Thinking Out Loud: Other People’s Politics & We Just Have To Deal With It
By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT– Having friends who don’t share your political views is very inconvenient. It requires you to think in terms of individuals,…
same-sex marriage
Op-ed: Obama, Clinton, & Gay Marriage: Why We Need More Than Rhetoric
By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to TRT– Last week, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released a video officially announcing her support for same-sex marriage, shortly after…
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…
History in the High Court Part: Standing in the Way
How procedural questions in the two big marriage cases this month could preclude major rulings – and what that would mean … To prepare readers for…
Obama & DOJ Enter Brief in Prop 8 Case
By Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The Obama administration continues to back up its words of support for marriage equality with action, this week taking the…
Ocean State Makes Waves Toward New England Marriage Equality, Tide is Turning
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter– Last month, the Rhode Island House of Representatives approved a marriage equality bill with a vote of 51-19. This bill will…
National Movement Opposing Same-Sex Marriage Is Done
Washington – The Human Rights Campaign today highlighted a new milestone in the march toward full marriage equality: the fall of the empire opposed to same-sex…
GLAD Cheers Launch of Final Marriage Push in Rhode Island
BOSTON, Mass — Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders applauded today’s (Jan. 14th) launch of Rhode Islanders United for Marriage, a broad coalition of LGBT…
MassEquality, Others React to U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision on Prop. 8 & DOMA
BOSTON, Massachusetts — On December 7th, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would hear arguments in Windsor v. United States, which challenges Section 3 of the…
LGBT Unity and Trans Solidarity Part 2: Why We Must Stand on Our Own
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– In the first part of this column, I presented my argument for why the “T” belongs as an integral part of…
Why 2012 Should Take Its Place Next to 1969 in LGBT History
By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– Fights and fabulousness make history; good news and policy shifts rarely do. As an example, I don’t think I’ve seen…
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Baltimore, MD Marriage equality approved at ballot box in Maryland Maryland voters approved the Civil Marriage Protection Act, which paves…
Fenway Health: Congrats to Pres. Obama, Hope for Health Policy Advances
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Fenway Health expressed congratulations to President Obama on his victory and a commitment to work closely with the Administration and Congress over…
Grassroots to Lawsuits: How Pride Died & an Army of Lovers Became a Gaggle of Lawyers
By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– Last weekend I was the MC at my local Pride festivities. It had been a while since I’d done anything…
Historic Supreme Court Session Opens Monday
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– Perhaps the most historic U.S. Supreme Court session ever for the LGBT community gets underway officially October 1, with a…
Chicken Flap and the Real Issue of Equality for All
By: Charlene Strong*/Special for TRT– Can we please stop making the right of equality on par with the tastiness of a crispy chicken sandwich?? The media’s…
Thinking Out Loud: A Lesson in Fairness
By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– Last week I had the privilege of interviewing Mitch and Devynn Stein, father and daughter, on L.A.’s IMRU radio. Devynn…
Bloggers, Activists Connect at Netroots Nation in Rhode Island
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– For the hundred-plus LGBT bloggers, activists, journalists, and community leaders who attended the Netroots Nation conference in Providence, Rhode Island, last…
Deep Inside Hollywood: Bomb Girls, Dustin Lance Black, Sean Maher
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special for TRT– Bomb Girls blowing up soon Sexy lesbians working in a World War II-era bomb factory? Yes, it happened, there just…
Lambda Legal Files Lawsuit: Seeks Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Illinois
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– Lambda Legal Defense and the ACLU filed separate lawsuits Wednesday (May 30), seeking the right to marry for same-sex couples…
Thinking Out Loud: Facing my Cynicism About Obama’s Gay Marriage ‘Evolution’
By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– You’ve probably seen this week’s cheeky Newsweek cover, featuring a rainbow-haloed Obama and the tag line, “America’s first gay president.”…
Eight Years of Marriage Equality in the Bay State; Leaders Share Their Thoughts
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– Boston, Massachusetts—The eighth anniversary of marriage equality in Massachusetts and the rights of same-sex couples to wed in the commonwealth is…
Organizations react to Pres. Obama’s support of gay marriage
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– This afternoon, The Rainbow Times caught up with local community leaders on their response to President Obama’s endorsement of same-sex marriage…