Boston Pride Announces 2018 Pride Parade Marshals
BOSTON, Mass.—Boston Pride announced late last week their Grand and Honorary Marshals for the 48th Annual Boston Pride Parade. They are: Grand Marshal Freedom for…
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Boston Pride Under Fire as Accusations of Transphobia, Racism, Censorship Loom
By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter & Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— On Saturday, June 10, at the corner of Fairfield and Boylston streets in Boston, more than…
Ask a Trans Woman: Pride Season is Upon Us, But Whose Pride Is It?
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Happy Pride season! Let’s talk about trans representation and presence (or lack thereof) in Pride parades and festivals. It’s a complicated…
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus Celebrates 35th Anniversary With Sutton Foster
Tony-winning Broadway, TV star joins chorus for special concert during LGBT Pride week BOSTON—The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) proudly presents Anything Goes, a special…
City of Boston to Host Annual Rainbow Flag Raising Ceremony for Boston Pride
BOSTON—Boston Pride will kick off Pride week with the annual Pride Flag Raising Ceremony on Friday, June 2 at 12:00 p.m. Sponsored by Mayor Martin…
Pride Preview 2017: A Review of Pride Celebrations Across New England
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— It’s 2017 and Pride season is upon us. The Rainbow Times recently reached out to Pride organizations across New England…
Boston Pride Announces 2017 Pride Parade Grand and Honorary Marshals
BOSTON, Mass.—Boston Pride announces that the Grand Marshals and Honorary Marshals for the 47th Annual Boston Pride Parade are: Grand Marshal Kristen Porter, Honorary Marshals, awarded posthumously,…
Boston Pride: JP and BackBay Block Parties
Boston Pride will hosts its annual block parties, JP and Back Bay, on June 12 BOSTON, Mass.—As part of Pride Month, Boston Pride (BP) will…
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus Kicks Off Boston Pride Week With POPular
Broadway Star Nick Adams to Join Chorus for Concert Celebrating Decades of Indelible Pop Classics BOSTON, Mass.—The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) proudly presents POPular,…
Pride Season in New England: Maine, Boston, RI, North Shore, Worcester & More
By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— Every year The Rainbow Times puts together a story about the main New England Pride organizations, their scheduled events, themes and all…
Boston Pride Forum Tackles Privilege, Identity and Intersectionality
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— As part of a series addressing identity and intersectionality, Boston Pride, Black Pride, and Latin@ Pride held a community forum…
Boston Pride Withdraws Marshalship After Controversial FB Comments Surface
More Updates at the end of the story By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— After learning of several incendiary Facebook comments regarding Black Lives Matter demonstrators,…
Op-Ed: Veterans for Peace Left Out of St. Patrick’s Day Parade Again
The Allied War Veterans Council (AWVC), the organizers of the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, has voted to disallow the application of the Smedley D. Butler…
2015: An LGBT Year to Remember, Our Top Picks
The year 2015 was a monumental year for LGBT rights and engagements. From the historic year for the Obergefell v. Hodges decision legalizing marriage equality nationally to…
Latino LGBTs Face Unique Challenges: Still Some Orgs. Lag in Support
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief— BOSTON, Mass.—While celebrating Hispanic Heritage month, to honor the culture and contribution of this ethnic group, organizations still lag behind serving…
#MakeRoom: HBGC’s New Leaders Institute Host QTPOC Art Exhibit in Support of Trans Justice
BOSTON—On October 10th from 4-7 p.m., the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC) will host #MakeRoom-A QTPOC Art Initiative For Trans Justice In Massachusetts to support Massachusetts…
Still #WickedPissed, Boston Pride Mum on Demands
By: Sara Brown/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Thousands of online users and organizations across the state and nation took to the streets and stormed the internet responding…
#WickedPissed: Activists Halt Boston Pride Parade for 11 minutes
BOSTON, Mass.—On the corner of Boylston and Charles Street in Downtown Boston, about a dozen LGBTQ activists of Color and allies participated in a sit-in…
Boston Hosts Numerous 2015 Summer LGBTQ Attractions
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—With summer just around the corner, Boston has a variety of activities geared for the LGBTQ community within the coming…
Pride Season in New England: The Biggest, Boldest & Best to Come
[Updated Story, including RI PrideFest, originally ran on TRT’s April 2, ’15 issue] By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—After a winter for the record books,…
Pride Celebrations in New England: May – Sept. 2015
By: Nicole Lashomb*/ TRT Editor-in-Chief— Like many other organizations, The Rainbow Times is gearing up for Pride. One of New England’s largest Pride events just…
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus Celebrates Boston Pride with Smile
Tony-Winning Star of Stage and Screen Laura Benanti to Join Chorus at Symphony Hall BOSTON, Mass.—The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) proudly presents Smile, a…
Op-Ed: Boston Pride’s Decision to March in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade is an Abandonment of Solidarity
By: Keegan O’Brien and Ann Coleman*— This St. Patrick’s Day made history in Boston, Mass. as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer organizations were finally…