GLAD Applauds Portsmouth Discrimination Protections for Transgender Citizens
PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire —Last night, by a vote of 9-0, Portsmouth’s City Council passed a resolution directing the city manager to adopt a non-discrimination policy to…
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Negotiations for Gay-Inclusive St. Patrick’s Day Parade Under Way
(MORE UPDATES) But Identity Restrictions Rankle LGBT Groups By: Chuck Colbert* /TRT Reporter— The push back was strong and immediate in the local LGBT community…
MassEquality Statement on St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Statement by Kara Coredini, Executive Director: The South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade has a long history of banning LGBT people from freely expressing themselves….
Salem Passes Transgender Inclusive Non-Discrimination Ordinance
SALEM, Mass. – The Massachusetts Transgender Equal Rights Coalition (MATERC) is pleased to report the passage of a transgender inclusive non-discrimination ordinance in Salem, Massachusetts. The ordinance…
MassEquality, Anti-Defamation League, & AG Coakley Applaud House’s Passage of Revised Anti-Bullying Legislation
BOSTON ─ Today, by a vote of 143 to 4 the Massachusetts House passed H. 3909, An Act Relative to Bullying in Schools, which updates the state’s anti-bullying…
GLBTQ Domestic Violence Project Ready to Plunge Into Icy Waters of South Boston
GLBTQ Domestic Violence Project’s 10th Annual Winter Plunge; Carson Beach, Feb 23rd, Sunday 12 noon BOSTON – On Sunday, February 23rd a crowd of diverse individuals will face freezing temperatures…
Fenway Health Launches Obstetrics Program
BOSTON, Mass.—Fenway Health is proud to announce the addition of obstetrical care services, now available at the 1340 Boylston Street location. As a formal partnership…
BCC CEO, Elyse Cherry, to Receive Fenway’s Love Award
BOSTON, Mass.—Fenway Health is proud to present Elyse Cherry, co-founder and CEO of Boston Community Capital (BCC), with the Dr. Susan M. Love Award, according…
Exclusive to TRT: LGBT Groups & Veterans to Walk in Peace Parade
Mayor Marty Walsh will not participate in the traditional St. Patrick’s Parade due to its exclusionary practices BOSTON, Mass. — February 14, 2014 — Lesbian,…
Rhode Island Pride Changes Leadership
After many years being guided by the same leadership, Rhode Island Pride now comes to you with fresh faces and a commitment from old and new directors to work together to ensure Rhode Island’s pride success this 2014.
Holder Gay Marriage Benefits Announcement Scrutinized
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told a Human Rights Campaign audience in New York Saturday that, beginning Monday, he “will…
Attorney General Makes Landmark Marriage Equality Announcement from HRC NY Gala Stage
NEW YORK—At tonight’s HRC New York Dinner, Attorney General Eric Holder announced landmark changes to the way the federal government treats married lesbian and gay…
Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade Organizers Reject MassEquality
BOSTON, Mass.— Late last month organizers of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston left an after-hours voicemail rejecting MassEquality’s application to participate…
Tisei vs. Tierney Rematch Likely in Mass. 6th Congressional District
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter— WAKEFIELD, Mass. — No Republican candidate has ever been openly gay when first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and…
South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saga Continues
By: Chuck Colbert*/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—Sure enough, gay people will be marching in the annual South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Even parade organizers, who…
Fenway’s Sidney Borum, Jr. Health Center Moves Offices, Continues Youth Services
By: Lauren Walleser/ TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass. — The Sidney Borum, Jr. Health Center, a program of Fenway Health, provides safe, non-judgmental care for…
New England Same-Sex Couples Share Tips on Lasting Love for Valentine’s Day
By: Lauren Walleser/ TRT Assistant Editor— In 2013, marriage equality became legal in all New England states, as it has been in Massachusetts for some…
Annual Taste of the South End Raises Money for AIDS Action Committee
By: Lauren Walleser/ TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass. — The 19th Annual Taste of the South End — a fundraiser for AIDS Action Committee of…
Boston-area Organizations Build Community Through LGBT Dance Nights
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times— BOSTON, Mass. — A number of organizations in the Boston area offer queer-friendly or LGBT-specific dance classes and…
MassCreative Reacts to Creation of Boston Arts Commissioner Position
“History was made last week when Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced that there will be a Chief of Arts and Culture in his cabinet. This position will report directly to the Mayor alongside the Police Commissioner, Superintendent of Schools, and seven other cabinet officials.
LGBT Viewers Guide to the Olympics
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Tensions are high as the 2014 Winter Olympics prepares to get underway Thursday with figure skating and skiing events and…
United Nations Report Calls for Equality for Transgender People; HIV/AIDS Reports
By: Eric Brus*— The United Nations Development Program has called for international action to secure rights and equality for transgender people. In a new paper…
Major Transgender Victory in Maine
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— In an historic first, a state high court ruled yesterday that a male-to-female transgender student who was accepted by school…