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…
TRENTON, NJ—Today, Judge Freda Wolfson of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed a lawsuit that challenged a 2013 New…
MIAMI, Fl—Today, a state trial court in Miami issued a decision striking down Florida’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples and ordering Miami-Dade County to…
BOSTON ─ July 22, 2014 ─ The MassEquality PAC has endorsed four more candidates this electoral season. In particular, the PAC will be endorsing in a county-wide race, a deviation from past endorsements, which have typically involved legislative or statewide offices.
BOSTON, Mass.—After more than four years as Executive Director, Kara Coredini will be leaving MassEquality at the end of this year. Her last day will…
BOSTON, Mass.─ Yesterday, Governor Patrick approved a new budget that funds LGBTQ homeless programs and services for youth. “MassEquality applauds the Governor and the Legislature…
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— As Bob Dylan sings, “The times, they are a-changin.’” They certainly are changing for LGBT people, especially for the transgender…
Endorsees are strong advocates and will help make great advancements for the LGBTQ community BOSTON, Mass. ─ Today, the MassEquality PAC announced its first round of…
BOSTON, Mass.—Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) will present the Spirit of Justice Award to activist icon Urvashi Vaid, a community organizer, writer and…
On Wednesday, July 2 at 4 p.m., the fight for marriage equality in Florida will have its day in court, with a hearing before Judge…
Statement by U.S. President Barack Obama Tomorrow, as we commemorate the 10th annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, we recommit ourselves to the fundamental belief…
BOISE, Idaho—Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit temporarily put on hold a federal district court’s decision that overturned Idaho’s ban…
Today openly gay college football star Michael Sam was drafted into the NFL by the St. Louis Rams.
Anti-gay Lively animates discussion By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter— For the past seven years LGBT people in Massachusetts have enjoyed support for gay rights from…
The Fenway Institute’s LGBT Aging Project was awarded $6,500 by participants in the Future Philanthropists program at Tufts Health Plan Foundation. The money will help fund the next four events for the LGBT Elders of Color Initiative, a community coalition that is sponsored by the LGBT Aging Project, Fenway Health, and Central Boston Elder Services.
Showcase Diversity of Talent in LGBT Communities; Bring Hands-on Road Shows to LGBT Businesses in California, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts and Ohio SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance…
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– NASHVILLE, Tenn.–In an important but narrow ruling, a U.S. district court judge in Nashville issued a preliminary injunction late Friday…
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Obama spoke of a nation working on issues such as…
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— There was a flurry of activity among federal agencies this month to issue regulations concerning how they are complying with…
As part of the U.S. Department of Education’s ongoing efforts to implement inclusive policies that reflect the diversity of American families, and consistent with the…
By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—On the same day the governor signed legislation making same-sex marriages legal in Illinois and the Catholic bishop of…
By: Pat Scanlon*— The exclusion of Veterans For Peace, the LGBT community and other peace organizations from participating in the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade should…
By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter— November marks the tenth anniversary of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruling that made the state the first in…