DOMA on the Ropes: Will the Supreme Court Deliver the Knockout Punch?
By: Bernadette Stark, Esq.*/Special to TRT– The country has been riveted this week as the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases…
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Boston’s LGBTQ Community Reacts to Mayor Menino’s Departure
Local leaders reflect, share thanks following the mayor’s announcement By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Reporter— On Thursday, May 28th, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced that he will…
Boston Stands for Equality at Rally and Candlelight Vigil
By: Francisco L. White* /TRT Reporter— Boston, Mass.—It was a day of high emotion and demonstrations of solidarity. In the afternoon, as the DOMA battle…
Prop 8 Argument: Roller Coaster Ride Over Standing and Merits
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The U.S. Supreme Court took the marriage equality issue on a roller coaster ride Tuesday as it heard almost 90…
Boston Pride News: DOMA Rally and Parade Headliner News
BOSTON, Mass. — Boston Pride announced today that, working with the Mayor’s Office, the rainbow flag, symbol of our community, will be raised over City…
Op-ed: Obama, Clinton, & Gay Marriage: Why We Need More Than Rhetoric
By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to TRT– Last week, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released a video officially announcing her support for same-sex marriage, shortly after…
Hundreds Expected at Boston City Hall Plaza on Historic Supreme Court Marriage Arguments’ Day
BOSTON, Mass.—Next Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the challenge to California’s Proposition 8, an amendment to that…
American Academy of Pediatrics: Marriage Equality is Good for Children
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the independent and non-partisan American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) announced their support for marriage for gay and lesbian couples for a…
History in the High Court: DOMA & Prop 8 – Courtside Guide
The avid reader’s guide to who and what to watch for at the Supreme Court on marriage argument days. What to expect March 26 and 27…
Op-ed: Fight for Justice – Stop Lively’s Crimes Against Humanity
Nationwide event to occur at sundown the night before the Supreme Court of the United States will reconsider Proposition 8 and DOMA; Organization fights for…
History in the High Court Part: Standing in the Way
How procedural questions in the two big marriage cases this month could preclude major rulings – and what that would mean … To prepare readers for…
Obama & DOJ Enter Brief in Prop 8 Case
By Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The Obama administration continues to back up its words of support for marriage equality with action, this week taking the…
Pres. Obama’s Inaugural Address Speech Inclusive of LGBTs
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service–(UPDATED) President Obama, in his second inaugural address, emphasized the nation’s principle of equality for all and, in doing so, specifically…
Envisioning a Future Beyond Formal LGBT Equality: Urvashi Vaid
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– If the LGBT movement is, at its core, a progressive struggle for justice and equality, then should not the gay-rights’ agenda…
Creep of the Week: Justice Antonin Scalia’s Homosexual Stance
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– A famous Italian Catholic has had a big change of heart regarding marriage equality after publicly saying some pretty nasty…
Chelsea Clinton vs. Rick Warren on Marriage Equality
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– California evangelist preacher Rick Warren hasn’t changed much in four years and neither, apparently, have the questions he’s asked by…
Historic: The U.S. Supreme Court Takes Prop. 8 and Windsor
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– In a surprise development, the U.S. Supreme Court announced on December 7 that it will review both the Proposition 8…
Historic Supreme Court Session Opens Monday
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– Perhaps the most historic U.S. Supreme Court session ever for the LGBT community gets underway officially October 1, with a…
Deep Inside Hollywood: Bomb Girls, Dustin Lance Black, Sean Maher
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special for TRT– Bomb Girls blowing up soon Sexy lesbians working in a World War II-era bomb factory? Yes, it happened, there just…