SAGE Western Mass Launches LGBT Elder Services
June 2, 2011 By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter When JM Sorrell attended a SAGE event and learned about their affiliates, she knew that she’d found the…
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Join CABO at Out Film CT this year
May 5, 2011 By: Jenn Tracz*/CABO’s Executive Director This time of year brings out the excitement in everyone when spring is in the air, pride…
Gay Marriage Supporters in RI push for vote
By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter April 13, 2011 PROVIDENCE, RI–Advocates for same-sex marriage in Rhode Island remain hopeful that a vote will occur later in the…
UMass System extends protection to Gender Identity and Expression
April 7, 2011 By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter On February 23rd, the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Board of Trustees voted to include “gender identity or expression”…
Fifth Annual Transgender Lives
March 3, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter The Fifth Annual Transgender Lives: The Intersection of Health and Law Conference will be held on Saturday, April…
Beware: Anti-LGBT groups in New England gayborhoods
March 3, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter The civil rights progress achieved by the LGBT community in the New England states has met with opposition…
Radical Spirituality Found in Lesbian Tent Revival
March 3, 2011 By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter NORTHAMPTON, MA-On February 19, women of Northampton welcomed prolific lesbian-feminist author, playwright and performer Carolyn Gage in her…
CT Supreme Court rules in favor of Gay couple in parenting case
February 3, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter In a landmark decision, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled on January 5 that a gay male couple who…
How to plan for your wedding, that special day when love trumps it all
February 3, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter Same-sex couples looking to spend a lifetime together want to make their wedding as special as possible. There…
Morse runs for Holyoke mayor
February 3, 2011 By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter Alex Morse has a vision for Holyoke-and it begins with “a leader…for a change.” Morse, a 21 year…
Lesléa Newman brings Matthew Shepard’s story to Unitarian Society to combat bullying
January 28, 2011 By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter NORTHAMPTON-In 1998, acclaimed author Lesléa Newman was scheduled to address students at the University of Wyoming during Gay…
LGBT Health in MA, CT, & RI: A special report on agencies that support inclusive health care
January 6, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter For many members of the LGBT community, going to a doctor can be a nerve-wracking experience. The greatest…
David Abbott speaks at Mount Holyoke College
December 2, 2010 By: Clara Lefton/TRT Guest Reporter South Hadley–David Abbott, former member of ACT-UP and present director of the Rhode Island AIDS Project, gave…
Boston Pops, Lockhart and Doolittle Ring in the new look at Jorgensen
December 2, 2010 This time when you see Rufus Wainwright, it will be personal. First, there’s no orchestra, just him, his voice and a piano….
Noho TDOR includes LGBT suicide victims
December 2, 2010 by Tynan Power*/Special to TRT On Sunday, November 21st, over 60 people created a living luminary as they walked quietly through downtown…
Northampton’s Mayoral debate for the LGBT community offered important insights
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter- David J. Narkewicz and Michael J. Bardsley squared off in a debate specifically for the LGBT community and its allies, amid…
Northampton’s Trans Pride March was poorly attended, a bad showing of support
By: Tynan Power/TRT Columnist* Last year, I found myself in the awkward position of trying to carry a 15-foot banner in the Trans Pride march…
Northampton’s Pride & Joy launches anew, grand re-opening celebration at new location
NORTHAMPTON, Mass.- On November 17, Northampton’s Pride & Joy will hold its grand re-opening celebration. Since its inception in 1992, this store holds a special…
Northampton Mayoral Candidates to Hold Forum for the LGBT Community
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – Voters in Northampton, Massachusetts who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and their allies will have an opportunity to get to know…
AIDS Walk raises money and awareness in Western Mass.
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter- On Saturday, Sept. 10, over 400 people gathered in Springfield’s Forest Park to raise money and awareness for the AIDS Foundation…
Queer Insurgency hopes to fill in the blanks at Noho Pride
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter- On May 7th, more than 70 contingents are expected to march into history as part of Northampton’s 30th Annual Pride Parade and…
Three Decades of Pride in Northampton
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter More than 18,000 people in over a hundred contingents marched down Northampton’s Main St. to mark the city’s 30th annual LGBT…
Tornadoes kill at least four, injure dozens, leave path of destruction in Springfield, Mass., Gov. Patrick, Sen. Kerry travel to Springfield to get dame reports
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter SPRINGFIELD, MA—Four people are dead, dozens suffered injuries and the structural damage to downtown Springfield is under way, according to police…