At dance, any can lead and all are welcome

As a four-piece band strikes up a rendition of the folk song ''Handsome Ladies," a man wearing a long tie-dyed skirt and a full beard locks hands with his neighbor, a smiling middle-aged man in khakis. It's Saturday night, April 17, and tonight's band, Bill Smith & Friends, seems to be just getting warm. Twice a month the Boston Gay ... (Full Article: 959 Words)

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