Anti-hate-crime bill passes R.I. House, still needs to clear Senate
By: Casey Rocheteau/TRT Reporter While it is short, House Bill 7111 in Rhode Island has the potential to be an important step forward in hate-crime…
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Fight for marriage equality in RI persists in 2012; but leaders are hopeful
By: Casey Rocheteau/TRT Reporter– One thing is clear after last year’s failed attempt to pass gay marriage in Rhode Island: champions of equal rights will…
30 Years of Worldwide Pride Inspires Boston Pride’s Biggest Event
By: Linda DeMarco/President of Boston Pride– Every year, Boston Pride Week shows our pride for the LGBT community through the Parade, Festival and other activities,…
The Rhode Island Pride Honors award: Exceptional LGBT leaders and advocates in the community
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…
Fenway Institute Report: PrEP could be “game changer” in fight against HIV
Analysis examines biomedical prevention technology to be reviewed by U.S. Food and Drug Administration by June 15, 2012 BOSTON, Mass. — Pre-exposure chemoprophylaxis (PrEP)—taking antiretroviral…
MTPC’s former co-chair: Openly transgender woman to be appointed NHRC
Boston, MA – The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition is pleased to announce that Holly Ryan, a former chair of MTPC, has been appointed to the…
Scott Brown: Include Women on the Front Lines, Exclude Women from Birth Control?
BOSTON, Mass. – Yesterday, Massachusetts’ Republican junior Senator, Scott Brown, submitted a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta urging him to expand opportunities on…
Boston Mayor To Headline LGBT-Rights Fundraiser
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass. — A Massachusetts statewide advocacy group hopes to raise its public profile and revenue coffers through a new venue….
Estate Planning for Transgender Clients by Mass. LGBTQ Bar Assoc.
BOSTON, Mass. – The Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association today announced their upcoming seminar, Estate Planning for Transgender Clients. The brown-bag seminar, to be followed by…
Boston Pride names The Rainbow Times Official Media Sponsor
Nonprofit announces The Rainbow Times as an official media sponsor and producer of the official Pride Guide Boston, MA – Boston Pride today announced its…
AIDS Action Committee Opens New Drop-In Center, Specialty HIV MOMS Pharmacy
BOSTON, MA—AIDS Action Committee announce today, Feb. 22, that it has opened a drop-in center and an onsite MOMS specialty HIV pharmacy at its Amory…
Finances at ‘turning point’ for LGBT groups, stabilizing; but donors fleeing
By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter– Good news and some concerns about the LGBT equality movement emerge from a new study by a LGBT think tank….
MassEquality To Honor Icons of LGBT Equality At New Event
Inaugural Icon Awards Will Recognize Contributions to LGBT Equality by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, philanthropist Ron Ansin, community activist Gladys Vega, and Eastern Bank BOSTON, MA…
MassEquality Statement on Mitt Romney’s Remarks about Marriage
BOSTON, February 13, 2012—During Friday’s Conservative Political Action Conference, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney spoke about the history of marriage rights in Massachusetts. MassEquality Executive…
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: HBGC releases video
BOSTON — In recognition of National Black HIV Awareness Day (February 7), a day established in 1999 by grassroots service organizations to promote HIV prevention…
The Rainbow Times: Official 2012 Boston Pride Media Partner & Pride Guide Producer
BOSTON, MA – The Rainbow Times LGBTQ newspaper printed out of Northampton, Massachusetts but serving all of New England has won the Official Bid and…
Senator Brown Co-Sponsors GLBTQ-Inclusive Bill
By: GMDVP– On Thursday, February 2nd, the US Senate Judiciary Committee approved GLBTQ-inclusive legislation on domestic violence, known as Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). This is…
Federal Officials Convene to Address Transexual Violence & Health Care in Puerto Rico
Over the weekend of January 28 & 29, more than two dozen federal officials met with representatives from the Puerto Rican group, Transexuales y Transgéneros…
CDC Survey Shatters Gender Myths: Reports 1 in 4 Men are Victims of Domestic Violence
BOSTON – An exhaustive government survey of sexual assault and domestic violence recently released by the Center of Disease Control’s (CDC) affirmed that 1 in 4 men…
Providence erotic shop gets Adult Video News nomination
By: Casey Rocheteau/TRT Reporter– When politicians talk about the importance of small-business owners, rarely, if ever, does it evoke the thought of adult-shop owners. The differences…
The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition Opens Registration for Inaugural Lesbians of Color Symposium
BOSTON, Mass. — Registration for The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition’s (HBGC) Inaugural Lesbian of Color Symposium (LOCS) opened this month on the organization’s website. The symposium,…
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition Launches National Media Project
Organization to unveil “I AM: Trans People Speak COMMUNITY” at Feb. 18th launch party Boston, MA — The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) will be launching…
New policy to ban discrimination on Sexual Orientation Or Gender Identity in Federal Housing Policy addressed
BOSTON, January 31, 2012— Statement by MassEquality Executive Director Kara Suffredini, Esq. on announcement by US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shawn Donovan that agency…