To Cook is To Love: A Foodies Journal
By: John Verlinden*/TRT Columnist– Always read the fine print – Sixth in a series: Food & politics and the 2012 elections Could I get a…
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Thinking Out Loud: Facing my Cynicism About Obama’s Gay Marriage ‘Evolution’
By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– You’ve probably seen this week’s cheeky Newsweek cover, featuring a rainbow-haloed Obama and the tag line, “America’s first gay president.”…
¡Vamos a celebrar nuestro Orgullo LGBT!
Por: Wilfred Labiosa*/Columnista de TRT– ¡El mes de Orgullo ya esta aquí! Desde Junio del 2011 hasta ahora han pasado tantas cosas en nuestra comunidad…
Ask Lambda Legal – “Out” at Work; Is it Safe?
By: Kenneth Upton/Supervising Senior Staff Attorney– I just applied for a new job, and am not sure if I should be “out” during the interview…
The Trouble with Adam Lambert
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special for TRT– Pop star talks ‘novelty’ of his homosexuality, being an unfit role model and his peculiar sex toy Remember the fuss…
NAACP’s Historic Move: Organization Sanctions Marriage Equality (Update)
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– Saying that the NAACP has “always stood against laws that demean, dehumanize, and discriminate against people,” NAACP Board Chairman Roslyn…
White House Objects as House Omits LGBTs from Domestic Violence & Defense Bills
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– Despite a warning that President Obama may exercise his veto power, the U.S. House Wednesday (May 16) approved a version…
GLAD and BAGLY Unveil “Got Rights Project” for LGBTQ Youth
BOSTON, Mass.—While Massachusetts has good legal protections for its LGBTQ students; few students know their legal rights or how to exercise them in school. Gay…
BREAKING: Obama “Comes Out” For Marriage Equality
By Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– President Obama said in a White House-arranged interview Wednesday afternoon that “same-sex couples should be able to get married.” The…
Civil and Human Rights Coalition Opposes H.R. 4970, Leaves LGBTQ & Other Group’s Rights Out
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– A new House version of the Violence Against Women Act leaves LGBT, immigrant and Native women and men without vital services…
Boston Pride Announces Official Pride Parade Route: Marches Through HUB on June 9th
BOSTON, Mass. – Boston Pride has announced the official route for the annual Boston Pride Parade on June 9th. This year, setup will be…
Cloudburst opens 25th Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, June 1-9
HARTFORD, Conn. — A vivid rainbow of genres, topics, voices and viewpoints will be shared in the 25th season of the Connecticut Gay & Lesbian…
Deep Inside Hollywood: Jane Fonda, Brittany S. Pierce, Harmony Korine, Steel Magnolias
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special for TRT– The Butler’s conservative icon: Jane Fonda Jane Fonda has spent her entire life working for liberal causes when she…
How’d we get so fat so fast? Fifth in a Series: Food & Politics and the 2012 Elections
By: John Verlinden/TRT Cuisine Writer– We’re in the midst of an epidemic in America. Two-thirds of us, 190 million people, are overweight. More than a…
Thinking Out Loud: We Must Have Political Power to Prove We Don’t Have Political Power
By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– I’ve often thought I should write a column called, “Weird Things Lawyers Do,” to explain to normal people why attorneys,…
MassEquality Marks 2nd Anniversary of State’s Anti-Bullying Law: Calls For Reform
BOSTON, Mass.—Tomorrow, May 3, marks the second anniversary of the signing of the state’s bullying law. This law requires school districts to create bullying prevention plans…
Boston Pride Headliners for 2012 Festival: Alexis Jordan, Rye Rye, and Kerli
Three musical artists to perform at June 9th Festival on Boston’s City Hall Plaza BOSTON, Mass.– Boston Pride recently announced that musical artists, Alexis Jordan,…
LGBT Coalition to Host Acceptance Workshop for Parents and Allies of LGBTQ Youth
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – On Monday, May 21, the LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts will be holding a special workshop for those parents and families who…
New Pew Poll Shows Increasing Support for Marriage Equality
Numbers also show opposition to marriage equality reaches an all-time low Washington – New polling data from the Pew Research Center for the People &…
LGBT Cancer Network Directs Patients to 400 Facilities; New Transgender-Friendly Designation
NEW YORK, NY – The National LGBT Cancer Network, the first program in the country to address the needs of all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and…
The Real Mike Ruiz: Photographer Opens Up About How It All Started
By: Chris Azzopardi/Special for TRT– A child imagines life outside reality by creating a wild, monster-inhabited world of escapism in Pan’s Labyrinth, a stylistic fantasy-art…
Gay Dads: Transitions to Adoptive Fatherhood for the LGBT community
The first study of gay men’s transition to fatherhood, by Abbie E. Goldberg, arrives this summer from one of the nation’s leading experts on parenting…
Book Marks: Carry the One; Coral Glynn; I Must Resist: Bayard Rustin’s Life in Letters and Riding Fury Home
By: Richard Labonte*/Special for TRT– Carry the One, by Carol Anshaw. Simon & Schuster, 272 pages, $25 hardcover. The flawed natures of ordinary people are…