Fenway Health: Dr. Judith B. Bradford to Receive the Susan M. Love Award
BOSTON, Mass.—Fenway Health’s “The Women’s Dinner Party” is New England’s largest annual fundraiser night on the town for lesbian and bi women, trans people, and allies….
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Boston AIDS Walk & 5K Run: Why I Walk — Bette Byrnes, John’s Team
BOSTON, Mass.—If you ask Bette Byrnes, a longtime AIDS Walk Boston and 5K Run supporter, why she still makes the trip from Florida to Boston…
Investment In Effective HIV/AIDS & HCV Programs Saves Thousands of Lives & Billions of $ in Health Care Costs
BOSTON, Mass.—Facing an enormous shortfall of over $1 billion in next year’s budget, Governor Baker released his proposal for fiscal year 2016 cutting $2.3 million…
Taste of the South End Celebrates 20th Anniversary
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—The AIDS Action Committee (AAC) will host an evening benefit to showcase more than 40 chefs from over 45 different…
Report: Impact of HIV on Black Gay Men is ‘Greatest’ Failure of US Response to AIDS
By: Eric Brus*— “Our nation’s inability to effectively address HIV infections among Black gay men . . . is one of the greatest failures of…
Domestic Violence Programs Speak Out on Lisa Trubnikova’s Stalking-Related Homicide
CAPE COD, Mass.—As reported in the The Boston Globe, a former coworker of Lisa Trubnikova, Adrian Loya, shot and killed Trubnikova and shot and injured her…
AIDS Action Committee Reschedules National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Agency to sponsor discussion about impact of HIV/AIDS in Black community and provide free HIV testing BOSTON, Mass.—AIDS Action announces today that the new date…
Trans-Serving Orgs. Respond to Leelah Alcorn’s Death: Provide Needed Support
Trans Lifeline, Fenway Health and MassEquality share their organization’s transgender programs By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—In December, the LGBTQ community was rocked by…
Harry Winston, Inc. Partners with amfAR to Eradicate HIV/AIDS
New Venture Leverages the Power of Celebrity Support to Raise Funds and Awareness to Find a Cure for HIV/AIDS NEW YORK, NY—Building on its legacy…
Food Unites Elderly LGBT Community in Mass. through Supper Clubs, more
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—In the last decade, a variety of gatherings centered around food have attracted members of the elderly LGBT community in…
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),…
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…
Op-Ed: Only by Knowing Ourselves and Being Out, Can We Create Change
By: Harvey J. Makadon, MD*— In a talk I recently gave at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, I was asked to discuss the…
Local Orgs. Implement New HIV/AIDS Care Advances, Alternative Methods for Treatment
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—As advances in research and care for people living with HIV/AIDS continue to be made—including new forms of treatment…
Op-Ed: “Counting” Transgender and Other Gender Minority People in the U.S.
Gender Identity in U.S. Surveillance (GenIUSS) Group Releases Groundbreaking Recommendations on Best Practices for Asking Questions to Identify Transgender and Other Gender Minority Respondents on…
How to Collect the Information Needed from LGBT Patients
By: Sean Cahill— The maxim that you cannot manage what you cannot measure has become a cliché. But when it comes to managing―and ending―the disparities…
The Fenway Institute: Enrolling Young Women 15-17 in Anti-HIV Vaginal Ring Acceptability Study
A safe and effective vaginal ring could offer women complete control over their ability to protect themselves against HIV BOSTON, Mass.—The Fenway Institute is currently enrolling…
Study: Diverse Group of Patients Willing to Answer Q’s about Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity in Healthcare Settings
BOSTON, Mass.―A study conducted by researchers from The Fenway Institute and the Center for American Progress and published yesterday in PLOS ONE Journal finds that a diverse…
LGBT Aging Listening Sessions Give Voice to Concerns for Older Adults
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— The Massachusetts Commission on LGBT Aging is hosting four historic listening sessions throughout the state, all with the goal of…
Transgender Discrimination in Public Accommodations: The New Report & How you can Help
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— One of the advantages to having a column of my own, especially as an activist, is having a little soapbox to…
Mass. Transgender Orgs. & Allies Join Forces to Celebrate Nov. 14 Trans Month of Community Events
BOSTON, Mass.—BodyImage4Justice (BI4J) and the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) are proud to announce a new community celebration that expands the annual observance of Transgender…
Social Justice is the Cure for What Ails Us: Transgender Health Care
By: Sean Cahill and Sari Reisner— Our push for equality is having an unexpected benefit: better health for LGBT people. As our movement continues to…
Fenway & MTPC Release Project VOICE Report on Transgender Discrimination
Report finds that transgender-related discrimination harms health BOSTON, Mass.—Nearly two-thirds of transgender Massachusetts residents have experienced discrimination in a public accommodation setting in the past…