Gates Poised to Lead Boy Scouts
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– National gay-rights leaders are responding positively to reports that former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will lead the Boy Scouts of America….
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Should We Boycott the 2014 Sochi Olympics due to Russia’s Anti-LGBT law?
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— There’s this question I’ve been getting a lot for the last few months, and until a couple of days ago, I…
Dixon Reveals Non-Apologetic Approach to Ending Oppression
By: Nicole Lashomb /TRT Editor-in-Chief— Twenty-something year old nationally and internationally acclaimed Boston film maker, Amir Dixon, is no stranger to oppression and the ramifications…
GLSEN Brings New Annual Conference to Western Massachusetts
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter— AMHERST, Mass.— The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) welcomed 180 people to a day-long conference at the University of…
Boston Pride Expresses Solidarity & Support for Minsk Pride
9th LGBT Human Rights Forum “Minsk Pride 2013” to be held 6-10 December, 2013 despite governmental opposition — Boston Pride calls for messages of support from…
Scott Lively Begins Court Proceedings for Crimes Against Humanity
Join local activists for a stand-out prior to the hearing! SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — On Wednesday November 6, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. the Stop the Hate and Homophobia Coalition…
Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
By: Kathleen Sebelius/HHS Secretary— October is Bullying Prevention Awareness Month—when individuals, families, schools, and communities across the nation help to raise awareness about bullying prevention….
Creep of the Week: Star Parker on Gays and Poor People
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— The Values Voter Summit that took place Oct. 11-13 was an all-you-can-derp buffet of right-wing lunacy. Needless to say, many…
Creep of the Week: Linda Harvey’s Obsession with Same-Sex Parents
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— Hey, did you hear that former Ohio attorney general Jim Petro recently became a grandpa? That’s nice for him. The…
Ask Lambda Legal – Back to School
By: Hayley Gorenberg/Lambda Legal Deputy Legal Director — Q: My family and I just moved, and I just started at a new school. I’m hoping…
Anti-Gay Barilla Prompts Boycotts, Petitions, Other Choices
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— A chairman for Barilla, the world’s largest pasta producer, has created a chain reaction and a major boycott from the LGBT…
Judge: Lawsuit Against Anti-Gay Scott Lively Will Move Forward
Crimes Against Humanity Lawsuit Against Anti-Gay Evangelical Leader Will Move Forward SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — In an order issued today by Springfield, Mass. Federal Court Judge, Michael Ponsor,…
Creep of the Week: Lonely Ex-Gay Christopher Doyle
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— “One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever know…” I’m sorry to report, but Ex-Gay Pride Month has been retroactively…
Thinking Out Loud: Do We Have to Forgive the Ex-Gays?
For people who have endured the ex-gay message of Exodus, apologies might be much too little, too late. By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT— When Alan Chambers,…
The OutField: ‘No Homo,’ No Way
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT— Outsports – the go-to website for all things gay and sporting – has compiled an astonishing list of athletes’ anti-gay…
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…
DOMA’s Repeal: A Nick on the Tip of the Iceberg
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief— DOMA. It is about time that heinous act of discrimination was overturned. Like many of you, I was in tears, celebrating…
LGBT Asylum Support Task Force Helps Refugees Escape Victimization
Worcester-based organization aids abused, persecuted LGBT people worldwide By: Lauren Walleser/ TRT Reporter— The Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender (LGBT) Asylum Support Task Force—a community-based…
A Brief History of HIV/AIDS & the LGBTQ Community
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Using U.S. Courts to Protect Human Rights Abroad: Community Talks Uganda v. Lively
A Community Discussion of Sexual Minorities Uganda v. Scott Lively Springfield, MA – The Western New England University School of Law and its Center for…
Op-ed: St. Paddy’s Day Parade: “Queers Need Not Apply”
By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to TRT — On St.Patrick’s Day, Sunday March 17, 2013, the Allied War Veterans Groups once again prohibited any Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,…
Bigotry Lines the Streets of South Boston on St. Patty’s Day
By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief– Today, I had the privilege of lining up in my first St. Patrick’s Peace Parade, which started one mile behind the traditional…
Creep of the Week: Matt Barber Cowardly Goes After Gay Teens
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT– If any of my readers have daddy issues and get off on being told “you’re a bad bad boy,” you’ll…