Boston Pride Festival Emcee: Activist and Vlogger Aydian Dowling
This story was originally published on the June 2 (Pride) issue of TRT, available at TRT’s Festival Booth By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— Aydian Dowling leaped…
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[UPDATED] Suspect Indicted in a String of Robberies Targeting Gay Men
This story originally ran on May 9, 2016 By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Today, Riccardo D’Orsainville, 51, of Norton, was arraigned in Suffolk Superior…
Victory Fund Endorses Local LGBT Leader in State Rep. Race
FRAMINGHAM—Jack Patrick Lewis (D), a candidate for State Representative in the 7th Middlesex District, has recently been endorsed by the Victory Fund, an organization which…
AG Healey’s Office Partners with Medical Community to Improve Care for LGBT Patients
Trainings Held for Hospital Personnel to Improve Access to Medical Care for LGBT Patients, Special Focus on Transgender Individuals BOSTON—As a part of her efforts…
Mayor Driscoll Kicks-Off Pride Month with Salem Pride Flag Raising Ceremony
Salem Pride at Riley Plaza, Friday, June 3, 10:30 a.m. Check out the photos of the ceremony here. SALEM, Mass.—Mayor Kimberley Driscoll, along with local officials…
Getting to Know Ed O’Reilly: Running for Essex County Sheriff
The Rainbow Times, TRT, caught up with Ed O’Reilly to get to know the candidate better. In particular, TRT wanted to know more about his…
NEPG: “Fun, Frolic and Brotherhood:” Massachusetts’ Bear Community is Alive, Well
MassBearz also hold charitable events yearly; published in the New England Pride Guide (NEPG) 2016 By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— Chad Brennan was nervous. In September 2012,…
Gay for Good (G4G) LGBTQ Volunteer Group Seeks to Make a Difference
Gay for Good is looking to add more diversity to its group By: Luke Sherman/TRT Reporter— A few weeks before Valentine’s Day, about two dozen…
UPDATED: Massachusetts House Passes Transgender Public Accommodations Bill, Twitter Reactions
Governor Baker expected to sign bill, would make MA 18th state with explicit transgender public accommodations protections for transgender people in public places BOSTON—Today by…
Gov. Baker Says He Will Sign Transgender Anti-Discrimination Bill
Reactions from Twitter to the Anti-Discrimination Bill statement by the MA Governor can also be found below BOSTON—Today, after months of not addressing the media…
Mayor Kim Driscoll Submits Salem City Budget for FY2017
Mayor Kim Driscoll’s Budget focuses on needs of today, with vision for the future. Investing in public infrastructure, safe neighborhoods, and schools SALEM, Mass.—Mayor Kim Driscoll…
Helping Older Adults with HIV Live Healthier, Happier Lives
The HIV population of older adults with HIV face unique challenges Courtesy of The Fenway Institute— Thanks to significant improvements in treatment, people with HIV…
Vermont Joins Growing Number of Jurisdictions Protecting LGBTQ Kids from Conversion Therapy
MONTPELIER, Vt.—Today, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin signed Senate Bill 132 into law, making Vermont the eighth jurisdiction—behind California, New Jersey, Oregon, Illinois, New York, Washington…
Boston Medical Center Opens New Center Devoted Exclusively to Transgender Transition-Related Care
BMC will offer near-comprehensive services for transgender community By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— In mid-May, Boston Medical Center (BMC) announced that it will open a…
Vermont’s High Court Hears Parentage Case Involving Lesbian Co-Parents
Today Vermont’s Supreme Court heard arguments in Sinnott v. Peck, a case involving a lesbian couple who raised two adopted children together for over ten years….
HIV Infections Decline, But Country Fails to Meet Goals of National HIV/AIDS Strategy
By: Eric Brus* New U.S. HIV Infections Decline, But Progress Falls Short of NHAS Goals During the period from 2010 to 2015, the annual number…
BMC First in the Northeast to Offer Male-to-Female Gender Affirmation Surgery to Transgender Patients
BOSTON—Boston Medical Center (BMC) today announces the launch of a new surgical program that will be the first in the Northeast to offer male-to-female gender…
BGMC Delivers a Tour of Pop from ABBA to Adele
By: Boston Gay Men’s Chorus— From David Bowie’s cool encouragement to “turn and face the strange” to Lady GaGa’s joyous declaration that “a different lover…
Updated: Massachusetts Senate Passes Historic Transgender Protections Bill
Bill now heads to a full vote in the House … Please check for Twitter reactions at the bottom of this story BOSTON—Today the Massachusetts Senate…
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus Kicks Off Boston Pride Week With POPular
Broadway Star Nick Adams to Join Chorus for Concert Celebrating Decades of Indelible Pop Classics BOSTON, Mass.—The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) proudly presents POPular,…
GLAD: Settlement with Catholic High School that Discriminated Against Gay Man
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) today announced a final resolution in the case Barrett v. Fontbonne Academy, in which a Catholic girls’ high school in…
Connected Boston Summit: Tackling Issues Facing Boston GBTQ Men of Color
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Connected Boston, a program of the Multicultural AIDS Coalition (MAC) that provides health navigation services for Black and Latino…
Stop Misgendering Us: Trans Activist Demands Media Use Correct Pronouns for Trans People
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— Evan Greer has had enough. The Jamaica Plain resident, fed up with the media’s consistent misgendering of transgender people, is…