Fenway launches LGBT Health Education website during LGBT Health Awareness Week
BOSTON, Mass. — As part of LGBT Health Awareness Week, the National LGBT Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute has launched its new website…
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Sisters Family Shows Its Love For Shriners Hospital
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– BOSTON, Mass. — Recently, a trans-social organization in the New England area, donated $500 to Shriners Hospital in Boston, Mass, according…
HBGC to Be Honored By AIDS Action Committee
BOSTON, Mass. — On April 14, 2012, the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition, along with other community activists, will be honored at the Bayard Rustin Community…
GLAAD and MTPC Launch “I AM: Trans People Speak” Video Series
Laverne Cox, Isis King, Noah Lewis & Kit Yan Share Their Stories; GLAAD and MTPC Project Calls for Transgender People and Allies to Speak Out New…
A Weekend with Tiger Tyson hosted by the HBGC
BOSTON, Mass.—Is the city of Boston ready for a weekend with Tiger Tyson? Residents will have the chance to answer that question when the Hispanic…
Bipartisan support defends Granite State marriage equality
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– In a surprise move, the Republican-dominated House of Representatives in New Hampshire defeated an effort to repeal the state’s nearly two-year-old…
MassEquality Statement on U.S. Sen. Scott Brown’s Remarks about Marriage Equality in MA
BOSTON, Mass.—During an interview with CNN on Monday, US Senator Scott Brown described the marriage rights of same-sex couples as “settled law” in Massachusetts and…
ClimACTS! Raises $100K to Benefit LGBT Youth
BOSTON, Mass. – ClimACTS! Guilty Pleasures was a smashingly successful benefit for LGBT youth in True Colors, The Theater Offensive’s youth troupe. Boston’s most fabulous came…
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Organizers Reject MassEquality’s Application To Participate In Parade
BOSTON, Mass.—Organizers of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade that takes place in South Boston rejected an application by MassEquality to participate in Sunday’s parade….
Reactions to Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Scott Lively in Springfield, Mass.
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– Springfield, Mass.–This morning in Springfield (Massachusetts) Federal Court, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights, NYC, filed a federal lawsuit against…
Southern Poverty Law Centers Warns of Rise in Anti-LGBT Hate Groups
MassEquality– Two of 27 are based in Massachusetts; MassEquality has joined FBI advisory committee to help find solutions to hate bias BOSTON, Mass.—A new report that The…
Eastern Bank appoints LGBT community leaders to corporate boards
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– In a move that further plants its business ethos within the gay community, a local financial institution has appointed three LGBT…
GLAD Informs Gay Mass Public Retirees of Important Changes in Retirement Plans
BOSTON, Mass—In November 2011 Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill that may have a big impact on gay and lesbian workers who retired on…
Men’s Event raises $600K-plus for Fenway Health
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– Once again the annual black-tie gala of dinner and dancing was a huge success, drawing 1,300 (mostly gay), bisexual, and transgender…
Historic: Catholic Church Withdraws from Maine Marriage Equality Fight
By: Ned Flaherty*/Special for TRT– The Roman Catholic Church is taking no active roles in fundraising, staffing, advertising, or campaigning against marriage equality in Maine. Bishop Richard Malone, the sect’s top-ranking…
MassEquality Icons Awards nets $125K, Boston Leaders Attend Event
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– The more than two hundred people who attended MassEquality’s inaugural Icon Awards gathering helped the statewide advocacy organization raised $125,000. The…
Lesbian denied communion at mother’s funeral dismays gay Catholics
By: Chuck Colbert / TRT Reporter– The denial of communion to a lesbian at her mother’s funeral has touched a raw nerve among LGBT Catholics,…
RI Pride Honors Community LGBT Leaders & Advocates
By: Casey Rocheteau/TRT Reporter– Held in the same building as Rhode Island Pride’s new offices in Pawtucket, the R.I. Pride Honors was an emotional event…
MA Senate Bill Requires Verbal Consent Before HIV Test Can Be Administered
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– BOSTON, Mass–The Massachusetts State Senate today passed a bill that would require verbal consent, instead of written, before an HIV test…
HRC Announces Endorsement of Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate
Washington – Today the Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – announced the endorsement of Elizabeth Warren running…
VIPs at Fenway Health Men’s Event: Barney Frank, Niki Tsongas, Boston Mayor Menino & Kate Clinton
Fenway Health’s Men’s Event will be a hotbed of local names & faces when the action gets underway at the Boston Marriott Copley Place from 6 p.m. to 1…
Student government vote bars Chick-fil-A eatery at local Mass. university
By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter– In response to mounting opposition, the undergraduate Student Government Association (SGA) at Northeastern University (NU) voted down a proposal to…
Lady Gaga Launches Born This Way Foundation, MassEquality Congratulates her
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– BOSTON, MA—Lady Gaga selected Harvard University as the official site to launch her Born This Way Foundation, where she spoke about…