LGBTQ PoC Brief’s Shockingly Unequal Harms
Research Brief Documents the Shockingly Disproportionate Harms Discrimination Inflicts on LGBTQ PoC WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, a coalition of leading LGBTQ rights groups joined together to release…
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Equality Act Goes To The Senate
The Equality Acts Is Vital To All Underrepresented Groups; May Pass In The Senate WASHINGTON—Today lawmakers in the U.S. Senate introduced the Equality Act to update…
Op-Ed: Are The Police Heroes Or Disappointments?
The majority of murders we’ve seen & those we haven’t show a pic that there aren’t many police heroes for people like us By: Jennifer…
LGBTQ Workers Protected, Says High Court
LGBTQ Workers, in an unexpected move from the mostly conservative Court (and a blow to the Trump Admin.) are now protected by federal law BOSTON—In…
The Theater Offensive Receives $1 Million Donation
The Theater Offensive Changes Its Course, Develops New Direction BOSTON—A new mission, a new leadership structure and a $1 million donation for The Theater Offensive…
Wils Makes History As The 1st Openly Gay Chinese Singer
By: Robin Garrity/Special to TRT— Singapore pop singing sensation Wils is best known for his album, WTF, named Best Pop Album of the Year at…
Conversion Therapy Ban Bill Passed By Mass. House & Senate, Awaits Gov. Baker’s Signature
BOSTON—Recently, the Massachusetts House and Senate both passed a Conversion Therapy Ban bill, which would outlaw the practice of conversion therapy for minors, a dangerous…
Audre Lorde Cancer Awareness Brunch: A Success
BOSTON—On Saturday, October 20, over 120 people gathered in community at the NonProfit Center for the 20th Annual Audre Lorde Cancer Awareness Brunch. Every year,…
Queer & Trans PoC Elevate Concerns Of Systemic Racism At Boston Pride Parade
BOSTON—Queer and trans people of color (QTPOC) disrupted the Boston Pride parade today under the name No Justice No Pride Boston to elevate concerns of…
LGBTQ News Briefs From Around The World
Kenya censors controversial LGBTQ movie before Cannes Film Festival A month before the Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard premiere of “Rafiki,” a Kenyan film…
New Report on LGBTQ Poverty Shows Need for More Resources and Research
Washington, D.C.—As the Trump administration works to undermine the historic progress made toward full LGBTQ equality, a new report highlights a harsh reality: LGBTQ people are more likely…
The Network/La Red’s Annual Fundraiser Paint The Town (La) Red Featuring Performances & Clips from New Short Film
Paint The Town (La) Red is a celebration of survival that raises awareness of LGBQ/T partner abuse and its impact on our communities. BOSTON—On April…
29th Annual Bayard Rustin Breakfast to Honor LGBT People of Color Working to End HIV/AIDS
LGBT People of Color contributions highlighted, Activist Larry V. Day and spiritual leader Allan McLendon to be recognized for their life-saving work BOSTON—The 29th annual…
Racial Equity is Vital to Eradicating HIV/AIDS in 2018 & Beyond
By: JP Delgado Galdamez*/TRT Guest Columnist— In honor of National Black HIV Awareness Day on February 7, The Rainbow Times’ columnist and activist JP Delgado Galdamez…
TRT Exclusive—Pride & Prejudice: Queer Caribbean Expatriates on Culture, Discrimination & Life Away From Home
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— In part one of this series, The Rainbow Times introduced our readership to LGBTQ Caribbean expatriates living and working in Massachusetts….
In 2018, Let’s Choose Not to Be Victims, but Fighters against evil, KKK
By: Mike Givens*/TRT Assistant Editor— It was 1968, and the six of them lived in a small house in southeastern Virginia. Tom, 31, and Elizabeth,…
Under Attack, LGBT Movement Priorities Radically Shift
Annual Analysis of LGBT Movement Finds Increased Revenues and Individual Contributions DENVER—In the last two years, following the historic Obergefell vs. Hodges landmark marriage ruling in 2015,…
Local Queer Dance Party Brings Activism, Inclusivity, and Boogie to Boston
By: Al Gentile*/TRT Reporter— For queer people of color, and many people within the LGBTQ community, few places exist that function as an altogether safe…
Oklahoma Gay Man’s Home Burned to Ground, History of Racism & Homophobic Attacks
OKLAHOMA CITY—This week, Randy Gamel-Medler, an Oklahoma gay man, filed a federal equal protection lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of…
Pulse Orlando One Year Later: Honoring Survivors & the 49 Lives Lost
The tragedy that rocked our world: Pulse Orlando still beats in our hearts By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— It was 12:45 a.m. in the early hours…
Congressional Budget Deal Has Good News; GOP Health Care Bill Does Not
By: Eric Brus* Congress agreed on a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that will fund most federal government operations through fiscal year (FY) 2017, which…
Anti-Semitic Acts Skyrocket in the Nation: Salem Mayor Responds to Swastika Graffiti Paint
By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— Although earlier this month the U.S. Senate passed a resolution condemning “anti-Semitism, hate crimes, bias and discrimination in all forms,” incidents…
Fenway: American Health Care Act Would Harm LGBTs, People Living with HIV, Black & Latino Americans
Late last week, The Fenway Institute of Fenway Health released a policy brief outlining how the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the Trump Administration’s proposed…