To Cook Is to Love — A Foodie’s Journal: A Warming Trend From the Tropics
By: John Verlinden*/TRT Columnist— The forecast this time of year is often for blowing snow and bitter cold. I sometimes ask myself: “Why is it…
2014
Ask Lambda Legal: Utah Same-Sex Marriages
By: Lambda Legal Deputy Legal Director Hayley Gorenberg— Dear Ask Lambda Legal – Utah Marriages Q: I’ve been reading about the Supreme Court stopping marriages…
Cupid Ain’t Stupid: Valentine’s Gifts That’ll Getcha Some
By: Mikey Rox*/Special to TRT— Christmas just ended, but there’s another gift-buying season right around the corner. The best thing about Valentine’s Day, however, is…
Still Breathing & Singing: Possible Lesbian Experience
Toni Braxton talks retirement, going lesbian and the hit song she hates By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Toni Braxton is getting deep. Real deep. “I…
Faith, Family and God — L’chaim! (To Life!): From Jewish Scripture to Gay Marriage
By: Paul P. Jesep*/ TRT Columnist— The Talmud, a sacred Jewish book distinct from the Torah (Hebrew Scriptures, improperly referred to as the Old Testament)…
MassCreative Reacts to Creation of Boston Arts Commissioner Position
“History was made last week when Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced that there will be a Chief of Arts and Culture in his cabinet. This position will report directly to the Mayor alongside the Police Commissioner, Superintendent of Schools, and seven other cabinet officials.
Judge in Virginia Same-Sex Case Says She’ll Rule “Soon”
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— A federal judge in Norfolk, Virginia, told attorneys in a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s ban on same-sex couples marrying that she…
LGBT Viewers Guide to the Olympics
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Tensions are high as the 2014 Winter Olympics prepares to get underway Thursday with figure skating and skiing events and…
United Nations Report Calls for Equality for Transgender People; HIV/AIDS Reports
By: Eric Brus*— The United Nations Development Program has called for international action to secure rights and equality for transgender people. In a new paper…
Major Transgender Victory in Maine
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— In an historic first, a state high court ruled yesterday that a male-to-female transgender student who was accepted by school…
Considerable LGBT Disappointment in State of the Union Speech
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Obama spoke of a nation working on issues such as…
LGBT Momentum Report: Some Surprises
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— An independent think tank that studies the progress of the movement on equal rights for LGBT people released its latest…
Indiana House Clears the Bill
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The Indiana House on Tuesday approved a proposal to change the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage. The vote on…
TN Brookdale Senior Living Sued for Barring Employee’s Same-Sex Spouse from Health Plan
Despite DOMA’s Demise, Employer Refused to Allow Kerry Considine to Put Her Wife on Health Insurance Plan Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has…
19th Annual Taste of the South End: Samplings from over 40 Celebrated Chefs
BOSTON, Mass.—AIDS Action Committee announces that the 19th annual Taste of the South End will take place Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Attendees will enjoy small plate…
Macklemore and Marriage Equality Steal the Show at the Grammy’s
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— Macklemore and Ryan Lewis basked in the limelight of the Grammys’s 2014 defining performance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles,…
GetEQUAL Nevada Responds to Attorney General’s Anti-Gay Remarks
LAS VEGAS, NV —In a brief filed earlier this week, Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto urged the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold…
Virginia AG Won’t Defend Same-Sex Marriage Ban
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The attorney general of Virginia announced this morning that his office will no longer defend the constitutionality of the state’s…
AIDS Action, MassCreative & MassBudget React to Gov. Patrick’s Budget
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—Today, AIDS Action and MassCreative had strong reactions to Governor Deval Patrick’s 2015 budget proposal, which includes cuts to their…
Fenway Study Enrolls Gay Men Who Have Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse
BOSTON, Mass. — The Fenway Institute’s Project THRIVE is currently seeking gay, bisexual, and other men, who have sex with men (MSM) who have experienced childhood…
Ninth Circuit Appeals Court Victory for Rights of Gay Jurors
SAN FRANCISCO — Today, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that attorneys in federal cases may not dismiss…
Thinking Out Loud: Letter to Me, Age 14
If I could share some accumulated wisdom with my younger self, it would sound about like this. By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT— Dear Abby, As…
Creep of the Week: NJ’s Chris Christie against Trans People
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— We can all sleep easier now knowing that it is still a huge pain in the ass for transgender people…