All Entries in the "Western NE News" Category
32nd Annual Noho Pride Event Opens New England’s Pride Season
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter— On May 4th, more than a hundred colorful contingents paraded through Northampton in the city’s 32nd annual LGBTQ pride march. “It was the biggest crowd that I have seen,” said Sgt. Anne McMahon of the Northampton Police Department. “I’d estimate eight to ten thousand [attendees.]” Noho Pride officials put the number [...]
WMA Adoption Information Meeting for LGBT Adults
NORTHAMPTON, Mass.—The Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE) invites lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) adults interested in learning about adopting local children from foster care to attend an informational meeting in Easthampton on May 22: LGBT Adoption Information Night-Western Mass. Date: Wednesday, May 22 Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m. Place: Treehouse at Easthampton Meadow, 1 Treehouse Circle, Easthampton, [...]
Camperships: Helping the Lives of Children Living with HIV/AIDS
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— Children living with HIV/AIDS experience a hard time as they struggle to have a care-free childhood. This disease’s physical afflictions, financial struggles, difficult treatments, and rampant stigma can be devastating to a child’s life. However, the campership program is alternative for children infected or affected with HIV/AIDS, according to AIDS Foundation [...]
Students’ Petition Prompts Smith College’s Announcement to Address Transgender Admissions
Petition, which was delivered to Smith’s Director of Admissions by student group Smith Q&A, was started after Smith College refused to consider the application of a transgender woman from Connecticut; Smith College announced that it will be convening a committee to address trans-related admissions issues, and told members of Smith Q&A that it will stop considering [...]
CT Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Promises Good Screen Fun
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times– The 26th Annual Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (CTGLFF) is set to light up the silver screen at Cinestudio with films of interest to LGBT audiences from May 31 – June 8, 2013. The Rainbow Times got in touch with Shane Engstrom, Director of Out Film CT, [...]
Smith College Rejects Transgender Woman Application; More Challenges
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Reporter– Protests continue after Smith College rejected the application of Calliope Mora Wong, a high school senior who was born male but now identifies as female, stating “undergraduate applicants to Smith must be female at the time of admission.” While Wong identifies as female, her Free Application for Federal Student Aid listed [...]
Lesbian Marriage Play at Northampton’s New Venue
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — Local comic actresses Julie Waggoner and Jeannine Haas are teaming up again, this time on a new play created specifically for them by local playwright Peter Shelburne. Red State of Marriage will open at Signature Sounds’ Parlor Room in Northampton and run for the first two weeks in May, coinciding with gay pride celebrations. [...]
Using U.S. Courts to Protect Human Rights Abroad: Community Talks Uganda v. Lively
A Community Discussion of Sexual Minorities Uganda v. Scott Lively Springfield, MA – The Western New England University School of Law and its Center for Gender & Sexuality Studies will be presenting a talk ‘Using U.S. Courts to Protect Human Rights Abroad: A Community Discussion of Sexual Minorities Uganda v. Scott Lively’ this Tuesday, April [...]
AIDS Foundation of Western Mass. Empowers People Living with HIV/AIDS
Monthly Program Provides Tools to Live with Dignity and Good Health SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts, Inc. (AFWM) is proud to announce a new program to support people who are infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in Hampden and Hampshire counties. From April through December 2013, AFWM will offer free monthly educational programming [...]
Connecticut Transgender Conference: Health, Law and the Transgender Community
By: Ashley Mark/TRT Reporter– FARMINGTON, Conn. –Transgender individuals face complex challenges within the health care and legal systems, but a leading conference in Connecticut is held to specifically address these issues and facilitate movement through these realms. The Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition is hosting its seventh annual Transgender Lives Conference on April 27 at the University [...]
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 human rights by standing against Scott Lively too By: Cathy Kristofferson/GetEQUAL Massachusetts/Stop The Hate and Homophobia Coalition Springfield– On March 26th and 27th, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider two cases [...]
LGBTQ Youth Find Support, Through Empowering Youth-led, Adult-Advised Group
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Reporter– For gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth who continue to be targeted by bullying and isolation in schools, Safe Homes offers a refuge where they are able to navigate and explore their sexual and gender identities in a supportive and secure environment. Operated through the Worcester-based human service agency The [...]
Openly Gay Boxer Overcomes Adversity, Gives Back to Community
By: Ashley Mark/TRT Reporter– LONDON, Conn. — Shelito Vincent has struggled against all odds throughout her life and found a renewed purpose in an unlikely source. As an openly gay, female professional boxer from New London, CT, Vincent harnesses her energy to create positive results both inside the ring and within the community. Vincent may [...]
LGBT Coalition Grant Focuses on Perception of Transgender Women
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — The LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts is the recipient of a grant from the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts. The grant was awarded based on the Diversity Heroes Project proposal, which sets to challenge society’s perception of transgender women through outreach, education and advocacy. The Diversity Heroes Project is an extensive program [...]
AIDS Foundation of Western Mass. Announces Free Conference for National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts, Inc. (AFWM) is excited to announce its second annual Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Conference to be held at Baystate Health’s Whitney Avenue Conference Center in Holyoke on March 9, 2012. The conference is for everyone who cares about women and girls and HIV/AIDS. Women, [...]
