HBGC Launches Gay-Straight Alliances in Boston-Area Schools
Groups bring LGBQ/T students of colors, allies and administrators together to increase student safety and academic achievement Boston, MA — Over the next year, The…
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Save the Date: Boston’s Transgender Day of Remembrance
Community Speak-Out, Candlelight Vigil, Hosted Reception BOSTON, Mass. — Each November, the worldwide transgender community turns its attention to its family, friends and loved ones lost…
Why Is Republican Scott Brown Ducking Major Media Outlets?
BOSTON, Massachusetts — With exactly two weeks before Election Day, Republican Scott Brown appears to be executing a strategy of ducking some media outlets rather…
Equality Needs a Champion Like Elizabeth Warren
By: Kara Suffredini, Esq.*/Special to TRT– Eight years ago, we knew that if we won the right to marry in Massachusetts the rest of the…
Warren Campaign Targets Gay Vote With Get-Out-The-LGBT-Vote Rally
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– Her campaign strategists know that in as a close a race as this one — multiple polls show her with a…
New Book Chronicles Fenway Health’s First 40 years – Fenway Hosts Book Signing Event
[From a Press Release] Tom Martorelli’s For People, Not For Profit showcases the evolution of community & LGBT healthcare through 40 years of Fenway Health’s…
Activists Deliver “Binders Full of Women” to Mitt Romney Headquarters
BOSTON, Mass. – This afternoon, activists gathered in front of the campaign headquarters of the Republican nominee for President, Mitt Romney, to voice their disappointment…
Openly Gay vs. Solidly Pro-Gay: Tierney-Tisei Showdown on the North Shore
By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter– Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank’s retirement this year does not necessarily mean the Bay State is losing a gay House member….
Gov. Patrick to Speak on Mass. Health Care Reform Act
BOSTON, Mass. — Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick will deliver the keynote address, Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, at Fenway Health’s 8th annual Board…
Our Picks: The Rainbow Times’ Political Endorsements 2012
By: The Rainbow Times’ Editorial Team– LGBT voters across Massachusetts face an embarrassment of riches come Election Day. And there is good reason for gay…
Obama Wins 2nd Debate; Romney Disses Gay & Single Parents
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– A number of LGBT bloggers expressed dismay Tuesday night that no question about same-sex marriage was posed during the first…
Vice Mayor Simmons to Host LGBT Town Meeting at City Hall in October
Cambridge – On October 27, Vice Mayor E. Denise Simmons will open the doors of City Hall for a public Town Hall Meeting focusing upon…
MassEquality Calls on New England Patriots To Make An ‘It Gets Better’ Video
From a Press Release BOSTON, October 15, 2012—Last week, the day before National Coming Out Day and midway through National Bullying Prevention Month, New England…
HPV Vaccine Could Prevent Thousands of Cancer & Genital Warts, for Women & Gay Men
Analysis from The Fenway Institute finds U.S. lags other countries–most U.S. doctors don’t prescribe HPV vaccine; only one-third of eligible females have been vaccinated Human…
First GLBTQ-Specific Sexual Assault Program Opens in Massachusetts
BOSTON, Mass. – On October 1, 2012, the Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project (GMDVP) in collaboration with the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) opened…
Eastern Bank Honors Rebecca Haag & AIDS Action Committee with Special Award
Eastern also honors 30 organizations dedicated to community health care BOSTON, Mass. – On October 9th, Eastern Bank honored Rebecca Haag and AIDS Action Committee…
Thank you nAGLY and Congrats on 20!
On September 27th, the North Shore Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth, nAGLY, celebrated its 20th Anniversary as an organization that supports the…
Terrence McNally: The interview
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– The celebrated playwright Terrence McNally, who is openly gay, has won four Tony Awards, including one in 1995 for his gay-themed Love!…
SJC: Massachusetts Recognizes California Registered Domestic Partnerships
[From a Press Release] Unanimous Ruling Protects Best Interest of Children BOSTON, Massachusetts — In an important decision issued today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court…
Gay Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Partner Sentenced to 15 Years
[From a Press Release] BOSTON, Massachusetts – On Wednesday, September 26th, in Barnstable Superior Court, James Costello pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter of his boyfriend…
Terrence McNally: Ragtime Speaks to Themes of LGBT Equality
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– For the second time in five years time, a local advocacy organization has honored a great American playwright who happens to…
20% Theatre Company Presents — The Naked I: Wide Open – Abridged!
Minneapolis—Last winter, 20% Theatre Company in Minneapolis, MN, created and produced the world premiere of The Naked I: Wide Open – and sold out all…
Historic National LGBT Smoking Data Shows Elevated Rates of Tobacco Use
From a press release Report Marks Historic First Release of National Surveillance Data on LGBT Tobacco Use A CDC (United States Centers for Disease Control…