Fed. Lawsuit Filed Against Scott Lively, Organizations March Against Hate
Quotes by TRT Staff — This morning in Springfield Federal Court, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights, NYC, filed a federal lawsuit against Abiding…
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Creep of the Week: Kirk Cameron & His Extreme Right “Beliefs”
By: D’Anne Witkowski/Special for TRT– On March 2 Kirk Cameron was on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight for some reason. To many viewers it must have…
MassEquality Icons Awards nets $125K, Boston Leaders Attend Event
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– The more than two hundred people who attended MassEquality’s inaugural Icon Awards gathering helped the statewide advocacy organization raised $125,000. The…
Ms BHaven rocks hard in the Hartford area & beyond
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter– The all-female tribute band Ms BHaven has been working up quite a local following with their combination of jazz, Latin, R&B…
Northampton LGBT ancestor Anna de Naucaze’s story intrigues, inspires
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter– On Feb. 5, a rapt audience in the Smith College Campus Center listened to a story of an early 20th-century gender…
Lady Gaga Launches Born This Way Foundation, MassEquality Congratulates her
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– BOSTON, MA—Lady Gaga selected Harvard University as the official site to launch her Born This Way Foundation, where she spoke about…
Anti-hate-crime bill passes R.I. House, still needs to clear Senate
By: Casey Rocheteau/TRT Reporter While it is short, House Bill 7111 in Rhode Island has the potential to be an important step forward in hate-crime…
The OutField: Two Super Bowl winners
By: Dan Woog*/Special for TRT– Although billions of dollars were bet on this month’s Super Bowl, the score of the game shouldn’t have mattered to…
Ask A Transwoman: A rose by any other name … is whatever she says it is!
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– If you were talking to someone and in the conversation they referenced your old birth/boy name (several times), what would you…
30 Years of Worldwide Pride Inspires Boston Pride’s Biggest Event
By: Linda DeMarco/President of Boston Pride– Every year, Boston Pride Week shows our pride for the LGBT community through the Parade, Festival and other activities,…
The Rhode Island Pride Honors award: Exceptional LGBT leaders and advocates in the community
By: Casey Rocheteau/TRT Reporter Held in the same building as Rhode Island Pride’s new offices in Pawtucket, the R.I. Pride Honors was an emotional event…
The Most Dangerous Candidate In Modern Politics
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief– The views of Rick Santorum are fundamentally radical to say the least. What concerns me the most is how exuberantly he…
Boston Pride names The Rainbow Times Official Media Sponsor
Nonprofit announces The Rainbow Times as an official media sponsor and producer of the official Pride Guide Boston, MA – Boston Pride today announced its…
Finances at ‘turning point’ for LGBT groups, stabilizing; but donors fleeing
By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter– Good news and some concerns about the LGBT equality movement emerge from a new study by a LGBT think tank….
Marriage Equality in NJ: Positive Effects For 16,875 Couples Raising 6,650+ Children
LOS ANGELES, CA – As the New Jersey legislature votes on the legalization of marriage for same-sex couples, the Williams Institute, a leading research institute…
Creep of the Week: One Million Moms
By: D’Anne Witkowski/Special for TRT– Lest there be any confusion, last week’s Creep is not just a million random ladies with kids. One Million Moms…
Thinking Out Loud: Two Lesbians Abroad
What our guidebook didn’t tell us about being out of the closet in Egypt By: Abby Dees/Special for TRT– Nearly 3500 years ago, the female…
Creep of the Week: Stacey Campfield (R-Tennessee) On Forbidding Sex Ed
By: D’Anne Witkowski/Special for TRT– There are a lot of things wrong with State Senator Stacey Campfield (R-Tennessee). Mainly mouth things and brain things, as…
The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition Opens Registration for Inaugural Lesbians of Color Symposium
BOSTON, Mass. — Registration for The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition’s (HBGC) Inaugural Lesbian of Color Symposium (LOCS) opened this month on the organization’s website. The symposium,…
¡Celebra el año del Dragón con una nueva actitud!
Por: Wilfred Labiosa*/Columnista de TRT ¡Espero que este nuevo año 2012 haya comenzado bien para todos/as! Pero sé que para muchos/as de nuestros/as lectores/as están…
Female Unification as a Progressive Step Forward
By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief— In a recent interview with More, Jennifer Beals discusses many interesting topics, having to do with female rights, as part of promoting…
Northampton Mayoral Candidates to Hold Forum for the LGBT Community
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – Voters in Northampton, Massachusetts who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and their allies will have an opportunity to get to know…
To Cook is To Love: A Foodies Journal
By: John Verlinden/TRT Cuisine Writer– New Year – New Resolution I can’t believe another year has passed. So have you made any resolutions? My New…