LGBTQ Community Comes Together During Pandemic
Social Support for the LGBTQ Community During COVID-19 Has Been Crucial For Overall Health By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— Izébel V. has devoted her time…
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Assisted Living Community Receives SageCARE LGBT Cultural Competency Training
Christopher Heights™ Becomes 1st Assisted Living Community in Western Massachusetts to receive training and Platinum designation from SageCare NORTHAMPTON, Mass.—Recently, Christopher Heights™ Northampton (CHN) became…
LGBT Elders Conference Takes Center Stage At Salem State
By: Audrey Cole/TRT Reporter— SALEM, Mass.—The eighth annual LGBT Elders in an Ever Changing World conference, a day-long event focusing on issues of older persons…
Letter To The Editor: A Yes Vote Means Upholding Basic Values And Respect For All
On behalf of the following members of the Special Legislative Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Aging, we strongly urge Massachusetts’voters to vote Yes on 3 to uphold…
BayPath Elder Services New LGBT Initiative Includes Special Showing of Gen Silent
BayPath Elder Services, Inc. and its new LGBT will have a special showing and discussion of the award-winning film, Gen Silent, at Framingham State University on…
House LGBT Caucus Condemns Trump Administration’s Removal of LGBT Elders from NSOAAP Survey
Washington D.C.—The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus denounced Trump Administration’s erasure of LGBT elders from the annual National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP). “The…
6th Annual LGBT Elders Conference in Salem, Mass.
The LGBT Elders Conference will focus on older adults and their caregivers SALEM, Mass.—The sixth annual LGBT Elders in an Ever Changing World conference is being held on…
Op-Ed: 2017 Brings Continued Progress on LGBTQ Health
LGBTQ Health improves By: Paul R. Jacobsen*— More than one year after marriage equality became the law of the land nationwide, President Obama, Secretary Sylvia Mathews…
Hillary Clinton’s Landmark LGBT Policy Brief
Yesterday, Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unveiled a landmark policy paper addressing issues that affect the LGBT community. Clinton’s policy proposal is the first and…
MassEquality’s New Executive Director Announced
BOSTON, Mass.—After an extensive search, the Boards of Directors of MassEquality are pleased to announce that Deborah Shields, JD, MPH, an experienced LGBT advocate and…
Sweeping Reforms to Improve LGBT Older Adult Care in MA
A report to be released September 17 by the Special Legislative Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Aging will recommend a sweeping set of…
Why Marriage Equality Matters for Older Americans
By: Michael Adams and Jonathan Jacob Nadler*— For more than thirty years, Kathy Murphy and Sam Baker lived together in a committed relationship. However, because Kathy…
Candidates Speak to LGBT Community at Gubernatorial Forum
Anti-gay Lively animates discussion By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter— For the past seven years LGBT people in Massachusetts have enjoyed support for gay rights from…
NCLR Celebrates 36 Years of Legal Victories
Honors Leaders in the Movement for LGBT Equality San Francisco, CA—More than 1,500 people gathered on May 18th to celebrate the National Center for Lesbian…
MassEquality & LGBT Aging Project: Lawmakers Need to Create LGBT Elder Commission
BOSTON, Mass. —Today, MassEquality and the LGBT Aging Project called on lawmakers to create an LGBT Elder Commission to study and recommend ways to meet…
MassEquality & LGBT Aging Project Applaud Patrick Administration for Outreach to LGBT Older Adults
Call on lawmakers to pass bill that would require elder service provider training in LGBT issues BOSTON, Massachusetts — Today, MassEquality and the LGBT Aging…
Ask Lambda Legal: Is the Police Being Harder on Me?
By: Thomas Ude/Lambda Legal Attorney– Q. I’ve never been arrested, but it seems like I get a harder time from the police than some of…
Op-Ed: Happy Pride! Come March With Us!
By: Kara Suffredini, Esq.*– This weekend, Boston will celebrate its 42nd Pride March. It’s hard to believe that in just two generations Pride has evolved…