Pride For The People Releases Statement
Pride For The People’s Statement Comes As Response to Boston Pride’s Decision to Dissolve the LGBTQIA+ Organization BOSTON—Pride for the People, along with numerous other…
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PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: A RENEWED AMERICA
By: The Rainbow Times’ Editorial Team— A few minutes before noon, former VP Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. and former Senator Kamala Harris were sworn in…
Healthcare Jobs
Healthcare Opportunities Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA Mount Auburn Hospital is part of Beth Israel Lahey Health and is a Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital….
New PSA By Open To All Encourages Businesses To Be Welcoming, Inclusive
Open To All Sends Message & Wants You to Sign the Pledge BOULDER, Col.—Open To All has created a powerful PSA so that businesses and…
Historic House Vote For The Federal Equality Act; Congressman Seth Moulton Absent
For the first time, a chamber of Congress passes a bill ensuring protections for LGBTQ people in virtually all areas of life; Mass. Congressman Seth…
Municipal Equality Index: State of LGBTQ Equality in 10 Massachusetts Cities
The Municipal Equality Index shows that only 2 cities, Salem and Cambridge, hold a perfect score (no added bonus point) in Massachusetts; extend vital protections to…
This Pride Season, Equity in Accessibility Key to Celebrating LGBTQ Identities
New England Pride Guide 2018 | Special Edition By: JP Delgado Galdamez/TRT Guest Columnist— Almost two years ago, I was standing on the corner of…
MA Agencies: Notice on Workplace Safety & Equality for Gender Minorities
BOSTON — As the country and Commonwealth engage in a critical dialogue over equality, safety, and dignity in the workplace, the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth recently…
GLSEN Report: Mass. Schools Remain Hostile for Many LGBTQ Secondary Students
GLSEN’s Biennial National School Climate Survey Shows Students Still Lack School-Based Supports, for many LGBTQ Secondary Students, Despite Positive Effect on School Climate for LGBTQ Students MASSACHUSETTS–GLSEN today…
HRC’s 5th Annual Municipal Equality Index: 5 Mass. Cities Score Perfect
Read more to find the Municipal Equality Index Overall Scores The HRC Foundation, in partnership with the Equality Federation Institute, released yesterday its fifth annual Municipal…
Pride Season in New England: Maine, Boston, RI, North Shore, Worcester & More
By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— Every year The Rainbow Times puts together a story about the main New England Pride organizations, their scheduled events, themes and all…
Breaking TRT Exclusive: Corey Yarbrough Bids Adieu to HBGC
By: Graysen Martínez Ocasio/TRT Publisher— The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition of Boston (HBGC), the brainchild of Corey Yarbrough and his life partner Quincey, grew from…
Lawmakers, Leaders Back Equality Act, To Offer More Legal Protections
By: Sara Brown/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Several Democrats in the House and Senate recently created a bill that would give more legal protection to LGBTQ…
AAMC Releases Groundbreaking Medical Guidelines for LBGT Community
By: Sara Brown/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Revolutionary medical guidelines on how to care for the LGBT community were released by the Association of American Medical…
Hartford Public Schools to Train Principals On LGBTQQ Issues in the 2015-2016 School Year
HARTFORD, Conn.—In the 2015-2016 school year, Hartford Public Schools, in collaboration with the LGBTQQ community (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning), will train its principals on…
Semana Santa, la Pascua y los Gays
Por: Francisco “El Jimagua” Cartagena Méndez*/Especial para TRT— La comunidad LGBTT es un sector de la sociedad que es constantemente perseguido por la iglesia. Aun…
Unity Pride Forms in Boston: Promotes Inclusivity, Celebrates Differences, Unites Through Social Justice
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Pride season will be here before we know it, and this year, a new organization called Unity Pride has…
Maura Healey Sworn in as AG; MassEquality Congratulates Her
BOSTON, Mass.—More than 800 people attended the Attorney General’s inauguration on Wednesday at Boston’s Faneuil Hall. Maura Healey took the historic oath of office, which made…
Hispanic Black Gay Coalition Awarded 2014 Pride Interfaith Award
Award honors outstanding commitment and courage working for the full-inclusion of LGBTQ people in faith communities. BOSTON, Mass.— The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC) has…
MassEquality Statement on St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Statement by Kara Coredini, Executive Director: The South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade has a long history of banning LGBT people from freely expressing themselves….
Arkansas Conference for Medical Sciences to Focus on LGBT Health Open to Providers & Public
BOSTON, Mass.—Harvey Makadon, M.D., Director of the National LGBT Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School will…
Mensaje al Alcalde Menino: ¡Gracias! Usted es Uno de Nuestros más Grandes Aliados
Por: Wilfred Labiosa*/Columnista de TRT– Acabo de escuchar las palabras del Alcalde de Boston, Thomas Menino, de que no va a correr por otro término….
MassEquality Icon Awards Raises $140K
Governor, Boston Bruins, MA Coalition for the Homeless, and Esmond Harmsworth honored at second annual event BOSTON, Mass. – MassEquality announced that it raised approximately $140,000 at…