Municipal Equality Index: State of LGBTQ Equality in 10 Massachusetts Cities
The Municipal Equality Index shows that only 2 cities, Salem and Cambridge, hold a perfect score (no added bonus point) in Massachusetts; extend vital protections to…
Northampton
Get Your Pride On: New England & Nearby 2018 Prides*
NoHo Pride May 5 https://bit.ly/21ctXLB Long Beach Pride May 19-20 https://bit.ly/2jkDEcG DC Black Pride May 25-28, Memorial Day Weekend https://bit.ly/2jgWtgI Pride Niagara …
Sexual Minorities Archives Celebrate Grand re-Opening at New Home in Holyoke
The Sexual Minorities Archives moved from Northampton to Holyoke not long ago By: Sandra Dias/TRT Guest Reporter— HOLYOKE, Mass.—More than 100 people attended the grand…
MassEquality on HRC’s Municipal Equality Index 2014
BOSTON, Mass.—Today, the Human Rights Campaign released its annual Municipal Equality Index (MEI). The MEI is a comprehensive scorecard on the laws and policies of…
Coalition of Orgs. Raises Funds for Northampton’s Homeless & Hungry
NORTHAMPTON, Mass.—Sunday, October 26, 2014 is the date for the 23rd annual Shelter Sunday to benefit the organizations providing shelter and support services to homeless and…
LGBTQ History Walking Tour of Northampton Set for July 13
Journey Through Lesbian Mecca Will Recall Key Organizations and Locations NORTHAMPTON, Mass.—A walking tour that reveals the untold history of Northampton’s LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
Smith Students Continue to Protest Smith Admissions’ Policies for Transgender Women
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— NORTHAMPTON, Mass.—Smith College students recently held a protest on campus in response to admissions policies they say are exclusionary towards…
LGBTQ History Walking Tour of Northampton Set for May 4
A walking tour that reveals the untold history of Northampton’s LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) community will take place on Sunday, May 4 at 2:00 p.m. and everyone is welcome
Award-Winning Play “The Naked I” Returns to Northampton after 11 Years
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. —“The Naked I: Monologues from Beyond the Binary” returns to its birthplace for a three day run starting on Friday, March 28, 2014….
New England’s Premier Showcase for Fine and Functional Art
Paradise City Arts Festival Returns to Northampton finely and functionally! Northampton, Massachusetts • October 12, 13 & 14 • Columbus Day Weekend NORTHAMPTON, Mass.—The Paradise…
Lesbian Marriage Play at Northampton’s New Venue
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — Local comic actresses Julie Waggoner and Jeannine Haas are teaming up again, this time on a new play created specifically for them by…
LGBT Coalition Grant Focuses on Perception of Transgender Women
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — The LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts is the recipient of a grant from the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts. The grant was…
Municipal Equality Index in MA: Boston & Cambridge 100; Northampton, Others Not So
Boston and Cambridge score 100; Northampton & Provincetown not so. In this first of its kind nationwide evaluation of LGBT inclusion in municipal law and…
Paradise City Arts: 18 Years as New England’s Premiere for Fine & Functional Art
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — It’s been called “a Mecca for art lovers”, “wild and wonderful” and “the coolest collection of for-sale art around.” AmericanStyle Magazine named…
Northampton LGBT ancestor Anna de Naucaze’s story intrigues, inspires
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter– On Feb. 5, a rapt audience in the Smith College Campus Center listened to a story of an early 20th-century gender…
Boston Pride’s Human Rights Road Tour parks in Northampton
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter– Last month, Boston Pride’s new Human Rights & Education Committee made a stop in Northampton on its statewide Community Forum Road…
Out! For Reel LGBT Film Series’ New Powerhouse Films
On Saturday, February 11, The Lesbian Film Festival, at Wright Hall, Smith College, Northampton will be a one night festival offering a variety of films…
Northampton Mayoral Candidates to Hold Forum for the LGBT Community
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – Voters in Northampton, Massachusetts who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and their allies will have an opportunity to get to know…