December 2011

Nov. 1, 2011 By: Casey L Rocheteau/TRT Reporter The catchphrase which many have picked up on from the Occupy movement is that participants consider themselves…

By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter October 3, 2011 BOSTON, MA–For eight years a small independent group of volunteers has organized Greater Boston’s celebration of Latino LGBT…

October 5, 2011 By: Casey Rocheteau/TRT Reporter PROVIDENCE, RI-Chanting “however we dress, wherever we go, yes means yes, no means no!,” Slutwalk Providence took to…

October 5, 2011 By: Casey Rocheteau/TRT Reporter Every third Thursday, between September and June, drag queens, leather bears, married ladies, grandmothers and even a few…

September 25, 2011 By: Chuck Colbert/Special for TRT Just past the stroke of midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 20, “don’t ask don’t tell,” the nearly 18-year-old…

September 6, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter According to a 2008 report released by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP), 67 percent of the…

September 8, 2011 By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter SALEM–On September 29, from 7-10 p.m., the North Shore Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth will…

September 6, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter The rate of HIV infections remains disproportionately high among gay and bisexual men in New England. According to…

September 1, 2011 By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter For more than a month now, the Massachusetts Family Institute (MFI) has run radio ads slamming a bill…

August 24, 2011 By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter Obama administration praised by MA organization leaders for highlighting the issues regarding LGBT health disparities By: Chuck Colbert…

August 4, 2011 By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter The outpouring of opinions and disappointment continue to resurface due to MA-Senator Scott Brown’s absence in the Massachusetts…

August 4, 2011 By: Bryan Samuels*/TRT Special Darryn entered the foster care system as an abused and frightened child. By the time he was 16,…

August 4, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter Beth Vorro and Beth Coderre, a married couple from North Smithfield, R.I., traveled to Washington, D.C., last week…

August 4, 2011 By: Anne Jacobson/Special for TRT Hector Fonseca is one of the most sought-after producers on the dance floor. This year, he has…

July 15, 2011 By Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter A message of acceptance and inclusion rang out loud and clear on Sunday, July 10, from the…

July 7, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter The first known case of AIDS was discovered in June 1981, 30 years ago. Since then, more than…

July 7, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter Openly gay Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox is now the subject of a YouTube video, F**k You,…

June 28, 2011 By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter Advocates of transgender equality stepped up pressure on the Legislature for passage of a bill that would add…

June 24, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter With only a few weeks left in the 2011 legislative session, a vote on a civil unions bill…

June 21, 2011 By: Chuck Colbert/Reporter BOSTON–“Be here on July 10,” said John Kelly, chair of the LGBT-affirming Rainbow Ministry at St. Cecilia, referring to…

June 20, 2011 By Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter On Saturday, June 18, Rhode Island’s LGBT community held their 35th annual Pride celebration in Providence. The day…

June 14, 2011 By Chuck Colbert / TRT Reporter Not since Seán Cardinal O’Malley fought same-sex civil marriage on Beacon Hill — or last year’s…

June 17, 2011 By: John Kerry/TRT Special Massachusetts has always been a national leader on LGBT civil rights. We’ve proved time and again that our…