Book Review: An Exploration of Male Sex Workers, Beyond the Stigma
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— It’s January! Time to snuggle up with a good read! “Male Sex Work and Society,” edited by Victor Minichiello and John…
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Was Whitney Houston a Lesbian?
Yolonda Ross Plays Whitney Houston’s rumored lesbian lover in the upcoming Lifetime movie By: Mark Dawson*/Special to TRT— There’s one thing Yolonda Ross, the actress who…
MassEquality Applauds Governor’s Signing of Homeless Youth Bill
BOSTON, Mass.—Today, Governor Patrick signed into law the Unaccompanied Homeless Youth bill which defines who is an unaccompanied homeless youth and instructs the Executive Office…
Assessing the Fight Against AIDS: How Close Are we to ‘Getting to Zero’?
By: Eric Brus* Although we are 30 years into the AIDS epidemic, we still do not have consensus around precisely what “ending the epidemic” means. Yet…
Deep Inside Hollywood: The Year in Gay
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special to TRT— Once upon a time, in the bad old days of closets and media resistance to gay stories of any…
The Gay Year in Review: 7 Hot Topics That Had Us Talking in 2014
By: Mikey Rox*/Special to TRT— This year the LGBT community laughed together, cried together, and celebrated together as news broke on issues important to us…
Op-Ed: MassEquality’s Commitment is to a Grander Vision
By: Various Community Organization Leaders*— [Bay Window’s editor] Sue O’Connell’s editorial on December 17, “Is it Time for MassEquality to Retire?” asks the wrong question….
Robert Pitman Becomes 1st Openly Gay Judge to Sit on Federal Bench in Texas
By: Sarah Toce/The Seattle Lesbian— The U.S. Senate Tuesday night confirmed Robert Pitman to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Pitman…
NCLR & ACLU Publish New Legal Guide for Transgender Prisoners
Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have released “Know Your Rights: Laws, Court Decisions, and Advocacy…
Veterans For Peace applauds OUTVETS entry into Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
BOSTON, Mass.—Veterans For Peace applauds the decision by the Allied War Veterans Council to allow OUTVETS, a fledging new LGBT veterans group, to walk in…
GLAD Reacts to Appeals Court Ruling that Dept. of Corrections Can Deny Care to Transgender Woman
BOSTON, Mass.—The full First Circuit Court of Appeals today reversed an earlier ruling that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts must provide Michelle Kosilek, an incarcerated transgender…
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus Needs a Few Good Men for Auditions
BOSTON, Mass.—Boston Gay Men’s Chorus announces that auditions for its 2014-15 season will be held on January 4, 2015. The BGMC will embark on an…
Tennessee Opposes Same-Sex Couples’ Request for High Court to Rule on Marriage Ban
NCLR Responds through Senior Staff Attorney Christopher F. Stoll, Esq. NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Today, State of Tennessee officials filed a brief opposing three same-sex couples’ request for the United…
Melrose City Council Passes Ordinance Banning Discrimination in Public Places Based on Gender Identity
Melrose is the 10th jurisdiction in the Commonwealth to pass ordinance BOSTON, Mass.—By a unanimous vote, the Melrose City Council approved an ordinance providing nondiscrimination…
California via Gov. Brown, will teach LGBT History in 2015
By: The Seattle Lesbian— CALIFORNIA—Governor Jerry Brown is making sure that the kids in his state will be taught an honest history. Brown signed a bill…
Report: LGBT Americans Still Face Wide-Spread Inequality
In wake of marriage victories, publication outlines the need for crucial legal protections WASHINGTON, D.C.—Despite growing support for equality, the stakes are high for the…
Creep of the Week: Stone Casting & Anti-LGBT “The Duggars”
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— I’ll admit I’ve never watched “19 and Counting,” the reality show about the Duggar family. But from what I understand,…
Decision.Gay: Is the Gay Community Being Jilted in the Race for .Gay?
Time will tell if ICANN acknowledges & addresses documented violations of the evaluators entrusted to carry out a fair and thorough Community Priority Evaluation for…
Letter to the Editor: Rox is a Homophobe
Dear Editor, Mikey Rox’s piece in your Dec. 3 edition, “9 Reasons Why Coming Out On A Holiday Isn’t A Good Idea,” was homophobic and…
Boston-Based Unity Pride Reacts to Ferguson, NYC: #BlackLivesMatter
BOSTON, Mass.—In the span of less than two weeks, two grand juries—one located in Ferguson, Missouri and one in Staten Island, New York—voted against indicting…
Simmons Announces New Undergraduate Admissions Policy Welcoming Transgender Women
By: Clara Lefton/ TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—This Fall, Simmons College became the third traditional women’s college in the United States to welcome transgender women as…
LGBTQs to Celebrate Holidays with Accepting, Inclusive Religious & Spiritual Orgs. in New England
By: Lauren Walleser/ TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—With the holiday season approaching, LGBTQ people who are spiritual and/or religious may be looking for places of…
Sixth Circuit Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Bans in 4 States, Negates DOMA
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—The Sixth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld same-sex marriage bans in four states—Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee—in…