National Movement Opposing Same-Sex Marriage Is Done
Washington – The Human Rights Campaign today highlighted a new milestone in the march toward full marriage equality: the fall of the empire opposed to same-sex…
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MassEquality’s 2013 Icon Awards to Honor Gov. Deval Patrick, others
Second Annual Icon Awards Recognize Extraordinary Contributions to LGBTQ Equality BOSTON, Massachusetts – MassEquality will honor Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, the Boston Bruins, the Massachusetts Coalition…
Envisioning a Future Beyond Formal LGBT Equality: Urvashi Vaid
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– If the LGBT movement is, at its core, a progressive struggle for justice and equality, then should not the gay-rights’ agenda…
GLAD Cheers Launch of Final Marriage Push in Rhode Island
BOSTON, Mass — Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders applauded today’s (Jan. 14th) launch of Rhode Islanders United for Marriage, a broad coalition of LGBT…
New LGBT Youth Commissioners Sworn In at State House Ceremony
By: Francisco L. White/TRT Reporter– BOSTON, Mass. – A dedicated group of leaders was welcomed to the Massachusetts State House, on January 9, to be…
Fenway Explains High HIV Rates of Infection in Young American Gay & Bisexual Men
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times– BOSTON, Massachusetts — On November 27, 2012, just a handful of days before World AIDS Day, the United…
RI Cuts Federal Funding for HIV Prevention & Education Programs, Organizations Respond
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter– PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — December 31 marked the end of Rhode Island’s federal funding for community-based HIV prevention and education programs…
2012: The Year We’ll Remember the Tide Turning Against HIV/AIDS?
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times– For those of us who grew up in the 90s, we remember sex ed classes with videos that…
LGBT Youth Commission: Increased Attention to LGBT Youth Needs
BOSTON, Massachusetts – The Massachusetts Commission on LGBT Youth will issue policy recommendations for Fiscal Year 2014 designed to improve the lives of the Commonwealth’s…
U.S. District Court Hears Arguments in CCR/SMUG v. Scott Lively
By: Francisco L. White/TRT Reporter– SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — District Judge Michael A. Ponsor heard arguments on Monday regarding a federal lawsuit filed in March 2012…
Fenway Tackles Health Disparities in LGBTQ Youth of Color
BOSTON, Massachusetts — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded The Fenway Institute a three-year, $800,000 grant to address health disparities in LGBTQ (lesbian,…
Barney Frank After the MA Senate Appointment
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– One day out of retirement as a member of the U.S. House, Barney Frank said Friday that he has asked…
MassEquality Named Leading High-Impact Local Nonprofit by Philanthropedia
Dollars contributed to MassEquality are dollars well spent BOSTON, Massachusetts—MassEquality announce on January 4th that it made Philanthropedia’s list of top nonprofits working locally to advance…
Fenway: More HIV Prevention Funding Needed for Gay Men
BOSTON, Mass. — New HIV infections held steady at about 50,000 in 2010, the CDC reported last month, but new infections among gay, bisexual and…
HRC Statement on Tragic Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut
Washington — Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin released the following statement regarding the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut: “The entire HRC family…
High Prevalence of Tobacco Use & Nicotine Dependence in LGBTs
Work of The Fenway Institute’s Network for LGBT Health Equity Spotlighted by Tobacco Foundation Legacy has released a report entitled LGBT Communities & Tobacco Use. This…
MassEquality, Others React to U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision on Prop. 8 & DOMA
BOSTON, Massachusetts — On December 7th, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would hear arguments in Windsor v. United States, which challenges Section 3 of the…
ACOS Annual Art Beat Auction Fundraiser Showcases Artists, Raises Monies for HIV/AIDS
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter– In October, AIDS Ocean State Care, ACOS, held its 16th annual Art Beat, an auction dedicated to raising money for those…
New Report on LGBT Movement Sees Increase in Financial Support, Donors
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Following several years of declining revenue, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) social justice organizations experienced a 17% revenue increase from 2010…
GMDVP Receives Verizon Grant for Education Outreach Program
BOSTON – Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project (GMDVP) received a $10,000 Verizon Foundation grant to support a domestic violence prevention program that educates gay, bisexual, transgender and queer…
Kerry Marks World AIDS Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, today made the following statement in honor of World AIDS Day, recognized on…
Worrisome Rates of HIV Infection Among Youth: Mass. Leaders React
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– The number of new HIV infections the United States remains relatively stable, standing at about 50,000 people annually. But HIV, the…
MassEquality Board Member Named A Social Justice Champion By Chelsea Collaborative
Organization cites commitment to ensuring that equal rights and opportunities are open to all BOSTON, Massachusetts—On Dec. 7, 2012, the Chelsea Collaborative will honor the…