‘Kinky Boots’ star Billy Porter on Being Black & Gay and Forgiveness
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— For his first solo album since becoming “Tony and Grammy award winner Billy Porter,” Broadway’s kinkiest drag queen is taking…
2014
Theater Offensive Recognized for Work Promoting HIV/AIDS Awareness in Communities of Color
Award Presented by AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts at the 25th Annual Bayard Rustin Breakfast BOSTON—The Theater Offensive, which for 25 years has worked in Boston neighborhoods…
Boston Pride Announces Five Headline Musical Acts for 2014 Festival
Mary Lambert, A Great Big World, Alex Newell, JD Samson & Men, and Jeanie Tracy to Perform June 14th Festival on Boston’s City Hall…
Beekman Boys to Make First Appearance on Cape Cod
Provincetown, MA – Sage Inn & Lounge, Cape Cod’s leading destination for food enthusiasts, recently announced that the Beekman Boys, stars of the The Cooking…
Boston City Councilors Michelle Wu & Ayanna Pressley File Gender Identity Non-Discrimination Ordinance
BOSTON, Mass.—Boston City Councilors At-Large Michelle Wu and Ayanna Pressley today filed an ordinance to ensure that transgender City of Boston employees will be fully…
AIDS Walk Boston & 5K Run: Raul Medina explains, ‘Why I Walk’
Courtesy of AIDS Action Committee— Raul Medina is the Senior Integrated Media Solutions Consultant with Entravision, the local affiliate for Univision Boston (Channel 27) and…
Candidates Speak to LGBT Community at Gubernatorial Forum
Anti-gay Lively animates discussion By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter— For the past seven years LGBT people in Massachusetts have enjoyed support for gay rights from…
Coakley Unveils Plan to Support LGBTQ Community
Focus On Youth, Bullying Prevention, Public Health BOSTON, Mass.—Attorney General Martha Coakley, a candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, called for greater efforts to better the…
LGBT Aging Project receives Tufts Health Plan Foundation Award
The Fenway Institute’s LGBT Aging Project was awarded $6,500 by participants in the Future Philanthropists program at Tufts Health Plan Foundation. The money will help fund the next four events for the LGBT Elders of Color Initiative, a community coalition that is sponsored by the LGBT Aging Project, Fenway Health, and Central Boston Elder Services.
LGBTQ History Walking Tour of Northampton Set for May 4
A walking tour that reveals the untold history of Northampton’s LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) community will take place on Sunday, May 4 at 2:00 p.m. and everyone is welcome
HBGC Partners with Local Organizations to Raise Awareness, Respond To Gentrification in Boston
Set in Columbus, Ohio, Flag Wars follows what happens when black working class families are faced with an influx of white gay homebuyers in their neighborhood.
10th Circuit: Will Banning Same-Sex Couples from Marrying Violate the Constitution?
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals this week will become the second federal appeals court to tackle the question…
LGBT Statewide Aging Commission’s First Meeting
BOSTON—Senator Patricia D. Jehlen (D-Somerville) and Representative James O’Day (D-West Boylston), co-chairs of the Massachusetts Commission on LGBT Aging, convened the commission’s first meeting on…
Creep of the Week: Anti-Gay & Anti-Women Hobby Lobby
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— It’s really amazing that in 2014 Americans are still fighting over birth control. As in whether or not contraception makes…
Gleeks Rejoice! Boston Gay Men’s Chorus Celebrates LGBT Pride with Glee Star Alex Newell
BOSTON, Mass. — Boston Gay Men’s Chorus proudly presents Can’t Stop the Beat, the biggest production in its 32-year history, on June 12, 13, and…
Maura Healey in Historic Campaign for Massachusetts Attorney General
By: Chuck Colbert/ TRT Reporter— In closing remarks, the candidate for attorney general made her pitch quite clear: “I say as a point guard, I…
Waltham House Celebrates 11 Years of Serving GLBTQ Youth at Annual Fundraiser
By: Lauren Walleser/ TRT Assistant Editor— The Home for Little Wanderers’ Waltham House, a group home program designed to provide a safe and supportive living…
Pillow Talk with Gay Interior Designer Nate Berkus
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Home isn’t where the heart is on American Dream Builders. It’s where the drama is, and it’s where you’ll find…
RI & Mass. Orgs. Raise $ to Fight HIV/AIDS Through Dining Out for Life®
By: Lauren Walleser/ TRT Assistant Editor— Participating restaurants will donate a percentage of purchases April 24 to AIDS Project Rhode Island as part of Dining…
Faith, Family and God—Rev. Fred Phelps is Dead
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— The Satanic Temple of New York, dedicated to the wisdom and philosophy of Lucifer, will celebrate a “Pink Mass” over the…
Devastating Effects of Religious Liberty & Phelps
By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief— Freedom of Religion has recently been coined the new phrase to justify discrimination again LGBTQ people. Based on this premise, LGBT…
A Defense of Crossdressers: Accepting the Gray Areas Under the Trans Umbrella
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Merely hours ago, I returned home from spending the past two days at the True Colors Conference in Connecticut. I was…
A Bathroom Issue? Considering the Options for Transgender People in Restrooms
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— In the quest for trans rights, one of the alleged issues is the bathroom. Opponents claim that they don’t want…