New England LGBT Fall Event Preview Guide: Taste of Upcoming Events
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— The final weeks of summer do not mean the end of fun. The Rainbow Times has put together a list of…
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Appeals Court Upholds Decision: Overturns Virginia’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban
In a historic first, yesterday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a sweeping ruling affirming the February 2014 decision from U.S. District…
Sexual Minorities Archives: Fights to Stay Active in Northampton
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— NORTHAMPTON, Mass.—The Sexual Minority Archives (SMA), housed in Northampton, Mass. for 31 years, is in danger of being put into…
Breaking: Pres. Obama Signs Executive Order to Protect LGBTs
Fact Sheet on Executive Order By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— WASHINGTON, DC—In a brief ceremony in the East Room of the White House, with a…
Tyler Glenn, Neon Trees Frontman on Reconciling Gay Mormonism
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Neon Trees frontman Tyler Glenn is still figuring out what it means to be a gay Mormon. Not just how…
Exclusive to New England: The True Colors of Kathy Bates
Hollywood luminary talks lesbians, drag and Uma Thurman By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Long before dishing lesbian wisdom to Melissa McCarthy’s mess of a character…
High Court: Companies Can Discriminate Based on Religion
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Some LGBT legal activists say today’s decision in a U.S. Supreme Court religious exemption case amounts to a “dangerous and…
Tenth Circuit Agrees Utah Ban Unconstitutional
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Saying that it “emphatically agrees” with numerous court decisions in the past year that have struck down bans on same-sex…
Getting Blunt with Whoopi
Entertainer shrugs off gay rumors, talks being ‘claimed’ by the LGBT community By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Never one to give a flying you-know-what, Whoopi…
Protesters Risk Arrest Outside DNC’s LGBT Fundraiser
NYPD Refuses to Arrest Protesters Who Blocked Street as Presidential Motorcade Passed By NEW YORK, NY—Today outside Gotham Hall, where the Democratic National Committee’s LGBT…
Boston Pride Parade & Festival Celebrate 44 Years in New England
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—The 44th annual Boston Pride Parade kicked off Saturday, June 14 with Mayor Martin J. Walsh cutting the ribbon…
TRT Primary Endorsements: Governor, AG, Treasurer, Lt. Gov.
By: TRT Editorial Team— What’s at stake in the upcoming elections for the Massachusetts LGBTQ community? Nothing less than building upon the impressive achievements of…
It’s Dolly! Legend Talks Drag, Christianity and the Obvious
By Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— When Dolly Parton calls you, greeting you by name with her unmistakable Tennessee twang, it’s a good idea to immediately…
Boston Pride Names The Rainbow Times Official Media Partner
BOSTON, Mass.—Boston Pride has recently designated The Rainbow Times, TRT, as its official media partner. In addition to this 2014 official partnership, TRT has donated…
The Fourth Circuit Clash: Marriage Equality
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals hearing Tuesday was, as Judge Paul Niemeyer characterized it, just one step along…
Breaking: MassEquality Endorses Martha Coakley for Governor
Coakley praised as game-changing leader for the LGBTQ community BOSTON, Mass.—Attorney General Martha Coakley, candidate for governor, today received the endorsement of MassEquality based on…
Idaho Div. of Veterans Services Deny Lesbian Veteran Burial Wish
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— Imagine that your spouse is dead. You spent 17 years of your lives together, caring for and loving each other….
Boston Pride Announces Multi-Year Partnership with TD Bank
Support from TD Bank ensures sustainability of diverse programming BOSTON, Mass.— Boston Pride announced today that TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, has entered into a two-year…
The Drag Rapper Du Jour on Hip-Hop Homophobia
Iggy Azalea on ‘lame fake lesbians,’ hip-hop homophobia and safeguarding her gays By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Let’s get something straight: Iggy Azalea is not…
Exclusive Q&A with Sylvain Bruni, Boston Pride’s New President
By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— Since 2004, Sylvain Bruni has been an integral part of New England’s Largest LGBT Pride celebration and organization, Boston Pride. When former…
Men’s Event Raises $650k-plus for Fenway Health
Mayor Walsh announces two gay appointments. [View the rest of the Fenway Men’s Event here.] By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter— Once again, the creative black-tie gala…
Cameron Diaz: The Real Thing
Exclusive New England Interview: Actress on being called ‘bisexual,’ mom fetishes and her disappointment in the ladies By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Cameron Diaz is…
Forcing The Spring: The Becker Marriage Equality Book Outrage
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— To say there’s been a flurry of discussion around the release of a new book Tuesday on the legal case…