North Shore Pride 2020 Canceled
By: Audrey Cole/TRT Reporter— SALEM, Mass.—North Shore Pride, the largest Pride celebration north of Boston, has cancelled its 2020 parade and festival, according to its…
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BAGLY x PUMA Partnership Raises $50k For Mass. LGBTQ+ Youth
BAGLY Staff & Youth Speak Out On Partnership By: Audrey Cole/Reporter— BOSTON—Recently, BAGLY (Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth) joined forces with PUMA sports company in…
Visibility Of Marching in the 2019 Springfield Mass. Puerto Rican Parade
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— On the third Sunday in September, my Springfield, Massachusetts transgender support group, UniTy, once again marched in the Annual Springfield…
Twenty Summers Launches Its 6th Season Arts & Culture Festival, Large LGBTQ Focus
By: Audrey Cole/TRT Reporter— PROVINCETOWN, Mass.—Twenty Summers’ Arts & Culture Festival enters its 6th season this year and will focus on the LGBTQ community in…
Salem Film Fest Kicks Off In Salem, Official Doc Selections, New Venues
By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— SALEM, Mass.—As New England’s leading all-documentary film festival, Salem Film Fest (SFF) celebrates its 12th year with over 70 feature and…
Ministry Beyond The Church: Rev. Joe Amico
A local pastor’s ministry that brings solace, healing and acceptance to and beyond the U.S. By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— SALEM, Mass.—After what could have been a…
Community Periscope: Dover, Mass. Fosters A Supportive Environment For LGBTQs
By: Nicole Collins/TRT Intern— In the sprawling suburbs west of Boston, resources for the LGBTQ community are scattered and clustered around larger towns and cities…
LGBTQ-Affirming Sports Teams Commit to Development, Acceptance, & The Score
New England Pride Guide 2018 | Special Edition By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— In the Boston area, amateur sports is an area where LGBTQ people are…
PostSecret THE SHOW hits Springfield’s CityStage, an Exclusive with Creator Frank Warren
PostSecret to hit the stage on March 22 & 23 PostSecret: Unheard Voices is a visual, auditory and emotional journey through the beauty and complication…
CHEFS—The Sizzling Kitchen Showdown—Comes to Springfield’s CityStage, March 14 & 15
Feast your eyes on CHEFS! These hilarious (and delicious) hunks give you a peek behind the apron as they slice, dice, and spice things up…
Thank you: The Rainbow Times’ Pride Cruise Series, a success
By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— If there is anything we’ve learned this June throughout pride month, it is how our LGBTQ community comes together to celebrate, mourn,…
Sexual Minorities Archives Celebrate Grand re-Opening at New Home in Holyoke
The Sexual Minorities Archives moved from Northampton to Holyoke not long ago By: Sandra Dias/TRT Guest Reporter— HOLYOKE, Mass.—More than 100 people attended the grand…
Benefit Pride Cruise Series Launches on the North Shore
Pride Cruise Series launched in Salem, Mass. as part of The Rainbow Times’ 10th year anniversary celebration. SALEM, Mass.—The Rainbow Times (TRT), New England’s Largest LGBTQ…
The Rainbow Times Launches Event Series, LGBTQ Pride
By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— It is no surprise that people belonging to marginalized groups have been under considerable more stress in recent days. It is of…
[UPDATED] A Rebuttal to the Salem News Strategic Opinion on the Sanctuary for Peace Ordinance
UPDATE: From 6 p.m. until almost 1 a.m. the Salem City Councilors, Mayor Kim Driscoll, Chief Mary Butler, and hundreds of Salem residents (mostly in favor…
Beekman Boys to Make First Appearance on Cape Cod
Provincetown, MA – Sage Inn & Lounge, Cape Cod’s leading destination for food enthusiasts, recently announced that the Beekman Boys, stars of the The Cooking…
Fed. Lawsuit Filed Against Scott Lively, Organizations March Against Hate
Quotes by TRT Staff — This morning in Springfield Federal Court, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights, NYC, filed a federal lawsuit against Abiding…
Historic: Catholic Church Withdraws from Maine Marriage Equality Fight
By: Ned Flaherty*/Special for TRT– The Roman Catholic Church is taking no active roles in fundraising, staffing, advertising, or campaigning against marriage equality in Maine. Bishop Richard Malone, the sect’s top-ranking…
30 Years of Worldwide Pride Inspires Boston Pride’s Biggest Event
By: Linda DeMarco/President of Boston Pride– Every year, Boston Pride Week shows our pride for the LGBT community through the Parade, Festival and other activities,…
Ashfield Community Theater to perform “The Vagina Monologues”
On Saturday, February 11, 2012, Ashfield Community Theater will present a benefit reading of Eve Ensler’s play, “The Vagina Monologues” (directed by Melissa Penley). Performances…
Fenway: Ask patients about sexual orientation & gender identity
The Fenway Institute has issued two Policy Focus briefs highlighting the importance of gathering sexual orientation and gender identity data in clinical settings and to…