Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade Organizers Reject MassEquality
BOSTON, Mass.— Late last month organizers of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston left an after-hours voicemail rejecting MassEquality’s application to participate…
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South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saga Continues
By: Chuck Colbert*/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—Sure enough, gay people will be marching in the annual South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Even parade organizers, who…
Still Breathing & Singing: Possible Lesbian Experience
Toni Braxton talks retirement, going lesbian and the hit song she hates By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Toni Braxton is getting deep. Real deep. “I…
Thinking Out Loud: Letter to Me, Age 14
If I could share some accumulated wisdom with my younger self, it would sound about like this. By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT— Dear Abby, As…
Fenway Health Addresses Disparities and Risks for LBT Women
By: Lauren Walleser/ TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.— October is recognized annually as Breast Cancer Awareness month, a time for sharing information on prevention, treatment…
National LGBT Museum Seeks Artifacts from Your Community
Washington, DC – You would be forgiven if you haven’t heard of the National LGBT Museum, which is the first national institution dedicated to showcasing…
Queen Dream Janelle Monáe & Lesbian Rumors
On her gay inspiration, gender-bending and lesbian rumors By: Chris Azzopardi/Special to TRT— The ambiguity of can be summed up in her own two words:…
The Resilient Woman: Empowering Women from Within
The Resilient Woman: Mastering the 7 Steps to Personal Power (publication date 3.5.13) by Health Communications, Inc. (HCI Books), the publisher best known for the original…
From the Editor’s Desk: Privilege and the Inconvenient Truth
By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— ¡“Buenos Dias! ¿Dormiste bien”?, are two simple phrases frequently used to start my day, my day as a bi-cultural and bilingual white woman…
Vermont: New Lesbian and Bi-women’s Social Event, More
BRATTLEBORO, VT.— A new, monthly social event for women who love women will take place on Saturday, September 21, 6 – 8 p.m., at the…
President Obama Awards Medal of Freedom to Gay Icons
Bayard Rustin & Sally Ride are the recipients of the Awards By: Lisa Keen*/Keen News Service— The White House announced yesterday (August 8) that President…
Tough as Steel: Olympia Dukakis on Her Lesbian Role in Cloudburst
The actress talks why this role made her feel less ‘rosy’ about gay rights By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— When Olympia Dukakis tells you about…
Immigration after DOMA: A Forum for the LGBT Community
BOSTON, Mass.—No one may have been waiting more anxiously for the end of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) than bi-national, same-sex couples. DOMA made…
MassEquality to Offer Testimony on Homeless Youth Bill Before Children & Families Committee
Plight of unaccompanied homeless young people in Massachusetts is a crisis requiring immediate attention BOSTON, Mass.—The Massachusetts legislature’s Joint Committee on Children and Families will…
Gayborhood News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Exec. Assistant Publisher— Boston, MA Boston Police issue order for police interactions with trans* individuals The Boston Police Commissioner has issued a…
NCLR Celebrates 36 Years of Legal Victories
Honors Leaders in the Movement for LGBT Equality San Francisco, CA—More than 1,500 people gathered on May 18th to celebrate the National Center for Lesbian…
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…
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Boston, MA Report outlines how religious arguments undermine women and LGBTs A report entitled Redefining Religious Liberty: The Covert Campaign…
Fenway Health’s Women’s Dinner Party Raises Funds for Women’s Health
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times– BOSTON, Mass. — The Women’s Dinner Party is an annual fundraiser for Fenway Health that brings together more…
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Albany, NY NY to introduce transgender nondiscrimination measure A bill is making its way in NY state legislature that would…
The Tegan & Sara Interview: Lesbian Twins Talk Pop Evolution
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT– They’ve been on the verge of straight-up pop music for years, but Tegan and Sara are going all in with…
Thinking Out Loud: At the Bottom of the Barrel; Do I Have More to Say About LGBT Issues?
By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT– If you are a regular reader of mine, perhaps you noticed that I was MIA last month. A dedicated procrastinator,…
All for One and One for VAWA, or Not
By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief– For the first time since its enactment in 1994, last year’s 112th Congress failed to pass a reauthorization of the Violence…