National Movement Opposing Same-Sex Marriage Is Done
Washington – The Human Rights Campaign today highlighted a new milestone in the march toward full marriage equality: the fall of the empire opposed to same-sex…
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Groundbreaking Transgender Documentary Re-Launches Campaign to Raise Needed Funds
Film explores transgender issues through an intimate portrait of youth advocate Tony Ferraiolo. FAIRFIELD, Connecticut –A Self-Made Man, a documentary that takes an unprecedented inside…
Rahm Emanuel Signs Marriage Petition: Calls Freedom to Marry in Illinois
Chicago, IL — Today Lambda Legal announced that Rahm Emanuel has signed the ILove Marriage Petition. Lambda Legal released the following statement from James L….
MassEquality’s 2013 Icon Awards to Honor Gov. Deval Patrick, others
Second Annual Icon Awards Recognize Extraordinary Contributions to LGBTQ Equality BOSTON, Massachusetts – MassEquality will honor Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, the Boston Bruins, the Massachusetts Coalition…
Cyndi Lauper Joins HUD for Efforts to End Homelessness
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Cyndi Lauper are joining the effort to “Make Everyone…
Envisioning a Future Beyond Formal LGBT Equality: Urvashi Vaid
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– If the LGBT movement is, at its core, a progressive struggle for justice and equality, then should not the gay-rights’ agenda…
GLAD Cheers Launch of Final Marriage Push in Rhode Island
BOSTON, Mass — Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders applauded today’s (Jan. 14th) launch of Rhode Islanders United for Marriage, a broad coalition of LGBT…
Author Laura Anthoniou Signs Copies of Her Book at Mister Sister in RI
Laura Antoniou is no stranger to the world of BDSM, so recently discovered by the millions of readers engaged in the phenomenon of Fifty Shades…
New LGBT Youth Commissioners Sworn In at State House Ceremony
By: Francisco L. White/TRT Reporter– BOSTON, Mass. – A dedicated group of leaders was welcomed to the Massachusetts State House, on January 9, to be…
Controversial & new LGBT Sports Documentary Explores Professional Gay Athletes’ Concerns
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter– A documentary about homophobia in the professional sports world called “The Last Barrier” recently aired in the Bay Area. This hourlong…
What the Fiscal Cliff Budget Cuts Mean for HIV/AIDS Programs and Services
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist– When this newspaper hits the stands we will be in the second full day of cuts instituted by the “fiscal cliff,”…
Fenway Explains High HIV Rates of Infection in Young American Gay & Bisexual Men
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times– BOSTON, Massachusetts — On November 27, 2012, just a handful of days before World AIDS Day, the United…
RI Cuts Federal Funding for HIV Prevention & Education Programs, Organizations Respond
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter– PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — December 31 marked the end of Rhode Island’s federal funding for community-based HIV prevention and education programs…
2012: The Year We’ll Remember the Tide Turning Against HIV/AIDS?
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times– For those of us who grew up in the 90s, we remember sex ed classes with videos that…
All for One and One for VAWA, or Not
By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief– For the first time since its enactment in 1994, last year’s 112th Congress failed to pass a reauthorization of the Violence…
Costs of Surgery: Does One Need to Physically “Do It All” to Transition?
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist– A few months ago, I did an outreach at a local college as part of a panel about gender expression…
Deep Inside Hollywood: The Biggest Gay Entertainment Stories of 2012
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special to TRT– Magic Mike sizzles, The Paperboy does whatever the opposite of sizzle is It was a year of male nudity at the movies,…
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Boston, MA Grant received to educate gay men about domestic violence The Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project has received a…
Faith, Family, and God: Time, Death and Not Looking Forward to the New Year
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist– New Year’s makes me depressed. I’ve never liked the holiday. The more time passes, the more distasteful it gets. There’s…
New LGBTQ Non-Profit Organization Formed in Vermont
BRATTLEBORO, Vermont – Green Mountain Crossroads, a new organization for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer community, has formed and will hold an official…
First Ever Pioneer Valley E-Philanthropy Event Gives Over $1 Million to Local Non-profits
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– The first 24 hour e-philanthropy event in Western Massachusetts was held by the Community Foundation in partnership with nine leading…
New Theme for Annual LGBT Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective; Draws Big Crowd
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– HARTFORD, Connecticut – The tenth annual fundraiser for the Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective, the largest organization in Connecticut…
The Real L Word Reality Star Discusses Jewelry Line, More
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter– At only 32, Lauren Bedford Russell is both a reality star on The Real L Word’s third season and an accomplished…