All Entries in the "National News" Category
National Defense Authorization Act Bill Worries Some
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Leaders of the U.S. Senate and House Armed Services committees announced Monday that they have reached an agreement on the defense authorization bill for the coming year, including some provisions LGBT activists have opposed. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) proposal calls for authorizing the Defense Department to spend $625.5 […]
BREAKING: Russia to Create “Protest Zone”
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday that Russian authorities “plan to set up a protest zone in the city of Sochi.” Concern about protests at the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, in February have been building for months since the Russian government and President Vladimir Putin enacted laws to […]
AIDS Action Statement On Approval of New Treatment for Hepatitis C
BOSTON, Mass.—On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the new drug sofosbuvir for treatment for chronic hepatitis C. This follows last month’s approval of simeprevir for treatment of chronic hepatitis C. Rebecca Haag, CEO of AIDS Action Committee offered the following statement in response: “Treatment for chronic hepatitis C infection is changing […]
Top Ten LGBTQ Stories of 2013: The Countdown
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Even before 2013 began, everyone knew what the big news story for 2013 would be. The U.S. Supreme Court had, in December 2012, agreed to hear to two high-profile marriage cases: One testing the right of the federal government to refuse equal benefits to same-sex married couples, and the other […]
Local Organizations Shine Light on LGBTQ Youth Homelessness
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—More than 200 people gathered at the Cambridge Public Library last month to listen to the stories of several homeless youth who identify as either lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer and who are featured in a new documentary, No Place Like Home, about the struggles and survival of […]
Lesbian Playwright, Performer, Activist On How to Speak Out Against Racism
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times— BOSTON, Mass. — Carolyn Gage is an award-winning lesbian playwright, performer and activist whose work is comprised of feminist essays, dramatic and comedic plays, books, workshops, lectures, and touring performances. The author of 12 books and more than 63 plays, Gage has dedicated her craft and life’s work […]
All in the Family for LGBTQ Latin@s: New Documentary Premieres at Fenway Health
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—Faith and familia—la familia—play critical roles in the lives and identities of many Latin@s. Sometimes, for LGBT people, the two come into tension, even sharp conflict, raising any number of questions, when a Latino man or woman comes out as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. Before God, We are all […]
GLAD’s Mary Bonauto Speaking About Ten Years of Goodridge
By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—On the same day the governor signed legislation making same-sex marriages legal in Illinois and the Catholic bishop of Springfield, the state capital, offered prayers of exorcism in Latin during a worship service in opposition to the law, LGBT residents of Massachusetts were celebrating the decade-old Goodridge decision, an historic […]
AIDS: Signs of Progress, But Worries About Cuts
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— More than 9,000 people with HIV were on a waiting list for federal assistance in buying their medications in August 2011. On Monday, President Obama announced that, as of this week, that number is down to zero. “At one time, the need was so great that over 9,000 people […]
Carnival 2014 Poster Contest
PROVINCETOWN, Mass.—In preparation for the Provincetown Business Guild (PBG) Carnival 2014 “Comic Book Capers,” the PBG’s 3rd Annual Carnival Poster Contest has officially begun. All artists interested in creating a poster depicting this coming years “Comic Book Capers,” are asked to complete and submit a design by March 1, 2014. The guidelines are as follows: […]
Survey: Vatican Asks Laity About Gay Marriage, Gay Families
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—In yet another indication of a changing Catholic Church, the Vatican is asking members of the laity their views on marriage and family life—and a whole lot more. News of Pope Francis’ wish to hear from the faithful on a variety of topics—including same-sex marriage, contraception, cohabitation, divorce, and remarriage—broke […]
The Power of ‘Shared Responsibility’ in the Fight Against AIDS
By: Rebecca Haag* The AIDS epidemic is seeping back into popular culture. The Dallas Buyer’s Club, a biopic starring Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof is getting rave reviews and screening at multiplex theaters around the country. Ron was a Texan diagnosed with AIDS in 1985 who procured treatments not yet legally available in the U.S. […]
HIV/AIDS Stats: Marking World AIDS Day
By: Eric Brus*— On Sunday, December 1, we commemorate the 25th annual observance of World AIDS Day. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), World AIDS Day “brings together people from around the world to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the pandemic. The day is an opportunity for […]
Op-Ed: AIDS Action Committee Marks World AIDS Day 2013
By: Rebecca Haag* BOSTON, Mass.—Sunday, December 1 marks the 25th observance of World AIDS Day, a day when people the world over show solidarity in the fight against HIV/AIDS, demonstrate their support for people with living with HIV, and remember those who have died. The theme for World AIDS Day 2013 is “Shared Responsibility: Strengthening Results […]
Air Force Academy Continues Defending Employment of Conversion Therapy Advocate
Dr. Mike Rosebush practiced conversion therapy over the phone; was previously affiliated with anti-gay groups Focus on the Family and NARTH Washington – The United States Air Force Academy is continuing to defend the hiring of conversion therapy advocate Dr. Mike Rosebush. Dr. Rosebush, hired by the Academy in 2009, works for the Academy’s Center […]
