Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...NEW BEDFORD — Within any community, an act of violence is a shock to the system. Then New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang at a press conference shortly after the 2006 attack at Puzzles Lounge. “That was a very, very severe wake-up call, I think, for New Bedford as a whole, the city and this region, but also for the gay community,” Lang said. “When you look back at some of the stuff from 20 years ago, it’s amazing to look at it now. “I know that 20 years ago, the trans community was there for us — for marriage, for gay folks.

Source: CBC News February 02, 2026 04:33 UTC