CT High Courts Says Employers Can be Liable for Anti-Gay Harassment
GLAD & CELA Applaud Ruling Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and the Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association (CELA) applaud a May 4 ruling from…
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Boston Pride Announces 2012 Marshals for Boston Pride Parade
Boston– May 3, 2012 –Boston Pride is pleased to announce that Mix 104.1’s Fast Freddy and the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition have been named Grand…
8th Annual Chocolate & Cheesecake for A Cause Raises $ to Support LGBTQ Youth
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Reporter– True Colors successfully held their 8th annual “Chocolate & Cheesecake for a Cause” benefit gala at Anthony’s Ocean View in New…
LGBT Coalition Wins Best Of “Local Activist Organization” Award from Local Paper
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– NORTHAMPTON, Mass.—For seventeen years the Valley Advocate, according to its editor, has worked on that special section, now widely recognized in…
Cloudburst opens 25th Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, June 1-9
HARTFORD, Conn. — A vivid rainbow of genres, topics, voices and viewpoints will be shared in the 25th season of the Connecticut Gay & Lesbian…
Expanded HIV Testing a Reality in Massachusetts
By: Rebecca Haag*/Special for TRT– Today we are one giant step closer to making it easier to test people for HIV in Massachusetts. Gov. Deval…
LGBT Coalition to Host Acceptance Workshop for Parents and Allies of LGBTQ Youth
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – On Monday, May 21, the LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts will be holding a special workshop for those parents and families who…
Spring Awakening behind the scenes
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — Greene Room Productions, a local 501c3 functioning out of the Monson/Palmer area is launching its spring production, a rock musical called, Spring…
Film & Forum in Northampton to Address Gay Athletes in Schools
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — A film that looks at the lives of openly gay high school athletes will make its Western Massachusetts debut on Tuesday April…
True Colors 19th Conference Celebrates and Educates LGBTQ Youth and Allies
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Reporter– On Friday, March 16th, and Saturday, March 17th, over 3,000 LGBTQ youth and their allies gathered at the University of Connecticut…
Crimes Against Humanity Case Brought Against Springfield Pastor Scott Lively
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter– On Wednesday, March 14th, a lawsuit was filed by New York’s Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in the U.S. District Court…
Reactions to Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Scott Lively in Springfield, Mass.
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– Springfield, Mass.–This morning in Springfield (Massachusetts) Federal Court, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights, NYC, filed a federal lawsuit against…
Fed. Lawsuit Filed Against Scott Lively, Organizations March Against Hate
Quotes by TRT Staff — This morning in Springfield Federal Court, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights, NYC, filed a federal lawsuit against Abiding…
GLAD Informs Gay Mass Public Retirees of Important Changes in Retirement Plans
BOSTON, Mass—In November 2011 Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill that may have a big impact on gay and lesbian workers who retired on…
Ms BHaven rocks hard in the Hartford area & beyond
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter– The all-female tribute band Ms BHaven has been working up quite a local following with their combination of jazz, Latin, R&B…
Northampton LGBT ancestor Anna de Naucaze’s story intrigues, inspires
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter– On Feb. 5, a rapt audience in the Smith College Campus Center listened to a story of an early 20th-century gender…
Boston Pride names The Rainbow Times Official Media Sponsor
Nonprofit announces The Rainbow Times as an official media sponsor and producer of the official Pride Guide Boston, MA – Boston Pride today announced its…
The Rainbow Times: Official 2012 Boston Pride Media Partner & Pride Guide Producer
BOSTON, MA – The Rainbow Times LGBTQ newspaper printed out of Northampton, Massachusetts but serving all of New England has won the Official Bid and…
Ashfield Community Theater to perform “The Vagina Monologues”
On Saturday, February 11, 2012, Ashfield Community Theater will present a benefit reading of Eve Ensler’s play, “The Vagina Monologues” (directed by Melissa Penley). Performances…
LGBT Seniors Going Back into the Closet
Alarming Challenges of LGBT Senior Population is Focus of New Awareness Campaign HARTFORD, Connecticut—Delivering Tuesday night’s State of the Union message and referring to the…
2012 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Championship: Tickets on Sale Now — Tourney Returns to Hartford
HARTFORD, Conn. — Full-session tickets for the 2012 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters are on sale now. The Championship, returning…
Boston Pride’s Human Rights Road Tour parks in Northampton
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter– Last month, Boston Pride’s new Human Rights & Education Committee made a stop in Northampton on its statewide Community Forum Road…
Out! For Reel LGBT Film Series’ New Powerhouse Films
On Saturday, February 11, The Lesbian Film Festival, at Wright Hall, Smith College, Northampton will be a one night festival offering a variety of films…