History in the High Court Part: Standing in the Way
How procedural questions in the two big marriage cases this month could preclude major rulings – and what that would mean … To prepare readers for…
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Cliff Hanging: LGBT Centers Bracing for the Domino Effect
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– When Thelma and Louise drove off the cliff, the only people who got hurt were Thelma and Louise. But when…
Openly Gay Boxer Overcomes Adversity, Gives Back to Community
By: Ashley Mark/TRT Reporter– LONDON, Conn. — Shelito Vincent has struggled against all odds throughout her life and found a renewed purpose in an unlikely…
Obama & DOJ Enter Brief in Prop 8 Case
By Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The Obama administration continues to back up its words of support for marriage equality with action, this week taking the…
Six million in U.S. Have LGBT Parent
By: Dana Rudolph/Keen News Service– As many as six million adults and children in the United States have an LGBT parent, and an estimated three…
VAWA Passes House: Full Protections for LGBT, Native Americans
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– In a major victory for Democrats, the U.S. House voted Thursday (February 28) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act…
One-Fifth of Transgender Women Believed to be HIV Positive
By: Eric Brus*– About one in five transgender women worldwide are living with HIV, according to a major new study by Johns Hopkins researcher Dr….
The Tegan & Sara Interview: Lesbian Twins Talk Pop Evolution
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT– They’ve been on the verge of straight-up pop music for years, but Tegan and Sara are going all in with…
LGBT Dreamers Fund Helps with Work Permits, Deportation
BOSTON, Mass. — Nearly 200 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) undocumented young people have either received or are in the process of receiving two-year work…
Extensive Gallup Population Study: Self-Identified LGBTs Live in Certain States
By Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– There’s a kind of urban myth that most LGBT people live in large urban areas on the west coast and…
New Guidance for Transgender Non-Discrimination Law in Schools
BOSTON, Mass. — The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) on Feb. 15 issued comprehensive guidelines that aim to ensure Massachusetts public schools comply…
37 U.S. Senators Call for Non-Discrimination Executive Order from Pres. Obama
Executive Order would prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination in federal contractor hiring practices WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual…
Senate Passes Inclusive Violence Against Women Act
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– Openly gay U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin was in the chair’s seat Tuesday (February 12) when the U.S. Senate voted 78…
Carl Sciortino, Gay Lawmaker, Out Front Seeking U.S House Seat
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– An openly gay lawmaker from Massachusetts has announced his candidacy for Congress. “I am running to continue the strong progressive leadership…
Valentine’s Love Stories from New England Power Couples
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– NEW ENGLAND — With marriage equality legalized in all New England states except for Rhode Island, “The Rainbow Times” interviewed prominent…
Boston’s East Coast Biker Chicks Celebrate 10 Years on the Road
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times– Ride safe. Ride your own. Ride often. That’s the motto of the East Coast Biker Chicks, ECBC, a…
LGBT Leaders Welcome Cowan’s Appointment as Interim MA Senator, more
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has named former aide William “Mo” Cowan as interim U.S. senator. The appointment, which came on Wednesday,…
Quiet Power: Gay Money in the 2012 Election
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– There has been much said and written about right-wing political operative Karl Rove’s spectacular failure to buy a Republican conservative…
CDC Data on Interpersonal & Sexual Violence by Sexual Orientation
The first set of national prevalence data on intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual violence (SV), and stalking victimization by sexual orientation was released today by…
Pres. Obama’s Inaugural Address Speech Inclusive of LGBTs
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service–(UPDATED) President Obama, in his second inaugural address, emphasized the nation’s principle of equality for all and, in doing so, specifically…
Pres. Obama Names Gay Veteran as 1 of 8 “Citizen Co-Chairs” of Inauguration
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The Presidential Inauguration Committee announced Thursday (January 17) that an openly gay veteran of the Air Force will be among…
Envisioning a Future Beyond Formal LGBT Equality: Urvashi Vaid
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– If the LGBT movement is, at its core, a progressive struggle for justice and equality, then should not the gay-rights’ agenda…
U.S. District Court Hears Arguments in CCR/SMUG v. Scott Lively
By: Francisco L. White/TRT Reporter– SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — District Judge Michael A. Ponsor heard arguments on Monday regarding a federal lawsuit filed in March 2012…