All Entries Tagged With: "lgbt community"
Obama Victory Bodes Well for LGBT Community
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service In the November 6 race with the greatest impact on the LGBT community, President Obama secured re-election Tuesday night, winning both the popular and electoral vote majorities. The Obama re-election on the same night the LGBT community won unprecedented battles in four states over marriage equality and Wisconsin elected the [...]
The Hijacking of Family and Christian Values
By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief– The oppressor cannot be the victim. Yes, it is as simple as that. If you’re anything like me, you would have wished not to hear anything more from Gov. Mike Huckabee after he lost the Republican bid to the White House back in 2008. But, since his failure, he doesn’t seem [...]
Mayor Morse Kicks Off Pride Month in Holyoke with Flag-Raising
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter– HOLYOKE, Mass—The city of Holyoke celebrated June’s LGBT Pride Month with the raising of a rainbow flag at city hall last month. The ceremony included poetry, speeches and music from city residents. The event was inspired by the openly gay Mayor Alex Morse, who sat on the Massachusetts Governor’s LGBT Commission [...]
SB 1070: Today’s Immigrants Woes Not So Different Than Past Ones
By: Gricel Martínez Ocasio*/TRT Publisher– Arizona’s SB 1070 should not be a part of this nation of ours, for it is blatant discrimination and racial profiling of people just because they are “perceived to be different.” In our LGBT community, we all know too well what these “perceived” misconceptions do to people we love, know [...]
Ask Lambda Legal: LGBT Pride Parade Woes
By: Beth Littrell/Staff Attorney, Southern Regional Office– Q: My city has been holding an LGBT pride celebration for years now, but this year, we are being told that we cannot get a permit to have our annual parade. What should I do? A: We’ve dealt with situations like this before. Unfortunately, government officials who seek [...]
Boston Pride Celebrates Youth Pride 2012
By: Linda DeMarco, President, Boston Pride– BOSTON, Mass.–Boston Pride, now more than ever, encompasses the entire spectrum of the LGBT community from A to Z, from cradle to grave, from young to young-at-heart. This year, Boston Pride is thrilled to bring Youth Pride under our wing as the event has transitioned from “The Friends of [...]
GLAAD and MTPC Launch “I AM: Trans People Speak” Video Series
Laverne Cox, Isis King, Noah Lewis & Kit Yan Share Their Stories; GLAAD and MTPC Project Calls for Transgender People and Allies to Speak Out New York, NY – GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, and the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC), announced the upcoming national launch of [...]
Bobby Rodriguez inspires as LGBT mentor at Baystate Health
By: Gricel Martínez Ocasio*/TRT Publisher– Charismatic, classy, candid and trustworthy. Visael Rodriguez, the Chief Diversity Officer of Baystate Health, is not only a loyal LGBT ally, but a man who speaks avidly about civil rights. His sound support is at times mistaken. People who listen to his words often think he belongs to the [...]
