable. Due in part to actions in Boston, especially by prominent city government officials, Massachusetts was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage.
Boston is the birthplace to the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders ( GLAD). The nation's first openly gay state representative, Elaine Noble, was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1974.
