MassEquality Announces 2018 Icon Award Winners
Attorney General Maura Healey and The Network/La Red to be honored for their contributions to the LGBTQ community at the 2018 Beacons of Light event….
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23rd Annual Taste of the South End Brings Celebrated Chefs Together for AIDS Action Benefit
Delicious Samplings from more than 40 Celebrated Chefs in Boston’s Hottest Culinary Destination BOSTON—AIDS Action Committee recently announced that the 23rd annual Taste of the…
Bisexual Resource Center Celebrates 5th Annual Bisexual Health Awareness Month in March
Fifth year of social media campaign to improve health of bi+ community will reflect on past progress and identify actions to shape the future BOSTON–…
AIDS Project RI Announces Run/Walk for Life Event
PROVIDENCE—AIDS Project Rhode Island (APRI) is excited to announce that our annual AIDS Walk for Life event will, for the first time, also include a…
Transgender Woman in Men’s Prison Seeks Preliminary Relief
BOSTON—Lawyers for a transgender woman incarcerated in a Massachusetts men’s prison filed a motion for preliminary injunction on Friday, seeking her immediate transfer to a women’s facility….
Pop-Up ID Project Provides Assistance For Name, Gender Marker Changes
Massachusetts residents look to Oregon as a model for providing non-binary people options to update their pronouns on official documents; gender marker changes encompass various…
Amir Now Incorporated Brings Queer Artists Together to Create Thought-Provoking Stories
By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— Amir Dixon is on a mission to bring art, advocacy, and awareness together. A writer, cinematographer, and activist, Dixon has launched…
TRT Exclusive—Fenway Forward: LGBTQ Health Center Moves on After Sexual Harassment, Bullying Controversy
By: Al Gentile and Mike Givens/TRT Reporter & TRT Assistant Editor, Respectively— For 46 years, Fenway Health (FH) has served as a landmark healthcare resource…
During 1st Year in Office Trump Compiles Strikingly Anti-LGBT Record of Executive Branch Actions
BOSTON, Mass.―Today, The Fenway Institute of Fenway Health released a policy brief demonstrating that in his first year in office, President Donald Trump has compiled a strikingly anti-LGBT…
TRT Exclusive—Pride & Prejudice: Queer Caribbean Expatriates on Culture, Discrimination & Life Away From Home
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— In part one of this series, The Rainbow Times introduced our readership to LGBTQ Caribbean expatriates living and working in Massachusetts….
The Menopausal Mermaid—A Parody Reimagined
Hilarious Spoofs on Songs! New Dancers & Choreography! New Set & Costumes! BOSTON—Ariel, everyone’s darling from The Little Mermaid, is not feeling it. Betrayed by Eric and cursed…
Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll Delivers 4th Inaugural Address
“Salem can provide something for everybody, because this city – for almost four hundred years – has been built by everybody.” SALEM, Mass.—Before an audience…
TRT Best of 2017: Exclusive LGBTQ Coverage in New England
Award winning, The Rainbow Times presents you the best of 2017 and what we covered for our readers By: TRT Editorial Team— The year 2017…
MA Agencies: Notice on Workplace Safety & Equality for Gender Minorities
BOSTON — As the country and Commonwealth engage in a critical dialogue over equality, safety, and dignity in the workplace, the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth recently…
TRT Exclusive: State Legislators Fight to Improve Protections for LGBTQ Incarcerees
By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— A new criminal justice reform bill slated to be voted upon by the Massachusetts legislature in 2018 could explicitly mandate protections…
TRT Exclusive: Movement Advancement Project Calls out Federal Attacks on LGBTQ People
A growing number of attacks on LGBTQ people concerns MAP and many others By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— A recent report by the Movement Advancement Project (MAP)…
Fenway Launches Pilot Program to Reduce Avoidable ER and Hospital Use for LGBT Patients
Directed at LGBT Patients with Substance Abuse and Mental Health Challenges; Pilot made possible with $125K grant BOSTON—Reducing avoidable emergency room visits and hospitalizations has been…
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus Holiday Concert: Traditional Favorites & Modern Classics
BOSTON―Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) is proud to present Believe, a unique blend of traditional and contemporary holiday music all wrapped up in BGMC’s signature…
First Annual LGBT Wedding Festival of New England Debuts in Keene
KEENE—On Friday, December 3, more than 30 businesses will participate in the LGBT Wedding Festival of New England at Stonewall Farm in Keene, NH. Spearheaded by…
AG Healey on the House Passage of the Contraceptive Access Bill
BOSTON—AG Healey today issued the following statement following the House passage of H. 536, An Act Relative to Advancing Contraceptive Coverage and Economic Security in our…
Communities Come Together for Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigils
Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigils, Massachusetts By: Jenna Spinelle/TRT Reporter— BOSTON—After a year that has seen continued violence against transgender people, the LGBTQ community and…
As Second Saturdays Comes to a Close, Impact and Memories Live On
By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— For the last decade, Kristen Porter has produced and managed Kristen Porter Presents Second Saturdays at Machine Nightclub in Boston and…
Local Queer Dance Party Brings Activism, Inclusivity, and Boogie to Boston
By: Al Gentile*/TRT Reporter— For queer people of color, and many people within the LGBTQ community, few places exist that function as an altogether safe…