RI Speaker of the House, Gordon Fox, Promises Marriage Equality Move if Re-Elected
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter– Rhode Island House of Representatives’ Speaker, Gordon Fox (D), has recently vowed to bring marriage equality to a vote as early…
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RI: Bryant University Shows Pride in Big Ways, Does Not Let Incident Define Campus
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– The response to an LGBT art exhibit stolen from the walls of Bryant University in the spring of 2012 has…
LGBT Coalition Festival Promotes Inclusive Environment, Showcases LGBTQ Talent, Unique Environment
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– The Rainbow Riverfest, the annual fall fundraiser for the LGBT Coalition of Western Mass., is taking place this year on…
2nd Annual Carnival 2013 Poster Contest; Looking for Artists
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. – The Provincetown Business Guild, PBG, is looking for artists interested in submitting their creative materials for a poster for next year’s Carnival….
Mr. Boston Bear’s 2011 Year of Reign
By: Glenn Koetzner/TRT Special– BOSTON–Mr. Boston Bear, a MASSBEARZ competition started just last year, has done extraordinary work in the community. Created in the fraternal…
Deep Inside Hollywood: Jodie Foster, MLK drama, Sedaris movie, ‘Such Good People’
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special to TRT– Jodie Foster gets married to the mob The next time you see Jodie Foster in front of the camera…
The OutField: Major League Soccer Kicks Boy Scouts
By: Dan Woog*/Special for TRT– Last month, after a two-year, super-secret study by a group of unnamed people, the Boy Scouts of America announced that…
From the Editor’s Desk: The Economy — Where it All Went Wrong
By: Nicole Lashomb/TRT’s Editor-in-Chief– The “War on Terror.” The cost? Economic stability. Last month’s Republican National Convention left me perplexed and wondering how it is…
Perspectiva: ¡Celebración de Nuestra Comunidad Latina LGBT!
Por: Wilfred Labiosa*/Columnista de TRT– Ya estamos listos para celebrar la 9na celebración local de Orgullo Latino LGBT; ¡la celebración más larga y antigua en…
Back-to-School: Questions and Hopes for LGBTQ Young People in the Education System
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist– The arrival of September, along with all of the back-to-school marketing, has a much different impact on me now that I…
Importance of Transgenders Coming Out: Why Visibility is Necessary
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist– My name is Deja Nicole Greenlaw and, in the spirit of Harvey Milk, I’m here to recruit you! I am…
Faith, Family, and God: French Catholicism and the Theory of Universality
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist– Approximately three-fourths of the French people support marriage equality. The new socialist government intends to make it reality. The French…
Coming Out Again, and Again; Being Comfortable with Family Members and Yourself
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– I have previously addressed in this column the dilemma of “coming out” to one’s immediate family. But what happens beyond that?…
Ask Lambda Legal – Same-Sex Couples’ Access to Housing
By: Natalie Chin/Staff Attorney for Lambda Legal– Q: I just got married to my same-sex spouse. We are in the process of looking for housing,…
To Cook is to Love: A Foodie’s Journal; Better Eating through Chemistry?
By: John Verlinden*/TRT Food Columnist– Food additives are all those things we eat that, well, aren’t exactly food. In our home kitchens we use additives…
Creep of the Week: Errol Naidoo, Family Policy Institute of South Africa Homophobe
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Earlier this month in South Africa, workers were on strike at a Marikana platinum mine demanding better wages. Police shot…
Democrats Adopt Sweeping, LGBT-Inclusive Platform
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter–If gay Americans had a rendezvous with destiny in American politics, that moment occurred this week as the Democrats approved, on a…
Thinking Out Loud: Feeling the Flames, Hatred from the “Divine” Right
How a frenzy of right wing comments got me thinking … By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT– When I sat down to write my last column…
A new day in Holyoke politics: An exclusive interview with openly gay Mayor Morse
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief & Graysen Martinez Ocasio, Publisher– HOLYOKE, Mass.–Alex Morse, the nation’s youngest openly gay mayor, has gained local, state, and national attention…