MassEquality Counterprotested SHFA’s Event
Organizers of “Super Happy Fun America,” the Producers of Straight Pride, Hosted a Fundraiser Celebrating the Riots of January 6 at the Capitol; MassEquality Counterprotested…
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Homophobic, Racist, Etc. Rhetoric From Springfield City Council Candidate?
Xenophobic, Racist, Homophobic, Transphobic Invectives Reminiscent of Trump By: Mike Givens*/TRT Columnist— My jaw dropped when I first read it. I was sitting in my…
Transgender Travel: A Changing Landscape
Today’s Transgender Travel Experience; Unexpected Places Welcoming The Community By: Andrew Collins*/TRT Travel Columnist— The transgender travel experience is slowly improving for this community, but…
Straight Pride Parade: A Stark Reminder–Queer People Still Under Attack
The Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence; Straight Pride Parade in Boston By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— It’s a difficult time to be a cisgender, heterosexual,…
Homophobic Attack On Davin Clemons By Tenn. Radio Talk Show Host
Davin Clemons would be first LGBTQ Memphis Councilmember; Thaddeus Matthews promotes bigotry to listeners WASHINGTON—Last week, the LGBTQ Victory Fund condemned Memphis-based radio talk show…
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…
The Network/La Red Brings LGBTQ Sexual & Domestic Violence To The Forefront
By: Audrey Cole/TRT Reporter— BOSTON—A Massachusetts coalition of more than 60 organizations against sexual assault and violence, recently met with state lawmakers to brief them…
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…
Faith, God & Family: Celebrating Matthew Shepard’s Life & Giving His Death Meaning
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Matthew Shepard was brutally taken from his family and friends over twenty years ago. The world also lost a gentle,…
#UsToo: Raising Awareness Of LGBTQ Survivors
LGBTQ Survivors Don’t Often Share Sexual Assault Instances of Abuse The #MeToo movement has proven to be truly revolutionary. The testimonies of countless courageous survivors…
A Perspective: The Needs of LGBTQ Elders and Elders of Color in the 21st Century
LGBTQ Elders and LGBTQ Elders of Color face particular challenges. New England Pride Guide 2018 | Special Edition By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor and Nicole…
Creep of the Week: Matt Walsh
A one-car-hideaway show, as Matt Walsh calls it By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— It should be obvious by now that the Creep of the Week…
Justin Tranter: A Delusion Come True & Connecting Better With Females
Grammy-nominated songwriter on career reinvention By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Who needs awards when you have Oprah? True, walking away with a shiny, golden statue…
UPDATED: NE LGBTQ Community Continues to Mourn Tragic Death of W Mass. Trans Activist
Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien is first reported trans murder victim of 2018 in the United States By: Nick Collins and Mike Givens/TRT Intern and TRT Assistant…
TRT Exclusive: Queer and Caribbean: LGBTQ+ Culture & The Island Identity
In part one of a two-part series, The Rainbow Times examines the LGBTQ culture through the lens of Caribbean lifestyle. By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— Not…
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,…
Neo-Nazis, the KKK, and White Supremacists Are Coming After All of Us
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— I wasn’t surprised when the KKK, white nationalists, and white supremacists gathered in Charlottesville, Virginia to protest the removal of…
Oklahoma Gay Man’s Home Burned to Ground, History of Racism & Homophobic Attacks
OKLAHOMA CITY—This week, Randy Gamel-Medler, an Oklahoma gay man, filed a federal equal protection lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of…
Dispatches from the Barbershop: Can the Idea of Masculinity be Rebuilt?
By: Mike Givens*/TRT Assistant Editor— It’s difficult to find a good, affordable barber in Boston. I’ve lived in the city for nearly 13 years and…
The Trump Effect: Emboldening Prejudice, the Social Construct of Hate
By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— An inscribed swastika on a school’s bathroom wall, another in a dugout accompanied with the words “make America white again,” fake deportation forms handed to school students, and the “N” word spray painted outside of buildings…
AG Healey: New Hotline to Report Incidents of Bias-Motivated Threats, Harassment & Violence
Bias-Motivated threats and others have been reported since the elections, 800 number to call BOSTON—Following reports of harassment and intimidation of racial, ethnic and religious…
Pronouns: Do They Really Matter? Misgendering Hurts!
Misgendering is a major problem for transgender and gender nonconforming people By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— I was scrolling through my Facebook wall the other…
CfA Releases Report Showing State Anti-LGBT Laws Coordinated at National Level
Documents obtained by CfA reveal state legislators work at behest of national organizations, anti-LGBT laws abound in the country WASHINGTON D.C.—Today, Campaign for Accountability (CfA)…