UPDATE 2: BOSTON—November 4, 2016—In response to the mailing of inflammatory campaign literature distributed in support of Republican candidates in several Massachusetts districts, MassEquality’s Executive…
By: Sophia Geffen— Gun violence is nothing new for the LGBT community. Between 2012 and 2015, of the 88 LGBT people who lost their lives…
30-Member Council Will Strengthen the Office’s Efforts to Address Racial Bias and Disparities, to bring Racial Justice to MA BOSTON, Mass.—Attorney General Maura Healey early…
The Rainbow Times explosion perps caught and reactions to it; watch the nightly news for more information SALEM, Mass.—Two individuals were charged with the explosion of…
By: Chris Gilmore*/TRT Reporter— CHESTNUT HILL, Mass.—A recent gay slur incident and additional instances of alleged prejudice at Boston College prompted more than 300 students…
BOSTON, Mass.―Today, The Fenway Institute of Fenway Health released a policy brief showing that gun violence poses a substantial threat to the health of the…
Faith leaders and advocates to host conference on October 13 to discuss next steps on Transgender Law BOSTON—Today the office of the Secretary of the…
Join other media in this national day of disruption on October 11, National Coming Out Day NEW YORK – Logo today announced it will symbolically censor…
For several years the City Clerk has been aware of alleged voter intimidation and discrimination in Salem By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— SALEM, Mass.—The timeline…
Non-Marital Parental Rights are finally defined and change parenting for unmarried couples from now on Today the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) issued a decision…
#TransLawMA is now the law of the state and it fully protects transgender people BOSTON—Today full protections for transgender people in public places becomes statewide…
In response to a report by The Fenway Institute released late last year finding that more than 15 percent of Boston’s LGBTQ youth of color…
BOSTON – September 26, 2016 – Today, the MassEquality PAC officially announced its third round of endorsements for the 2016 Massachusetts legislative races. Candidates newly endorsed…
The hospital didn’t follow the family’s requests to avoid discrimination against the transgender teenager, which eventually resulted in catastrophic result SAN DIEGO, Calif.—Today, the mother…
By: Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.*/Special to TRT— I graduated college in 1992, the same year I tested HIV positive. Sometime in the late ’90s, I…
By: Mikey Rox*/Special to TRT— September is National Suicide Prevention Month. As someone who has experienced the devastation of suicide in mourning the loss of…
By: John Paul Stapleton/TRT Reporter— Many people refer to Truvada as a miracle drug given its effectiveness in preventing HIV/AIDS. Taken once a day, Truvada,…
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— Sixty-five days after the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, doctors at Orlando Regional Medical Center upgraded the status of…
From The Editorial Staff Although The Rainbow Times typically does not endorse for primary elections, there is a race that has particularly stuck out to…
The event did not place focus on the perpetrators, but instead was a rally revolving around the theme of “not being silent” and the replacement of the new newspaper box…
Hate crime targets New England (Boston-based) LGBTQ newspaper in Salem, Mass. Update (8/27): Join Salem officials and community members as The Rainbow Times resurrects another newspaper box at…
High School age gay, bisexual males also receive more prejudice The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released data showing that high school age males…
Visions of love, bravery and bad hair through the lens of a longtime ‘lamb,’ Mariah Carey openly shares By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— I told…