Rhode Island Gays welcome Governor-elect Lincoln Chafee
December 2, 2010 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter LGBTs in the Ocean State cheered earlier last month when the vote totals showed that Independent Gubernatorial candidate…
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Becoming Myself Video series give hope to LGBT students
December 2, 2010 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter LGBT students and faculty at Boston University are featured in a new video series, “Becoming Myself.” The participants…
BGMC to spread “Joy” this Holiday Season
December 2, 2010 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus will be spreading some holiday cheer next month with a series of concerts…
Bishop Robinson addresses methods of propriety in promoting LGBT rights
December 2, 2010 By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter There is a right and wrong way for people of faith to advocate in the secular realm, openly…
Fenway Health at forefront in global battle against HIV/AIDS pandemic
November 24, 2010 By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter More than 25 years into the HIV/AIDS pandemic, statistics of HIV rates of infection are shocking: • “Every…
Make it better for homeless queer youth. Now.
November 23, 2010 By Mandy Lussier Here are some sobering stats: About 35 percent of all new HIV infections in the United States occur among…
Remembering victims of anti-trans violence
November 19, 2010 by Kara Suffredini BOSTON-Brandon Teena. Rita Hester. Roy Antonio Jones III. Nakia Ladelle Baker. Ruby Rodriguez. On average, at least one transgender…
RI Pride Heroes honored at Spotlight Awards Gala
November 4, 2010 by Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter The members of Rhode Island Pride honored the organizers of the state’s first-ever Gay Pride celebration with the…
Transgender Awareness Week to be held in November
November 4, 2010 by Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter MASSACHUSETTS–Transgender Awareness Week 2010 will be observed from November 13th to November 20th. This week will be dedicated…
Fenway holds Board of Visitors meeting
November 4, 2010 by Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter More than 100 people attended Fenway Health’s annual Board of Visitors meeting on October 19, at Fenway Health’s…
Catholics for Equality: Committed to equality across the board, focuses on online effort
November 4, 2010 Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter The voice of church hierarchy from Maine to California – and now in Minnesota – is shrill but clear:…
Margaret Cho’s Logo tour: A fundraiser launch pad for Boston Pride
November 4, 2010 by Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter Who knew that the season of Boston Pride extended all the way from the second Saturday in June…
Art Beat: An enormous success for AIDS Care Ocean State
November 4, 2010 by Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter Art Beat, an art auction to benefit AIDS Care Ocean State, was held Friday, October 15 at the…
The Impact: What we won on Tuesday
November 3, 2010 by Kara Suffredini* MASSACHUSETTS–This post-election period is bittersweet. Nationally, voters exorcised their economic angst on a lot of pro-LGBT pols. But here…
Marriage Equality poised to prevail, Catholic Church may lose ground in two states
October 27, 2010 By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter RHODE ISLAND–At a crucial 2010 midterm-elections crossroad, this is a tale of two states and the Roman Catholic…
One man’s film to benefit youth organization, nAGLY
October 22, 2010 By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter A gay New Hampshire native has written and directed his first feature-length movie – quite an accomplishment for…
LGBT-friendly State Rep. seeks re-election
October 22, 2010 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter PROVIDENCE, RI–State Representative Arthur Handy (D-Cranston) has been a staunch supporter of LGBT rights in the eight…
State House Vigil held in wake of Gay Suicides
October 22, 2010 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter BOSTON, MA-On October 5 at the Massachusetts State House in Boston, a vigil was held to draw attention…
Obama heckled at “Get out the Vote”
October 22, 2010 By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter BOSTON, MA–President Barack Obama headlined a get-out-the-vote rally for Democratic Governor Deval Patrick in Boston on Saturday afternoon…
Transgender rights bill passes in Mass. House and Senate
Once signed, the Law will go into effect July 1, 2012 By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter/ BOSTON-Casino gambling grabbed all the headlines, but in an historic…
Reactions to the MA House & Senate’s Passage of the Transgender Equal Rights Bill: Community Leaders Speak Out
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– “With the passage of this bill, the transgender people of our state will have significantly greater legal protections, and that is…
MTPC celebrates 10 years of transgender advocacy
By Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter/ A statewide organization at the forefront of transgender-rights advocacy celebrated its 10th anniversary, marking the milestone with an awards ceremony…
Boston Food Bank CEO to be honored at Fenway Women’s Dinner
By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter Catherine D’Amato, the President and CEO of The Greater Boston Food Bank, will be presented with the Dr. Susan M. Love Award at…