Creep of the Week: Franklin Graham
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Marriage equality was a big winner on Election Day and, surprise surprise, not everyone is happy about it. There are…
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Creep of the Week: Anyone Blaming Hurricane Sandy on Gays
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Gays should have seen it coming, frankly. It was only a matter of time before it happened. I’m not talking…
Voters to America: We Choose Equality
By: Kara Suffredini, Esq.– Election 2012 was about the direction of our country, and the welfare of LGBTQ people hung in the balance. Up and…
At Long Last: GLAD Celebrates Maine Marriage Victory
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) is celebrating today’s ballot vote in favor of marriage equality for same-sex couples in Maine , with the passage of…
Grassroots to Lawsuits: How Pride Died & an Army of Lovers Became a Gaggle of Lawyers
By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– Last weekend I was the MC at my local Pride festivities. It had been a while since I’d done anything…
Equality Needs a Champion Like Elizabeth Warren
By: Kara Suffredini, Esq.*/Special to TRT– Eight years ago, we knew that if we won the right to marry in Massachusetts the rest of the…
Op-Ed: Chick-fil-A Clear About Traditional & Biblical Purposes, not LGBTs
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Columnist– [UPDATED] Ok, so I was really offended when Chick-fil-A was donating millions of dollars to anti-LGBT organizations. Then the whole debacle…
New Report Outlines Wide-Sweeping Inequalities Faced by LGBT Americans
As general election looms, publication details the need for critical federal protections WASHINGTON, D.C., — With the presidential election a mere two months away, the…
Adam Levine Exposed: Talks Passion for Gay Rights, Acting
Pop star talks acting debut nudity and biggest ‘Voice’ diva By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT– Supermodel girlfriends, rumored spats with Christina Aguilera and the engine…
HRC Calls the Family Research Council a Hate Group Because It Is One
Washington Post publishes Chad Griffin op-ed expressing condemnation for shooting, detailing FRC’s history of hateful rhetoric Washington – Today the Washington Post published an op-ed column by HRC President…
Creep of the Week: Bryan Fischer “Gays Are Bullies … Vicious, Mean …”
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Poor Chick-fil-A. The company’s president, Dan Cathy, makes a few disparaging remarks about how marriage equality is basically the same…
DOJ asks for Supreme Court Review of DOMA
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– In an unexpected move that may well expedite the U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration of the Defense of Marriage Act, the Obama…
Rhode Island’s House Speaker, Gordon Fox, Supports Marriage Equality, Again
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– PROVIDENCE, RI—Speaker of the House, Gordon Fox (D- Rhode Island), has come around marriage equality–again–in the Ocean State, according to statements…
Gay Bowling in RI Raises Money for the AIDS Project and Marriage Equality
By: Casey Rocheteau/TRT Reporter– Every Tuesday night at Town Hall Lanes in Johnston, R.I., something quite spectacular happens. For 13 years, the alley has been…
More Non-bigoted Religious Spokespeople Into the Discussion of LGBT Rights
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist– GLAAD released a study that identifies an enormous religious opportunity to further LGBT rights. GLAAD joined with the University of…
Mainers Unite for Marriage Equality at Pride’s 26th Celebration
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– Even before the Pride Parade marchers stepped off from Monument Square at 12:30 p.m. in downtown Portland, the annual event was…
Bloggers, Activists Connect at Netroots Nation in Rhode Island
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– For the hundred-plus LGBT bloggers, activists, journalists, and community leaders who attended the Netroots Nation conference in Providence, Rhode Island, last…
Creep of the Week: Charles L. “Let’s Get Rid of the Lesbians & Queers” Worley
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– It should be a surprise to no sentient being that by coming out in favor of marriage equality; President Obama…
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.”…
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…
Organizations react to Pres. Obama’s support of gay marriage
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– This afternoon, The Rainbow Times caught up with local community leaders on their response to President Obama’s endorsement of same-sex marriage…
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 &…
Sex Scandal Involving the State Democratic Party Erupts in North Carolina
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– Less than three weeks before voters in North Carolina go to the polls to cast a vote on same-sex marriage…