Faith, Family, and God: Will the New Pope Bring Change Because of His Humility?
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist– Before you go any further take a Valium, enjoy a cocktail, or get your Tagamet ready. Your blood pressure may…
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The OutField: Jarod Bormann Goes to the Mat for Equality
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT– Like most Iowa boys, Jarod Bormann grew up on a wrestling mat. That’s the unofficial state sport – the University…
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Boston, MA Report outlines how religious arguments undermine women and LGBTs A report entitled Redefining Religious Liberty: The Covert Campaign…
Ask a Transwoman: Etiquette & Power of Names – Handling the Uncomfortable
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– Hi Lorelei, I had this happen to me in Boston last week. I had a woman who I hadn’t seen in…
Fenway Health’s Women’s Dinner Party Raises Funds for Women’s Health
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times– BOSTON, Mass. — The Women’s Dinner Party is an annual fundraiser for Fenway Health that brings together more…
To Cook is to Love: A Foodie’s Journal; Thinking About Excessive Salt Intake
By: John Verlinden*/TRT Food Columnist– Breaking news: New health study — We are eating too much salt and it’s not good for us. Duh! I…
Creep of the Week: American Family Association’s Sandy Rios
By: D’Anne Witkowski/Special to TRT– If there’s one thing kids in America hear too often it’s how totally cool and fantastic homosexuality is. Once upon…
Boston Pride Announces 2013 Headline Performer & App
BOSTON, Mass. – Boston Pride announced through their mobile app today that the acclaimed pop duo Karmin will be headlining the Boston Pride Festival being held on Saturday, June 8th from…
Lawyers for Transgender Rights Event to Feature Rep. Carl Sciortino & Dylan Orr
BOSTON, Mass. — The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) is pleased to announce its fourth annual Lawyers for Transgender Rights (LTR) event on Thursday, April 4…
Last 8 Democratic Senators Urged to Support Marriage Equality
WASHINGTON, DC – MoveOn.org members from Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, West Virginia, South Dakota, North Dakota, Louisiana and Delaware are leading campaigns to urge their senators…
Belinda Carlisle: Still Go-Going & with Gay Son
Singer talks ‘sexually adventurous’ days, gay son and feelings on doing a pop album By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT– In the ’80s, Belinda’s Carlisle’s career…
Thinking Out Loud: Other People’s Politics & We Just Have To Deal With It
By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT– Having friends who don’t share your political views is very inconvenient. It requires you to think in terms of individuals,…
Book Reviews: Heartwarming Companionship for the Final Days of Winter
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist– The days are still cold, darkness too long, and hot, hearty stews and soups remain dinner staples. Here are some…
LGBT Groups Challenge Medicare’s Refusal to Provide Healthcare to Transgender Patients
Last week, several national LGBT groups and a cooperating attorney filed an administrative challenge to Medicare’s ban on medically necessary healthcare for transgender patients. Medicare,…
Deep Inside Hollywood: Geography Club, Super Troopers 2, The Troubles, Shoplifters of The World
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special to TRT– Geography Club meets soon Brent Hartinger’s highly successful young adult novel Geography Club is the little gay engine that…
Pro-LGBT Mayor Thomas Menino of Boston Will Not Seek Re-election
By: Christine Nicco*/TRT Reporter– BOSTON, Mass. –Long-time Mayor and LGBT supporter, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, announced Thursday he would not seek a record sixth…
AFC Calls on Christians: Don’t Use Religion Against LGBT Youth
NEW YORK, NY — Carl Siciliano, Executive Director of The Ali Forney Center (AFC) – the nation’s largest organization working on behalf of runaway and…
High Court on DOMA: Exclusion and Animus, Blame on Obama
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– Today’s argument in the U.S. Supreme Court over the Defense of Marriage Act sounded at times as if President Obama…
Boston Stands for Equality at Rally and Candlelight Vigil
By: Francisco L. White* /TRT Reporter— Boston, Mass.—It was a day of high emotion and demonstrations of solidarity. In the afternoon, as the DOMA battle…
Are These the Last Days of DOMA?
By: Chris Ott*/Special to TRT– BOSTON, Mass. –On March 27, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Windsor v. U.S., a case that could…
Prop 8 Argument: Roller Coaster Ride Over Standing and Merits
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The U.S. Supreme Court took the marriage equality issue on a roller coaster ride Tuesday as it heard almost 90…
Group Applauds Colorado Decision Banning Transgender Health Care Discrimination
Denver, Colorado–Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) applauds the release of a bulletin by the Colorado Division of Insurance which bans health insurance discrimination…
Boston Pride News: DOMA Rally and Parade Headliner News
BOSTON, Mass. — Boston Pride announced today that, working with the Mayor’s Office, the rainbow flag, symbol of our community, will be raised over City…