RI Gay Speaker of the House Resigns Following Raid
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The openly gay speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, Gordon Fox, abruptly resigned his leadership position Saturday following…
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Massachusetts Senate Passes Anti-Bullying Legislation
MassEquality, Anti-Defamation League, Auditor Suzanne Bump, and Attorney General Martha Coakley Applaud the Passage; Governor Patrick expected to sign a bill that will continue to provide…
Sean Strub: Body Counts, a Reception, Reading & Discussion
BOSTON, Mass.—Join Fenway’s Living Well series as we host a book-signing and reading for author Sean Strub’s Body Counts: A Memoir of Politics, Sex, AIDS and Survival. “In…
LGBTs March in Southie’s Big Parades
See the rest of the photos here! By: Chuck Colbert*/TRT Reporter— Gay pride unfurled its rainbow colors to brisk March breezes in the South Boston…
Boston Pride Names Sylvain Bruni as New President
Staci Stift named as newest Boston Pride Board Member; Open House Scheduled for Thursday, March 20 BOSTON, Mass. – Boston Pride‘s Board of Directors has named…
Brewers Guinness, Heineken & Sam Adams Say No to Discrimination, Drop Sponsorships of St. Patrick’s Day Parades
LGBT equality goes Irish in 2014 WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today…
Solidarity Statement from LGBTQ Organizations
We stand with Veterans for Peace BOSTON, Mass.—We and our LGBTQ organizations and communities wish to show solidarity with Veterans for Peace and all they…
GLAD Urges 1st Circuit to Affirm Medically Necessary Care for Transgender Prisoner
BOSTON, Mass.—Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, GLAD, submitted a brief today to the First Circuit Court of Appeals in the case Kosilek v. Spencer,…
Mass. Peace Communities Statement of Support for Veterans for Peace
We the undersigned represent a number of peace organizations across the religious spectrum, interfaith and ecumenical, who wish to express our deep concern about the…
FFIJ to lead St. Patrick’s Peace Parade
BOSTON, Mass.–Foundation For International Justice, Inc. is pleased to announce that we will lead the LGBT Division in The St. Patrick’s Peace Parade in South…
Marriage Equality Champs Honored Ten Years Out
More Photos of the ceremony By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– BOSTON, Mass.—More than 550 people attended the signature fundraising event for the state’s leading LGBT rights…
Irish Singing Trio, Shuns Traditional Parade
Will walk in St. Patrick’s Peace Parade BOSTON, Mass. – The Friel Sisters, beautiful and talented young Irish musical trio of sisters has shunned the…
29th Annual AIDS Walk & Run to Take Place June 1
BOSTON, MA – Registration is now open for the 29th annual AIDS Walk Boston & 5K Run, which will take place Sunday, June 1, 2014….
Mayor Walsh & Rep. Steven Lynch Officially Invited to Walk in the St. Patrick’s Peace Parade
BOSTON, Mass. – Organizers of the Saint Patrick’s Peace Parade announced today Mayor Marty Walsh and Representative Steven Lynch have been cordially invited to walk in…
Boston Pride to March in the St. Patrick’s Peace Parade
UPDATE: Meet at 2 p.m. at D street and Broadway (instead of 1 p.m.). BOSTON, Mass—The annual South Boston Parade, held on St Patrick’s Day…
LGBT Veterans’ Letter to Allied War Veterans Council Straightens “Allegations”
The letter below was sent to the Allied War Veterans Council of South Boston, organizers of the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade, to be…
St. Patrick’s Day “LGBT & Allies Celebration” Expected To Draw Crowd
Yet Traditional Parade Still Excludes LGBT Groups BOSTON, Mass.—Boston LGBT leaders and activists are hosting the 5th Annual “LGBT and Allies St. Patrick’s Day Celebration”…
MassEquality & WGBH Partner to Host Gubernatorial Forum, LGBTQ Community Issues
BOSTON ─ MassEquality and Boston’s leading public broadcaster, WGBH, have partnered to bring together seven of the 10 candidates for Massachusetts governor in a forum…
BGMC’s Spring Concert Takes You on A Unique Musical Journey
BOSTON, Mass. — As the organization’s music director, Rueben M. Reynolds, III, has been leading The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) in beautiful song since 1997. He…
TOD@S: Assessment & Action Plan About Partner Abuse & Services in Black and Latin@ LGBTQ Communities
BOSTON, Mass. — This month, Boston’s TOD@S collaborative published a community assessment that provides greater insight into responding to the needs of Black and Latin@…
Fenway Study: Inadequate Pap Tests in Transgender Men
By: Lauren Walleser/ TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass. — A recent study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM) finds that female to…
MassEquality Reacts to AWVC’s Decision Continuing to Ban LGBTs
The following statement can be attributed to Kara Coredini, Executive Director of MassEquality: We are extremely disappointed with the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council’s…