Project 2025 Spells Out Danger To Most
Trump and Allies Seek to Dismantle All Diversity Programs, Project 2025 is the Blueprint for Its Implementation By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— Come 2025, pride month and…
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Roe v. Wade Gone, No Protections For Women
Overturning Roe v. Wade; Most Justices for the majority opinion, without first-hand personal knowledge, change law radically; hurting Americans of color most, immigrants, others; You…
Michelle Obama On Her “Becoming” Book Tour
By: Christine M. Hurley/TRT Columnist/Photographer As part of her book tour, Former First Lady Michelle Obama addressed a large audience at TD Garden in Boston…
NCLR: Stop Kavanaugh’s Nomination Process, Investigate Sexual Assault Allegations
WASHINGTON, DC—President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, allegedly assaulted a young woman, Christine Blasey Ford, during a party in the 1980s when Kavanaugh…
Legislative Roundup: LGBTQ Community Sees Various Wins At State House
Wins Make Local Life For LGBTQ Community Members Better By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— In the 2017-2018 legislative session, advocates at the State House scored…
Rights Orgs. Respond To Potential Kavanaugh Confirmation As Next SCOTUS Justice
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— Progressive advocacy groups are mobilizing to oppose President Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh as the next U.S. Supreme Court…
More Than 1,900 People Show Support for Survivors at Walk for Change
Attendees Raise Over $245K for the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center in Midst of #MeToo BOSTON—The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) recently announced that more…
Creep of the Week: The Uber Conservative & Anti-LGBT Hater Jeff Sessions
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— Ah, religious freedom. That call to arms for conservative Christians who believe that they live in some Bizzaro Land version…
Growing Religious Exemption Laws Give Many License to Discriminate
New report details attack on LGBT people, women, families and health care DENVER, Col.—Today, the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) released a new report, Tipping the Scales:…
Planned Parenthood Endorses Walsh for Boston Mayor
PP’s first ever mayoral endorsement, Walsh is committed to building healthier communities, defending the health and wellbeing of all BOSTON—The Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of…
Organizations, AG Respond to Trump Executive Order on Religious Exemptions
A directive that has worried many in the LGBTQ community and women circles reared its ugly head today. President Trump, with the stroke of his…
Groundswell Announces Fund to Support Grassroots Organizing led by Women of Color and Transgender People of Color
New “Liberation Fund” Aims to Ensure Reproductive & Gender Justice by Supporting Women of Color and Transgender People of Color to Build Grassroots Power OAKLAND,…
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…
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…
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…
The Election Results: From the Publisher’s Desk, Nationwide Twitter Backlash
The protests and evidence of disastrous abuse by Trump supporters following the Election Results By: Graysen M. Ocasio*/TRT Publisher— ” … I Could Say So Much…
Mass. Senate Passes Pay Equity Bill, State Treasurer Goldberg Support, Other Reactions
BOSTON, Mass.—The Massachusetts State Senate voted unanimously to pass the Pay Equity Bill (S. 2107), An Act to Establish Pay Equity. The bill now heads…
Orange Star Dascha Polanco Talks LGBT & Being a Minority
Actress on being a Hollywood minority, breaking the ‘stigma’ and why Joy will resonate with the LGBT community By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Dascha Polanco:…
LGBT, Racial Equality & Health Groups File Amicus Brief in U.S. Supreme Court
Brief Challenges Texas Abortion Restrictions Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and a coalition of 13 other LGBT, racial justice, and health equity organizations…
Update: Apple Reverses Its Stance on Women App that Calls Out Anti-Women Politicians
UPDATE: In less than 24 hours, Apple has reversed course—Hinder, the app calling out anti-women politicians, will be available to download soon! More Than 20k Sign…
Bill: Mass. Lawmakers Push for Pay Equity for Women
By: Sara Brown/TRT Assistant Editor— Some lawmakers in Massachusetts are trying to combat the gender wage gap in the state. A bill was filed by…
Mainstream LGBTQ News Coverage Virtually Only About Marriage Equality
By: Milo Todd/Special to TRT— Marriage Equality. That’s a success and a massive deal. History was made mere weeks ago (http://tiny.cc/ql07zx). But as I saw…
Why the LGBT Movement Should Support #BlackLivesMatter
By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to The Rainbow Times— The Baltimore Rebellion has reignited a national discussion about police violence and racism and what relationship the LGBTQ…