Celebrating Transgender Awareness Month
This month, The Rainbow Times, with the assistance of the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition, MassEquality, and Body Image 4 Justice, prepared a Transgender Awareness Month…
National News
Interpride in Pittsburgh: Reflecting on “Pride-Stonewall 45,” More
By: Suzan Seymour/TRT Correspondent— PITTSBURGH, Penn.—The 32nd Annual General meeting of Interpride, International Pride Organizers, took place at the Wyndham Grand Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh,…
LGBTQ Plight Highlighted During National Adoption Month
By: The Seattle Lesbian/Contributing Paper— Family Equality Council has announced its 2014 “Allies for Adoption” Campaign to coincide with National Adoption Month in November. The…
Elton John AIDS Foundation to Fund Transgender HIV Project
Funding will support a community-led strategy to address inequities in HIV prevention and access to care. OAKLAND, Cal.—Transgender Law Center is excited to announce a…
Sixth Circuit: Bans on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples Stay on 4 States
CINCINNATI, Ohio—In a 2-1 decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled today that state bans on the freedom to marry…
Disproportionate Intimate Partner Violence in the LGBTQ community
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— Recently, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) released its report Intimate Partner Violence in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ),…
Breaking: Maura Healey Becomes Nation’s First Openly-Gay State Attorney General
BOSTON, Mass.—Tonight, Maura Healey became the Commonwealth’s Attorney General-Elect. When she takes office in January, she will be the country’s first openly gay state attorney…
MassEquality, Others on Mayor Thomas Menino’s Passing
BOSTON, Mass.—In response to the passing of former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, K.C. Coredini, executive director of MassEquality, issued the following statement: “Mayor Tom…
Ruling Appealed in Puerto Rico’s Discriminatory Marriage Ban
Puerto Rico has many loving, committed couples who need the dignity and respect of marriage as soon as possible, and we won’t stop fighting on…
Op-Ed: With Friends Like Baker & Polito, Who Needs Enemies?
By: KC Coredini*— We’ve come a long way on LGBTQ issues in Massachusetts. This year, we’ve celebrated 10 years of marriage equality, and we’ve watched…
Elton John AIDS Foundation Awards Major Grant to HRC & The Fenway Institute
At the October 25 Annual Human Rights Campaign (HRC) National Dinner, Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish announced that the Elton John AIDS…
Gay Men Say that HIV is a Top Health Issue, but Few Get Tested Regularly
By: Eric Brus*— More than half (52%) of U.S. men who identify as gay or bisexual consider HIV/AIDS to be the most important health issue…
Federal Gov. to Recognize Same-Sex Marriage in 6 More States
Same-Sex Marriage Now Recognized in 32 States, Plus District of Columbia WASHINGTON—In the latest development following the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this month to decline…
Lesbian Veteran Will be Buried with Her Late Wife in Idaho Cemetery
BOISE, Idaho—A 74-year-old Navy veteran who challenged Idaho’s marriage equality ban so she could be buried with her late wife in Idaho’s state-run veterans cemetery…
Federal Judge Hears Marriage Equality Case in Wyoming
CASPER, Wyoming—Today, U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl of the District of Wyoming heard argument in the challenge to the State of Wyoming’s refusal…
Governor Cuomo Announces End of AIDS Taskforce
Names Doug Wirth, President/CEO of Amida Care as a Member NEW YORK, NY—On October 14, 2014, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the creation of the End of…
9th Circuit Lifts Stay on Same-Sex Couples in Idaho
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.—Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit entered an order requiring the State of Idaho to permit same-sex couples…
Married: Florida Recognizes First Same-Sex Couple
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—On the heels of a groundbreaking decision by the Supreme Court Monday that brought the freedom to marry to a majority of Americans,…
The Fenway Institute Approved for $813K Research Award to Study Sexual Health of Female-to-Male Transgender People
BOSTON, Mass.—The Fenway Institute at Fenway Health has been approved for an $813,000 funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study the…
TLDEF Commends New York City Orgs. on Efforts to End Discriminatory Transgender Birth Certificate Policy
Councilmember Johnson to Introduce Legislation and Department of Health to Put Forth Proposed Regulations to End Surgery Requirement for Transgender People Seeking to Match Their…
High Court Fails to Review; Victory for Marriage Equality
WASHINGTON, DC—The United States Supreme Court today declined to review the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decision striking down Utah’s marriage ban for same-sex couples,…
In Apology to Trans Community, HRC pledges Push for Broad LGBT Bill
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—The leader of the nation’s largest LGBT organization offered an apology to the transgender community at the same time…
Bisexual Men Fight For Visibility
According to the Williams Institute, bisexual people make up about 40% of those who are attracted to people of the same gender. Despite this statistic,…