Boston Pride Statement Backfires
Leaving out what many LGBTQ+ PoC community members see as an indication that Boston Pride isn’t as inclusive as it thinks itself to be; Reports…
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Mayor Walsh Appoints Robert Santiago As Commissioner Of Veterans’ Services
Robert Santiago will be the first Puerto Rican and LGBTQ Veterans Commissioner in the City’s history. BOSTON—Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the appointment of…
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus To Sing at US Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting
Performance on eve of chorus’s historic South Africa Tour will also cap week of LGBT Pride BOSTON―The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) is pleased to…
UPDATE: OUTVETS Denied Entry in Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade at First, Now Allowed to March
Update: Upon a second vote by the Allied War Veteran’s Council, AWVC, for inclusion of OUTVETS in the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade on…
Trans Flag Flies at Boston City Hall: Momentum Pushes Mass. Closer to Passing the #TransBillMA
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— People and organizations’ reactions via social media BOSTON—Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has subtly indicated that he will not veto a…
OUTVETS to Make History Marching in Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—Last month, The South Boston Allied War Veterans Council (AWVC) voted 5-4 in favor of allowing an LGBT veterans…
Boston City Council Votes Unanimously in Support of Gender Therapy Access Ordinance for Transgender Municipal Workers
BOSTON, Mass.—Today, the Boston City Council, by a unanimous vote, passed an ordinance ensuring that the City does not contract with any health insurance provider…
Mayor Walsh & Rep. Steven Lynch Officially Invited to Walk in the St. Patrick’s Peace Parade
BOSTON, Mass. – Organizers of the Saint Patrick’s Peace Parade announced today Mayor Marty Walsh and Representative Steven Lynch have been cordially invited to walk in…
St. Patrick’s Day “LGBT & Allies Celebration” Expected To Draw Crowd
Yet Traditional Parade Still Excludes LGBT Groups BOSTON, Mass.—Boston LGBT leaders and activists are hosting the 5th Annual “LGBT and Allies St. Patrick’s Day Celebration”…
St. Patrick’s Day: From One Settler to Another
By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— Identity. We all have many. However, to a select few, you can only have one—to be Irish, at least if you are…
OP-Ed: St. Patrick’s Parade — Still Exclusionary, Divisive to LGBTs
As a transgender woman and veteran I have very mixed thoughts and feelings. To me the decision and it’s restrictions say to us that you…
Exclusive to TRT: LGBT Groups & Veterans to Walk in Peace Parade
Mayor Marty Walsh will not participate in the traditional St. Patrick’s Parade due to its exclusionary practices BOSTON, Mass. — February 14, 2014 — Lesbian,…
MassCreative Reacts to Creation of Boston Arts Commissioner Position
“History was made last week when Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced that there will be a Chief of Arts and Culture in his cabinet. This position will report directly to the Mayor alongside the Police Commissioner, Superintendent of Schools, and seven other cabinet officials.