Rhode Island: Bill Will Guard Access To Health Care
New Bill Will Safeguard Rhode Island’s Health Care System; Protect Access to Essential Care; Limit the Risk Hostile Out-of-State Laws Pose to Health Care Providers…
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Biden Endorses Equality Act; Addresses Trans Americans
President Biden May not Have Been Able to Deliver the Equality Act Before His 100 first Days in Office, but he Ensured Trans and LGBQ…
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…
#UsToo: Raising Awareness Of LGBTQ Survivors
LGBTQ Survivors Don’t Often Share Sexual Assault Instances of Abuse The #MeToo movement has proven to be truly revolutionary. The testimonies of countless courageous survivors…
Creep of the Week: Trump Voters Asking For Forgiveness
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— The other day I heard a self-proclaimed Democrat who voted for Trump say he didn’t like Hillary. “Bernie would have…
Massive Crowds “March For Our Lives” Demand Action Against Gun Violence
March for Our Lives’ message was loud and clear Massive crowds rallied across the country to protest existing gun laws and send a message to…
Democrat for Governor CandidatePlans to Expand Economic Opportunity for Women
CAMBRIDGE–Ahead of American Business Women’s Day tomorrow, Democrat for Governor Jay Gonzalez announced a plan today that would aim to level the playing field for…
Fenway: Under Senate Plan Among 22 Million Would Lose Health Insurance
LGBT & PLWH Disproportionately Affected by It BOSTON—The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), a U.S. Senate bill to…
AG Healey Awards Grants: Expand Opportunity for Women, Minority Workers in Construction Industry
Program Will Award Total of $90,000 in Grant Funding to Eligible Applicants BOSTON–Attorney General Maura Healey today announced that her office is awarding $90,000 in…
The Rainbow Times 2016 Endorsements Released
The endorsements are based on research of candidates’ pro-equality stances across the board By: TRT Editorial Staff— Presidential Candidates: Hillary Clinton for President It’s Hillary…
Getting to Know Ed O’Reilly: Running for Essex County Sheriff
The Rainbow Times, TRT, caught up with Ed O’Reilly to get to know the candidate better. In particular, TRT wanted to know more about his…
President Obama’s Budget Allocates Funding for New Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Program, Resources for Trans Women
Plus, PrEP for trans women considering it By: Eric Brus* President Barack Obama presented his administration’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) to the U.S….
Planned Parenthood funding ruffles feathers, continues providing vital services
By: Al Gentile & Mike Givens/TRT Reporter & Assistant Editor Respectively— In late December, Congress voted to support a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that…
Fenway Institute: Among 2015 GLMA Achievement Award Recipients
Each year, GLMA honors exemplary individuals and/or organizations for their significant contributions to improving the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals or…
Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival Will Be the Last
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— In an unexpected statement, Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival founder and organizer explained that the 40th Anniversary of the MichFest will be the…
LGBT Hate Disguised by Religious Freedoms and Politics
By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief— According to many, religious conservatives have been defeated in the same-sex marriage battle. Although there are a few clinching tightly to…
Exclusive: Harvard University Seminar Series Explores LGBT Issues Post-Marriage Equality
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Throughout the 2014-2015 academic year, Harvard University is hosting a seminar series called “After Marriage: The Future of LGBT Activism.”…
Creep of the Week: Franklin Graham and His Homophobic Jesus & Bible
There are a lot of things about the right-wing universe that don’t make a lot of sense to me. The fanatical obsession with the unborn paired with the callous disregard of poor children and their families, for example. The insistence that the Bible is literal and must be adhered to, and yet the careful cherry picking of what passages they actually want to follow.
BUTCH: Not Like The Other Girls
Photo-based exhibition by SDHolman at Eastworks, April 4 – May 4, 2014 Easthampton, MA—US premiere of SD Holman’s show, BUTCH: Not like the other girls,…
Considerable LGBT Disappointment in State of the Union Speech
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Obama spoke of a nation working on issues such as…
Dixon Reveals Non-Apologetic Approach to Ending Oppression
By: Nicole Lashomb /TRT Editor-in-Chief— Twenty-something year old nationally and internationally acclaimed Boston film maker, Amir Dixon, is no stranger to oppression and the ramifications…
LGBTQ History Month & Coming Out Day: Some of Our Leaders’ Insights
How they view our realities and what they’re doing to move the struggles forward By: Nicole Lashomb/TRT Editor-in-Chief— The Rainbow Times asked questions to many…
100 Undocumented Women, Other Immigrants, Arrested for Protesting House’s Inaction on Immigration Reform
Hundreds more women and children called on the House to pass fair immigration reform that values women and keeps families together WASHINGTON, DC—Approximately 100 women…