Op-Ed: Making the Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Commission Work for LGBT Youth
By: Kara Suffredini*, Esq. and Robyn Frost**/Special for TRT– There are an estimated 1.3 million children and teens in this country who are experiencing homelessness….
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TOD@S Shines Spotlight on Domestic Violence in Black/Hispanic Communities
Prevention and intervention project surveys community needs, increases access to services and resources Boston, MA (July 2012) – When we hear the words “domestic violence” or…
LifeSkills Empowers Transgender Women, Galvanizes LGBTQ Community
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times– The LifeSkills Project, a program for and by transgender women at the Fenway Institute, is making the news…
Massachusetts Asks U.S. Supreme Court for DOMA Review
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– Everybody knows this one is headed for the nation’s highest court. And in yet another legal step, expected to expedite the U.S….
Cancer-Stricken Soldier Will Call on Dems to Embrace Marriage Equality
Minneapolis, Minn. – Continuing its leadership in urging Democrats to take a stand on the freedom to marry in its party platform this election, Freedom to…
Episcopalians Okay Same-Sex Blessing, Trans Inclusion, Local Angle
State Representative Byron elected vice president of church legislative body By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter– It’s a new day for the Episcopal Church, as clergy…
Study Finds Greatly Elevated HIV Infection Rates Among Young Black Gay & Bisexual Men in the U.S.
Study results released today by the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) show disturbing rates of new HIV infections occurring among Black gay and bisexual men…
Boy Scouts Stay Anti-Gay; Romney Flip-Flops On Issue
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– Despite a push for change, including by at least two of its board members, the Boy Scouts of America has reaffirmed…
Marginalized Populations Worldwide Unite, Call for Revised Approach to Global HIV Epidemic
Washington, D.C. – As HIV rates continue to climb among marginalized groups around the world, the major global networks of gay men, people who use drugs,…
MassEquality PAC Applauds Launch of Lesbian Political Action Committee
BOSTON, Mass. —The MassEquality Political Action Committee joined with lesbian members of the state legislature today to applaud the formation of a national Lesbian Political Action…
SLDN and OutServe to Merge
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– Two leading organizations in the successful effort to repeal the ban on openly gay military service have announced they are merging….
Fenway Health Commends FDA on Approval of FTC-TDF For HIV Prevention
BOSTON, Mass. — Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an antiretroviral medication known as emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (FTC-TDF) for use in preventing…
DOJ asks for Supreme Court Review of DOMA
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– In an unexpected move that may well expedite the U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration of the Defense of Marriage Act, the Obama…
3rd Annual Revival QWOC Poetry Tour Needs Assistance, Poems, More
They say the third time’s a charm and this year, salon-styled tour, The Revival travels to Toronto, DC, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Durham and Brooklyn to…
Vatican Rebuke of Pro-gay Nun Prompts Backlash Among Catholic Laity
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– Last month’s Vatican clamped down on an American nun, a highly respected scholar in moral theology and sexual ethics, for a…
National Catholic Gay Ministry Group Refuses to Sign Bishop’s Loyalty Oath
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– The board of directors of a Catholic gay ministry group has refused to sign a loyalty oath, a move that may…
Historic Transgender Equal Rights Act To Take Effect July 1, 2012
BOSTON, Mass.—On July 1, 2012, the Transgender Equal Rights Act will take effect. For the first time in the Commonwealth’s history, transgender residents will be…
Fact Sheet: The Affordable Care Act: Secure Health Coverage for the Middle Class
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act ensures hard-working, middle class families will get the security they deserve and protects every American…
National Reactions to the High Court Decision Upholding Affordable Care Act, 5-4
Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) “This is an important day for the Supreme Court and an important day for Americans who need affordable health care coverage….
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Pres. Obama’s Affordable Care Act
In a dramatic move with significant political and economic implications, a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday (June 28) voted to uphold President…
U.S Supreme Court Immigration Law Decision: LGBT Orgs. React
[Continuously updated with other organization leaders’ reactions] BOSTON, Mass. —The United States Supreme Court today just released its decision about SB1070, the 2010 Arizona Immigration…
“We Need Pastors, Not Politicians: Your Election Year Antics are Hurting the Church!”
WASHINGTON – Catholics for Equality, the country’s largest national political organization of pro-LGBT equality Catholics, joined hands yesterday with several fair-minded and faithful Catholic social…
Fenway Health Leads in Healthcare Equality Across the Board
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– A new report on that status of healthcare for LGBT Americans shows that an increasing number of hospitals are striving to…