Equality Act Goes To The Senate
The Equality Acts Is Vital To All Underrepresented Groups; May Pass In The Senate WASHINGTON—Today lawmakers in the U.S. Senate introduced the Equality Act to update…
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When LGBT Elders Have No Place to Call Home
New ad depicts man turned away from nursing home because he is gay NEW YORK—In more than half the country, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…
Polling Transgender Politics: Civil Rights on Mass. Ballot this November, We Deserve Better
By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— As a Commonwealth that prides itself on being a pioneer of civil rights and a beacon of hope for the marginalized, I’ve learned that the…
Going Back to “We Don’t Serve Your Kind Here”
Far-Reaching Dangers of Masterpiece Cakeshop Case Highlighted by Open to All Campaign NEW YORK—In the context of a nation rocked by racial discrimination at levels…
MA Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of Transgender Nondiscrimination Law Signing
BOSTON—This Saturday, July 8, marks the one-year anniversary that Governor Charlie Baker signed into law the update to Massachusetts’ nondiscrimination law to include protections for transgender…
Mississippi’s Anti-LGBT Law Passes; Businesses Put Pressure on Gov. Bryant
Today, HRC announced that executives from GE, the Dow Chemical Company, PepsiCo, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Choice Hotels International, Inc., Levi Strauss & Co.,…
Gov. Baker’s Absent Leadership on Transgender Rights Continues
Celtics, Bruins, Red Sox, Revolution and Patriots Join other Private Sector Leaders in Standing with MassDems on Major Civil Rights Legislation BOSTON, Mass.—Despite his hometown,…
President Obama’s Remarks on the Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality
Remarks made from the Rose Garden THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Our nation was founded on a bedrock principle that we are all created equal. The…
Black Lives Matter: A Statement from Boston LGBTQ and HIV Organizations
BOSTON, Mass.—The Boston area LGBTQ and allied organizations listed below stand together in solidarity with people across the nation—in Baltimore, here in Boston, and elsewhere—who…
Faith, Family and God: Hearts & Minds are Changing about LGBTs
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Over the years, I’ve written about changing laws advancing LGBTQ civil and human rights while observing that such changes don’t…
Promise Place School for LGBTQ Homeless Youth Holds 1st Annual Gala
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— HYANNIS, Mass.—Over $100,000 was raised Saturday, December 6 as Promise Place School—a residential school aiming to provide a permanent, safe…
Faith, Family and God: Sexualizing Homosexuality at the Risk of Diminishing Equality
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Without the act of sex, what does it mean to be LGBTQ? A person of faith sent me a link…
Local LGBTQ Organizations Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Share Insights on Inclusion
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— Hispanic Heritage Month—celebrated annually from September 15 through October 15—recognizes the cultures, histories and contributions of individuals with ancestral roots…
Equal Justice for LGBTs Animates Warren Tolman in Mass. Attorney General Race
By: Chuck Colbert / TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—Only one candidate for statewide office in Massachusetts has earned his party’s endorsement outright: former state Senator Warren…
Faith, Family and God: Building up Instead of Tearing Down
By: Paul P. Jesep*/ TRT Columnist— Apostle Paul cautions us in how we react to things. “Let no evil talk come out of your mouths,”…
Supreme Court Seems to Lean Toward Religious Exemptions
Nobody spoke about recent efforts to circumvent laws protecting LGBT from discrimination by claiming religious motivations; nobody pointed out that people with religious objections to contraception often have religious objections to alternative insemination for lesbians and condom distribution for safe sex education.
HRC & NAACP to A+E: Apology Needed for ‘Duck Dynasty’ Star’s Racist, Homophobic Rant
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, and the NAACP, the nation’s oldest and…
Thinking Out Loud: For or Against?
By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT— When the deadline for this column loomed, I panicked. I have absolutely no clear opinions about anything this week, aside…
LGBT Rights Organizations’ Letter: Trayvon Deserves Justice
WASHINGTON, DC — A coalition of national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights organizations, led by the National Black Justice Coalition and the National…
Creep of the Week: Gay “Hater” Greg Quinlan Goes After Supreme Court Justices
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— Have you been feeling a little less gay than usual this month? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Ever since the…
Racism Prevails: No Justice for Trayvon Martin
By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— And the verdict is in. Not guilty. As I watch the news coverage on the George Zimmerman trial on CNN, I am…
Q&A with Cyndi Lauper: Her Tony Win & Her Gay Fans
Iconic singer on being ‘touched’ by Tony win By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Even before this year’s Tonys, the legendary Cyndi Lauper was already considered…
HRC Mobilizes Members to Contact Local Scout Councils with Message about Ending Discrimination
HRC petition calls on BSA local council representatives to vote for non-discrimination resolution during May 23 National Council WASHINGTON – The discriminatory policy banning gay…