Annual Taste of the South End Raises Money for AIDS Action Committee
By: Lauren Walleser/ TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass. — The 19th Annual Taste of the South End — a fundraiser for AIDS Action Committee of…
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Boston-area Organizations Build Community Through LGBT Dance Nights
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times— BOSTON, Mass. — A number of organizations in the Boston area offer queer-friendly or LGBT-specific dance classes and…
Ask Lambda Legal: Utah Same-Sex Marriages
By: Lambda Legal Deputy Legal Director Hayley Gorenberg— Dear Ask Lambda Legal – Utah Marriages Q: I’ve been reading about the Supreme Court stopping marriages…
Cupid Ain’t Stupid: Valentine’s Gifts That’ll Getcha Some
By: Mikey Rox*/Special to TRT— Christmas just ended, but there’s another gift-buying season right around the corner. The best thing about Valentine’s Day, however, is…
Judge in Virginia Same-Sex Case Says She’ll Rule “Soon”
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— A federal judge in Norfolk, Virginia, told attorneys in a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s ban on same-sex couples marrying that she…
United Nations Report Calls for Equality for Transgender People; HIV/AIDS Reports
By: Eric Brus*— The United Nations Development Program has called for international action to secure rights and equality for transgender people. In a new paper…
Major Transgender Victory in Maine
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— In an historic first, a state high court ruled yesterday that a male-to-female transgender student who was accepted by school…
Considerable LGBT Disappointment in State of the Union Speech
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Obama spoke of a nation working on issues such as…
LGBT Momentum Report: Some Surprises
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— An independent think tank that studies the progress of the movement on equal rights for LGBT people released its latest…
Indiana House Clears the Bill
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The Indiana House on Tuesday approved a proposal to change the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage. The vote on…
TN Brookdale Senior Living Sued for Barring Employee’s Same-Sex Spouse from Health Plan
Despite DOMA’s Demise, Employer Refused to Allow Kerry Considine to Put Her Wife on Health Insurance Plan Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has…
19th Annual Taste of the South End: Samplings from over 40 Celebrated Chefs
BOSTON, Mass.—AIDS Action Committee announces that the 19th annual Taste of the South End will take place Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Attendees will enjoy small plate…
Macklemore and Marriage Equality Steal the Show at the Grammy’s
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— Macklemore and Ryan Lewis basked in the limelight of the Grammys’s 2014 defining performance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles,…
Virginia AG Won’t Defend Same-Sex Marriage Ban
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The attorney general of Virginia announced this morning that his office will no longer defend the constitutionality of the state’s…
AIDS Action, MassCreative & MassBudget React to Gov. Patrick’s Budget
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—Today, AIDS Action and MassCreative had strong reactions to Governor Deval Patrick’s 2015 budget proposal, which includes cuts to their…
Fenway Study Enrolls Gay Men Who Have Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse
BOSTON, Mass. — The Fenway Institute’s Project THRIVE is currently seeking gay, bisexual, and other men, who have sex with men (MSM) who have experienced childhood…
Ninth Circuit Appeals Court Victory for Rights of Gay Jurors
SAN FRANCISCO — Today, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that attorneys in federal cases may not dismiss…
Thinking Out Loud: Letter to Me, Age 14
If I could share some accumulated wisdom with my younger self, it would sound about like this. By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT— Dear Abby, As…
Six Same-sex Couples Seek Freedom to Marry in FL
MIAMI, Fl.—Today, six same-sex couples and Equality Florida Institute are filing a lawsuit in Florida state court in Miami seeking the freedom to marry. The…
Sochi 2014: Putin Adds Fuel to Controversy
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Russian President Vladimir Putin poured fuel on the anti-gay controversy Friday (January 17), saying gays visiting Russia for the Olympics…
MassEquality Applauds AG Martha Coakley’s Announcement: Mass. Will Recognize Utah Marriages
BOSTON, Mass. ─ In a statement released yesterday, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced that the Commonwealth will recognize as valid for purposes of Massachusetts law…
Arkansas Conference for Medical Sciences to Focus on LGBT Health Open to Providers & Public
BOSTON, Mass.—Harvey Makadon, M.D., Director of the National LGBT Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School will…
Fenway Health’s JGIM Study: High Rates of Inadequate PAP Tests in Trans Men
BOSTON, Mass.—Fenway Health’s Jennifer Potter, MD, and colleagues at Fenway, Harvard Medical School and the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health have published study results…