Organization Elicits a Call to Action to Resist Trump/Pence, Fascism
Issues an open letter to stop fascism and Trump to LGBTQIA community, others We are writing to you and your organization as members of the national…
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Best LGBTQ Reporting 2016 by The Rainbow Times
Popular picks for our best LGBTQ reporting in 2016 By: The Rainbow Times’ Editorial Team— The year 2016 highlighted progress for Transgender rights in Massachusetts. Transgender…
Holyoke Supper Club Brings LGBTQ Social Gatherings to Western Mass. Elderly
Holyoke LGBTQ Supper Club launched by area service providers By: John Paul Stapleton/TRT Reporter— HOLYOKE, Mass.—In November, WestMass ElderCare Inc. in Holyoke held a dinner that was the first…
6 Tricks to Giving Your Partner the Perfect Gift
What your partner may want in that Holiday Season Gift By: Mikey Rox*/Special to TRT— Choosing the perfect gift for your significant other can be…
Pets Empower: Free Pet Fostering for Survivors Fleeing Crisis Situations
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— BOSTON—Soon after graduating from college, Jordan Ross found himself on the streets along with his black lab in order to escape domestic violence. Little did he know that this experience would inevitably change the…
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 churches, has formally withdrawn a lawsuit they recently filed that sought to exempt the plaintiffs from complying…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…
The Trump Effect: Emboldening Prejudice, the Social Construct of Hate
By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— An inscribed swastika on a school’s bathroom wall, another in a dugout accompanied with the words “make America white again,” fake deportation forms handed to school students, and the “N” word spray painted outside of buildings…
Wal-Mart Settles Lawsuit Over Same-sex Spouses’ Health Care Benefit
Wal-Mart settles over same-sex spouses’ health care benefit and avoids LGBT employee discrimination suit. By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— BOSTON— Walmart settled a suit last week that alleged the…
Public Health Experts Call on FDA to Better Manage Estrogen Shortage Process
Estrogen is a hormone therapy that is life-saving for many transgender women BOSTON—Today, The Fenway Institute of Fenway Health, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, and Treatment Action…
Game Over for McCrory: NC Elects Roy Cooper
RALEIGH, N.C.—Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality North Carolina hailed Governor-Elect Roy Cooper’s victory—which crossed the crucial 10,000 vote mark today—and called on…
How Marvel Can Speed Up LGBT Representation
Slowly but surely, Marvel Studios is working on fixing its diversity problem. Calls for non-white and female leads have been heard loud and clear, and…
FRENZY! Reveals Provocative Insight to Gay Men of Color, IPV/A, Bullying, Mental Illness
FRENZY! is currently available at all online retailers in digital or paperback. By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— He is as it again—this time in a FRENZY! Award-winning and…
What Will a Trump Presidency Mean for the Fight Against HIV/AIDS?
The fight against HIV/AIDS Seen from an Unexpected Political Position By: Eric Brus*– The results of the 2016 U.S. national election came as a great…
Ropes & Gray, GLAD and MTPC Partner to Launch Transgender ID Project
New Rapid-Response Program Creates Free Legal Resource for New England Transgender Community BOSTON—Global law firm Ropes & Gray, together with GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)…
Matthew Shepard’s Moving Story Presented in a Musical Experience at Symphony Hall
By: Allen Bush— Berklee presents Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Conspirare in a performance of Considering Matthew Shepard, a moving, three-part contemporary oratorio composed by Craig Hella Johnson. In 1998, a…
AG Healey: New Hotline to Report Incidents of Bias-Motivated Threats, Harassment & Violence
Bias-Motivated threats and others have been reported since the elections, 800 number to call BOSTON—Following reports of harassment and intimidation of racial, ethnic and religious…
GLAD, ACLU of Maine Urge Investigation of Trans Youth Suicide at Maine Youth Detention Facility
Attorney General Must Consider Special Circumstances because of Incarcerated LGBT Youth Suicide, Say Groups PORTLAND, Maine—The ACLU of Maine and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)…
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…
Overwhelming Election Day Victories for Supporters of Transgender Protections Law
As opponents of the law prepare to put it on 2018 ballot, voters have signaled support for transgender protections law, fairness BOSTON—Last night’s Election Day results…
The Rainbow Times 2016 Endorsements Released
The endorsements are based on research of candidates’ pro-equality stances across the board By: TRT Editorial Staff— Presidential Candidates: Hillary Clinton for President It’s Hillary…
Beauty Beyond the Binary: A Photo Series of Non-Binary Identities (Part 2)
Exploring non-binary identities and breaking out of the gender box By: The Rainbow Times/Alex Mancini— In part two of this series, The Rainbow Times explores…
Religious Freedom, Safety Concerns Fuel Anti-Trans Initiatives in Massachusetts
Four churches and their anti-trans initiatives threaten transgender equality in the Bay State By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— As a child, Liv Wyatt remembers controversial…