AIDS Action Committee Reschedules National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Agency to sponsor discussion about impact of HIV/AIDS in Black community and provide free HIV testing BOSTON, Mass.—AIDS Action announces today that the new date…
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The Sweet Dreams of Annie Lennox
Icon on her legacy, the ‘nostalgia’ of youth and why Beyoncé is ‘feminist lite’ By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— They don’t make hearts bigger than…
Equal Justice for LGBTs Animates Warren Tolman in Mass. Attorney General Race
By: Chuck Colbert / TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—Only one candidate for statewide office in Massachusetts has earned his party’s endorsement outright: former state Senator Warren…
Dance for a Cause: Support People with HIV/AIDS
By: Erica Silber— EASTHAMPTON, Mass.—A Latin dance bash on Friday, August 29th will benefit the AIDS Foundation of Western MA (AFWM), ending the first Dance for…
MassEquality PAC Announces Next Round of Electoral Endorsements
BOSTON ─ July 22, 2014 ─ The MassEquality PAC has endorsed four more candidates this electoral season. In particular, the PAC will be endorsing in a county-wide race, a deviation from past endorsements, which have typically involved legislative or statewide offices.
Op-Ed: Steve Grossman’s Record Speaks For Itself & I Endorse Him
By: Erica Kay-Webster*— Recently I was disappointed and saddened to read an op-ed piece submitted to The Rainbow Times from Gunner Scott, the former Executive…
Candidates Speak to LGBT Community at Gubernatorial Forum
Anti-gay Lively animates discussion By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter— For the past seven years LGBT people in Massachusetts have enjoyed support for gay rights from…
Coakley Unveils Plan to Support LGBTQ Community
Focus On Youth, Bullying Prevention, Public Health BOSTON, Mass.—Attorney General Martha Coakley, a candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, called for greater efforts to better the…
Obamacare Insurers to Cover Same-Sex Spouses
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services took one more step toward making health care coverage more accessible and equitable for married same-sex couples….
MassEquality Selects House Speaker DeLeo for Political Icon Award
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—There is good reason to commemorate ten years of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. The statewide, grassroots organization largely responsible for…
GLAD’s Mary Bonauto Speaking About Ten Years of Goodridge
By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—On the same day the governor signed legislation making same-sex marriages legal in Illinois and the Catholic bishop of…
HIV/AIDS Stats: Make the Affordable Care Act T’Werk for You
By: Eric Brus*— What do Beyonce, drag queens, babies in car seats, and Vice President Joe Biden have in common? They are featured in animated…
Rhode Island Pride “Honors” Celebrates Community Contributions
This RI Pride event celebrates the contributions of members of LGBT and allied communities. The evening will honor Governor Lincoln Chafee and Stephanie Chafee….
HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius Statement on LGBT Pride Month & Healthcare
For too long, the health concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals were pushed to the side. LGBT individuals have faced limited access…
AIDS Foundation Celebrates 20 Years of Work, Raises Funds Through Viva!
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– The AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts, AFWM, hosted its 16th annual gala “Viva!” last month. This year’s event took place…
Coalition of HIV/AIDS Organizations to RNC: Turn the Tide of HIV/AIDS in the U.S.
By: AIDS United– TAMPA, Florida — AIDS United, The AIDS Institute, Metro Wellness and Community Center, the Florida HIV/AIDS Advocacy Network, and OASIS are urging…
Expanded HIV Testing a Reality in Massachusetts
By: Rebecca Haag*/Special for TRT– Today we are one giant step closer to making it easier to test people for HIV in Massachusetts. Gov. Deval…
HUD Awards $33 Million To Local HIV/AIDS Housing Programs, 2 in Mass.
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that more than 1,200 extremely low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS will continue to…
New Initiative Responds to Gender-Based Violence as Part of Global HIV Response
Washington D.C. — On March 14 at the White House, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer and U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby…
MassEquality Icons Awards nets $125K, Boston Leaders Attend Event
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– The more than two hundred people who attended MassEquality’s inaugural Icon Awards gathering helped the statewide advocacy organization raised $125,000. The…
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….
Faith, Family, and God: A Q & A about God
By Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist — Does God punish LGBT people? No. God created you. You are holy. God is not self-destructive. God no more…