Nex Benedict Should Be Alive
Nonbinary teenager Nex Benedict’s Death Happened Right After A Beating Episode at School On February 8th, 16 year-old nonbinary Oklahoma resident, Nex Benedict, died** a…
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BGMC Presents “Melodies for a Movement”
BGMC’s “Melodies For A Movement” Will Take Place on March 16-17 BOSTON—The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) is proud to announce “Melodies for a Movement,”…
Transgender Adolescent Social Transition Not Harmful
Study Finds that Transgender Adolescent or Childhood Social Transition Is Not Harmful; Bullying Present In K-12 Experiences BOSTON—A study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health finds…
Suicide: Why Transgender People Attempt It?
Suicide is something that most, if not all, transgender people think about By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— I just was informed that a transgender friend…
Openly Gay & First Latinx Woman Runs For Boston City Council At-Large Seat
Alejandra St. Guillen could make history in Boston as the 1st Latinx gay woman to be elected for City Council By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— BOSTON—If…
Intense Internalized Homophobia: LGBTQ Immigrants, “Hope at St. Anne’s”
By: Lilo*/Sent to TRT via E-mail— To The Rainbow Times: My inbox had an unread e-mail on Palm Sunday. The subject line was “Intense Internalized…
LGBTQ News Briefs: April and May 2019
Nigel Shelby’s death is a wakeup call for the critical need to support LGBTQ PoC youth ALABAMA—Nigel Shelby, a gay Alabama teen described by his…
GLSEN Reports Massachusetts Schools Unsafe For Many LGBTQ Secondary Students
Massachusetts schools lack many inclusive resources and affirming policies for LGBTQ students MASSACHUSETTS–GLSEN today released state-level data from its benchmark National School Climate Survey, which…
Miss Universe Spain, Angela Ponce, Makes History At Miss Universe 2018
Miss Spain breaks barriers in the 66-year-old competition By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— Most Miss Universe pageant contestants prepare and live their lives in a state…
New YouTube Series Explores Social, Cultural Issues Impacting LGBTQ Youth Of Color
In response to staggering rates of LGBTQ bullying and suicide ideation, Advocates for Youth’s new series creates a safe and affirming space where LGBTQ young people…
New Back-to-School Campaign & PSA Launched To Build Support For Transgender Students
NEW YORK– As students return to school, transgender students confront a wave of attacks that undermine their ability to learn in educational settings free of bullying and…
Can Trump Turn Back The Clock On Equality For LGBTQ People in the US?
By: Keegan O’Brien*/TRT Guest Columnist— “AS your president, I will do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of…
National and International LGBTQ News Briefs
The Rainbow Times’ Pick of News Briefs For You “Several mainstream television programs portray asexuality—and hopefully more will soon” Though asexuality is still little-understood by…
North Shore School Teacher’s Lawsuit Against Harborlight Montessori Over Allegations of LGBT Discrimination
By: Michael Givens/TRT Assistant Editor & Nick Collins/TRT Intern— BEVERLY, Mass.—A Beverly, Mass. teacher is suing a Montessori school he taught at for nearly three…
Lessons Learned from Confronting a Transphobic Name-Caller
By Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist — “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never harm me.” Remember that chant from your childhood? It…
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump & Mike Pence
By D’Anne Witkowski/Special to TRT— The Trump Presidency has truly redefined “breaking news” in the most literal way. Every day there is a new harm,…
BGMC Wins Boston Foundation Grant to Adapt Children’s Book for the Stage
Collaboration with noted composer John Bucchino, Boston Gay Men’s Chorus aims to further LGBTQ acceptance, equality BOSTON—The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) announces today that…
The Intersection of Anti-Transgender Laws and Sexual Violence
Anti-Transgender Laws hurt everyone By: Boston Area Rape Crisis Center— People who are transgender are much more likely to be sexually assaulted than other members of…
FRENZY! Reveals Provocative Insight to Gay Men of Color, IPV/A, Bullying, Mental Illness
FRENZY! is currently available at all online retailers in digital or paperback. By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— He is as it again—this time in a FRENZY! Award-winning and…
Finalist: Theater Offensive’s True Colors: Out Youth Theater of Boston
BOSTON—True Colors: Out Youth Theater, a program of The Theater Offensive and the country’s largest and longest-running LGBTQ youth theater program, has been selected as…
Boston City Council Hears Testimony About Needs of LGBTQ Youth of Color
In response to a report by The Fenway Institute released late last year finding that more than 15 percent of Boston’s LGBTQ youth of color…
LGBTQ Students Face Unfair School Discipline, Pushing Many Out of School
Hostile School Climates as a Result of Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination Contribute to Pushing LGBTQ Students Out of School, According to New GLSEN Report NEW YORK—Lesbian,…
Religión, la Película ‘Pink’ y la Distorsión Gay del Fundamentalismo Religioso
Por: Francisco “El Jimagua” Cartagena Méndez/Columnista de TRT— El discurso fundamentalista religioso como motor opresor y creador de confusiones en nuestras sociedades y entornos familiares,…