Merce, the HIV+ Musical Comedy Series, Returns
Merce, Positively Gleeful Back For Second Hilarious Season By: Sean Larkin/Special to TRT— Charles Sanchez keeps a framed Wheaties box of Greg Louganis in a…
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New England Pride Guide: Ten Misconceptions Around Sex Say Health Advocates
Misconceptions Around Sex, Health Experts Weigh in By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— The Rainbow Times engaged several New England-area organizations to ask sexual health experts about the…
HHS Proposes New Rules Banning Transgender Health Care Discrimination
Could End Most Insurance Plans’ Practice of Excluding Transition-Related Care WASHINGTON—Today, the (HHS) announced proposed rules to implement the non-discrimination provision of the Affordable Care…
RI Governor Signs Legislation to Protect Children in DCYF Care from Discrimination
Today Governor Raimondo signed a bill sponsored by Senator Gayle Goldin and Representative Grace Diaz adding non-discrimination language to the Children’s Bill of Rights, a…
GLAD to Honor Jennifer Finney Boylan at Spirit of Justice Award Dinner
BOSTON, Mass.—Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) will present the Spirit of Justice Award to Jennifer Finney Boylan, first best-selling transgender author in the…
The Next Major LGBT Civil Rights Battle Is Now In Houston
Conservatives are telling the story; controlling the media; right-wing fear mongering in effect Upcoming Ballot Referendum Could Set The Tone For Media Coverage Of Non-Discrimination Fights Houston looks set to become…
Hartford Public Schools to Train Principals On LGBTQQ Issues in the 2015-2016 School Year
HARTFORD, Conn.—In the 2015-2016 school year, Hartford Public Schools, in collaboration with the LGBTQQ community (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning), will train its principals on…
Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2015 Introduced
By: The Seattle Lesbian— Sponsored by Senator Patty Murray, Senator Tammy Baldwin, and Congressman Mark Pocan The Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2015 requires colleges…
Looking Star Russell Tovey Talks Sex Scenes, His ‘Well-Received’ Tush, More
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Despite roles in the BBC supernatural drama Being Human and The History Boys, both on stage and screen, it’s the HBO…
Book Review: An Exploration of Male Sex Workers, Beyond the Stigma
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— It’s January! Time to snuggle up with a good read! “Male Sex Work and Society,” edited by Victor Minichiello and John…
Faith, Family and God: Sexualizing Homosexuality at the Risk of Diminishing Equality
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Without the act of sex, what does it mean to be LGBTQ? A person of faith sent me a link…
Breaking: Pres. Obama Signs Executive Order to Protect LGBTs
Fact Sheet on Executive Order By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— WASHINGTON, DC—In a brief ceremony in the East Room of the White House, with a…
Breaking: Miss. House Votes to Study Religious Liberty Bill
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The Mississippi House vote 80 to 37 Wednesday evening to approve a dramatically altered “religious freedom” bill that simply calls…
Mississippi House May Vote to Discriminate
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The Mississippi House was expected to vote at deadline Tuesday on a bill aimed at allowing a person to discriminate…
Behind the Candelabra
Director talks Liberace biopic and why he’s proud to call it his last film … for now By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to The Rainbow Times— Steven…