Straight Pride Parade: A Stark Reminder–Queer People Still Under Attack
The Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence; Straight Pride Parade in Boston By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— It’s a difficult time to be a cisgender, heterosexual,…
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Pride Corporate Donors Giving to Anti-LGBTQ Politicians, Motives?
Corporate donors give to anti-equality politicians; time to level the playing field? By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— The summer of 2019 marks 50 years since…
Fenway: Policy Outlines Likely to Harm LGBTQ People From New Trump Health Care Regulation
BOSTON—Recently, The Fenway Institute of Fenway Health released a policy brief outlining the harm to LGBT people likely to result from a new health care…
Jinkins Elected: Washington’s First LGBTQ; First Woman Speaker
Laurie Jinkins Is Sixth Openly LGBTQ Person to Serve as a State House Speaker WASHINGTON—Today Democratic members of the Washington state House elected Rep. Laurie Jinkins…
Bringing Queer Anime To English-Speaking Audiences And The Main Screen
Japanese animation is filled with LGBTQ+ themes, characters, embraces non-binary identity, asexuality By: Audrey Cole/Reporter— HOUSTON—Japanese animation, commonly referred to as anime, has a long…
Waging War Against Immigrants; ICE, Trump, Shut It Down
Trump Is After Most Immigrants, Just Not The Caucasian Ones By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— Waging war against those most vulnerable and without a way to defend…
Caring For Our Own: LGBTQ Adults Sought To Foster LGBTQ Youth
Panel and Q&A on what it takes to care for LGBTQ homeless youth By: Audrey Cole/Reporter— BOSTON—Alarming statistics and highly disproportionate numbers of LGBTQ youth…
Katya Zamolodchikova: RuPaul’s Drag Race star returns to Beantown
Katya is currently on her U.S. and Candian tour, comes home to Boston. By: Audrey Cole/Reporter— BOSTON—For the first time, RuPaul’s Drag Race star and Boston native Katya Zamolodchikova is…
Warren’s Actions To Value The Work Of Women Of Color, Their Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
CHARLESTOWN, Mass.—Prior to her appearance at Essence Festival, Elizabeth Warren announced a set of executive actions she will take on day one of her presidency…
Dina Nina Martinez: Keynote Speaker At Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference
The Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference (PTWC) is the Largest Free Trans-Specific Conference in the World PHILADELPHIA—Mazzoni Center has just announced that transgender stand-up comedian and actor…
MTV Shatters Barriers With 1st Sexually Fluid Cast On “Are You the One?”
For the first time ever, all the singles identify as sexually fluid, meaning there are no gender limitations in perfect matches, and finding love is…
In A Stonewall State Of Mind: Stormé DeLarverie’s Missing Recognition
The “Holy Trinity” of Stonewall–Marsha P. Johnson, Stormé DeLarverie, and Sylvia Rivera! By: Ben Power*/Special to The Rainbow Times— History is but storytelling. Who tells…
Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll Receives LGBTQ All-Star Award
By: Audrey Cole/TRT Reporter— SALEM, Mass.—Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll has been selected to receive the 2019 LGBTQ All-Star Award presented by The Rainbow Times, according…
Editor’s Desk: Pulse Orlando 3 Years Later
On June 12th, 2016, 49 lives were lost to anti-LGBTQ ignorance and hatred at the Pulse Orlando Night Club. That night, 49 people were murdered,…
Strike A Pose: Photographers’ Lens Capture Authentic & Queer Identity
Queer identity as a means to resist, protest and beautifully expose queer subjects By: Audrey Cole/Reporter— Representing authenticity is a chief principal of what two…
Openly Gay & First Latinx Woman Runs For Boston City Council At-Large Seat
Alejandra St. Guillen could make history in Boston as the 1st Latinx gay woman to be elected for City Council By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— BOSTON—If…
OutFilm CT Brings All-Star Line Up To LGBTQ Film Festival
OutFilm CT’s Centerpiece Film “Gay Chorus Deep South” screens on June 5. By: Audrey Cole/TRT Reporter— HARTFORD, Conn.—OutFilm CT, Connecticut’s longest-running LGBTQ film festival, is…
EXCLUSIVE: “Last Call”: Dyke Night® Wraps Up Pride At Night Events, Closes After Pride Weekend
Dyke Night® closes, reactions and video from its founder below By: Audrey Cole & Chris Gilmore*/TRT Reporters— BOSTON—After a 21-year-run, Dyke Night®’s Pride at Night…
Mass. Transgender Student Crowned Prom King
Transgender teen finally lives his dream, as he openly transitions into the young man he always knew he was By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— A Barnstable…
Trans Masculine Individuals: HPV Prevention & Screening Critical, Fenway Says
Trans masculine individuals anywhere in the gender spectrum are at risk of developing cervical cancer The Fenway Institute of Fenway Health last week released a…
VA GOP Challenger Compares Same-Sex Marriage & Abortion To Slavery, Opposes LGBTQ+ Child Adoption
HD-13 Republican nominee Kelly McGinn has publicly advocated for LGBTQ+ discrimination RICHMOND– Kelly McGinn, the Republican challenger to Delegate Danica Roem in HD-13, has an…
Historic House Vote For The Federal Equality Act; Congressman Seth Moulton Absent
For the first time, a chamber of Congress passes a bill ensuring protections for LGBTQ people in virtually all areas of life; Mass. Congressman Seth…
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus Kicks Off Boston Pride Week With ‘God Save the Queens’
Musical selections celebrate LGBT Pride and the best of British rock and pop Boston—The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) proudly presents “God Save the Queens,”…