30 LGBTQ Organizations Stand With Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON— Yesterday, the National Center for Lesbian Rights joined a group of thirty LGBT organizations to send a joint letter to Capitol Hill calling on…
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Massachusetts New Legislative Session: Strong Support for LGBTQ, Youth, Seniors and Women
By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— Amid turmoil in the national political scene, legislators and advocates in Massachusetts are pushing hard to pass legislation to protect LGBTQ…
Ian Harvie: Transforming Minds One Truth at a Time and How ‘We’re All Trans’
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— For Ian Harvie, it’s not about earning the title of “first trans person in the world with a one-hour standup…
La Ordenanza de Santuario de Paz de Salem Está en Sus Manos
Por: Graysen M. Ocasio/Publicador de TRT— Si no entendemos lo que necesitamos, si no participamos en organizaciones cívicas, si no nos educamos sobre quienes son…
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus Spring Concert Salutes Boy Bands Across the Generations
The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) is pleased to present Let’s Hear It for the Boys, a raucous revue saluting generations of pop music’s pretty boys,…
The Frivolist: 6 Reasons the LGBTQ Community Needs to Stop Being Catty to One Another
Some members of the LGBTQ Community have a very displeasing behavior towards one another By: Mikey Rox*/Special to TRT— If you’re gay—a gay man, specifically…
Equality Florida Applauds Passage of Historic LGBTQ Protections in Jacksonville
The LGBTQ-Inclusive Jacksonville Human Rights Ordinance is the Official Law of the Land JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Yesterday, after years of hard work and courageous advocacy from the…
Over Half of California Girls in Juvenile Justice Facilities Are LGBTQ or Gender Nonconforming
The Disparities affecting the LGBTQ Girls of Color who also identify as LGBTQ or Gender Nonconforming is Alarming SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Yesterday, the National Center for…
Why Lady Gaga’s Self-Empowerment Activism Is Not Enough
Lady Gaga has been vocal about social justice issues in the past, At the Super Bowl not so much By: Mike Yepes*/TRT Guest Columnist— Last…
Faith, God, and Family: A Little Spiritual Renewal in the Mountains
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Over the Christmas holiday, I spent three nights in Vermont’s Green Mountains on a spiritual retreat. Never before had I seen so many stars….
Hundreds from the LGBTQ Community, Allies, Take on the Cold to Battle Trump Administration
Trump administration LGBTQ protest in Boston By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— BOSTON—In below-freezing temperatures, hundreds from the LGBTQ and ally community took to the Massachusetts State House last…
AG Healey Announces Lawsuit Against Pres. Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration
Joins Federal Case Challenging Ban on Immigration from Seven Predominantly Muslim Countries; Executive Order Violates Federal Law, Due Process and Equal Protection, Lots of Support from…
How will Trump Administration Impact HIV Health Policy?
By: Eric Brus*— In the nearly seven years since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law in March 2010, there…
Hundreds to Gather for Sexual Health Lobby Day at Boston State House
Providers, educators, and advocates will ask lawmakers to protect and expand access to sexual health care. BOSTON— On January 31st, more than 400 advocates for…
Faith Leaders Speak Against Trump Executive Orders on Refugees and Immigrants
In lieu of the actions taken by the administration, different ministers, pastors, imams and more unite in solidarity for refugees and immigrants WASHINGTON—Faith leaders from…
AIDS Action Committee Receives $200K Grant to Support Cambridge Needle Exchange
BOSTON—AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts announced today that it has received a $200,000 grant from Pfizer, Inc. to support the innovative and effective work taking…
The Women’s March Attendees Prove to Be Organized Activists Too
The Women’s March was held globally, to send a stronger message to Trump, but his response speaks volumes of what’s to come; Get ready for…
World OutGames Miami Seeks Global Artist Submissions for Official Event Poster
MIAMI, Fla.–World OutGames Miami 2017, a ten-day multi-sport, human rights and cultural event held from May 27 until June 4, 2017, is inviting artists worldwide…
The Generation Games: Everyone Can Play
International sport and recreation event comes to Salem February 3-5 for North American debut SALEM, Mass.—Mayor Kimberley Driscoll is pleased to announce that through a…
LGBTQA Community Come Together in Lowell to Fight Prejudice, Bigotry
Election sparks Lowell Mass. protest for LGBTQA community’s rights By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— LOWELL, Mass.—When Nancy Green thinks about the election of Donald Trump, the…
Far, Far a Gay
Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence on queer & gay plumbers in space, LGBT equality and surviving cosmic travel with Beyoncé By: Chris Azzopardi/Special to TRT*—…
Alliance Defending Freedom Drops Lawsuit Intended to Create Exemption from MA Nondiscrimination Law
BOSTON—The anti-LGBT group Alliance Defending Freedom, ADF, representing four Mass. churches, has formally withdrawn a lawsuit they recently filed that sought to exempt the plaintiffs from complying…
Global Campaign to End Violence Against Women Supported by Mass. Groups
Violence against women is not just a women’s fight, but an LGBTQ fight too By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— The Dominican Republic experienced a national…