Deep Inside Hollywood: Viggo Mortensen & Kirsten Dunst, New gay HBO pilot, Pan’s Labyrinth
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special to TRT– Viggo Mortensen & Kirsten Dunst are The Two Faces of January Eventually they’ll run out of Patricia Highsmith books…
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OutServe-SLDN Statement on Expected Hagel Nomination as Secretary of Defense
WASHINGTON, DC — Army veteran and OutServe-SLDN Executive Director Allyson Robinson issued the following statement today as multiple reports surfaced indicating President Obama will nominate former…
MassEquality Named Leading High-Impact Local Nonprofit by Philanthropedia
Dollars contributed to MassEquality are dollars well spent BOSTON, Massachusetts—MassEquality announce on January 4th that it made Philanthropedia’s list of top nonprofits working locally to advance…
Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) v. Scott Lively: Pack the Springfield Federal Court!
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts — On Monday January 7, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. the Stop the Hate and Homophobia Coalition Springfield will be joining the Center for Constitutional…
Congress: 1st Day, 1st Fight; GOP-led Rules Highlight Defense for DOMA
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The Republican leaders in the U.S. House started off the 2013-14 session giving unusual prominence to their legal defense of…
HUD Enforces LGBT Equal Access Rule; No Discrimination
Washington D.C. — On January 2nd, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a settlement agreement in a claim it brought against Bank of…
Fenway: More HIV Prevention Funding Needed for Gay Men
BOSTON, Mass. — New HIV infections held steady at about 50,000 in 2010, the CDC reported last month, but new infections among gay, bisexual and…
Hear Me Out: The Best Albums of 2012
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special for TRT– 10. Cat Power, Sun Clocking in at just under 11 minutes, “Nothin’ But Time” starts simple enough, with just piano…
Creep News: Pope Benedict XVI – Judging & Hating; His “Christian” Way
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– There are a lot of things that threaten world peace: The ready availability of assault rifles. The Military Industrial Complex….
Fiscal Deal Creates Cliff Hanger for LGBT Centers
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– LGBT service groups and others who depend on federal funding for a portion of their work can breathe a sigh…
Justice Scalia: A Reduction to Stone Throwing
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The depth of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s discomfort for things gay became apparent in 1996, ten years after…
Chelsea Clinton vs. Rick Warren on Marriage Equality
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– California evangelist preacher Rick Warren hasn’t changed much in four years and neither, apparently, have the questions he’s asked by…
Justice Dept. to Reform Puerto Rico Police Dept. Due to Alleged Misconduct, More
WASHINGTON, DC – On Dec. 21st, The Justice Department (DOJ) entered into a sweeping agreement with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Governor Luis Fortuño to…
Secretary of Defense Hopeful Apologizes for “Anti-Gay” Record
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– In a development illustrating one measure of the LGBT political lobby’s influence on the Obama administration, a Republican figure said…
Creep of the Week: Anti-Gay/Women/Christmas, Bernard McGuirk
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– December is upon us, dear readers. The halls are getting decked, gay apparel is being donned, people are striking harps…
Thinking Out Loud: Confessions of a Marriage Doubter
By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– I’ve been writing about marriage a lot lately, which seems weird to me because even up to my own wedding…
Openly Gay VCU Coach Terminated After Winning Season
University Launches Investigation Into Whether Coach Was Let Go for Being Openly Gay RICHMOND, VA — Following a winning season with a 25-6 record, the…
Barbra Streisand: The ‘Funny Girl’ Returns
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special for TRT– Barbra Streisand takes center stage, but she’s not busting out “The Way We Were.” Not today, anyway. The legend is…
ENDA Must Fight It Out in Congress Like DADT
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The Employment Non-Discrimination Act –or ENDA—has always been a top priority for the LGBT community politically. It’s been around in…
Screen Queen: The 2012 Queer (TV Series, Movie, Musical) Gift Guide
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special for TRT– FOR FANS OF CHANNING TATUM Magic Mike It’s the season of giving – and director Steven Soderbergh is very generous…
Notre Dame Approves Gay/Straight Ally Student Group
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– In a move affirming of gays on campus, officials at University of Notre Dame said they would recognize an organization for…
HRC Statement on Tragic Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut
Washington — Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin released the following statement regarding the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut: “The entire HRC family…
FBI Data: Hate Crimes Based on Sexual Orientation on the Rise
Washington – For the first time, crimes directed against individuals on the basis of sexual orientation are the second most frequent hate crime committed after crimes…