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Beyond the Stage Raises $45K for At-Risk LGBTQ True Colors Youth
BOSTON - Beyond the Stage, The Theater Offensive’s inaugural cocktail reception and fundraiser, raised $45,000 to benefit the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and the straight allied youth of True Colors OUT Youth Theater. Over 150 supporters gathered in the Lenox Hotel’s Dome Room on Thursday, November 15th to honor the courage and strength of True Colors. “My daughter [...]
Beyond the Stage: A Benefit for True Colors OUT Youth Theatre
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Beyond the Stage will honor the remarkable courage and strength of True Colors youth, focus on this life-changing program, and show how your kindness impacts the lives of the youth. We invite you to meet True Colors members and hear their voices. Thursday, November 15th, 6-8 p.m. The Lenox Hotel (61 Exeter [...]
GLAD and BAGLY Unveil “Got Rights Project” for LGBTQ Youth
BOSTON, Mass.—While Massachusetts has good legal protections for its LGBTQ students; few students know their legal rights or how to exercise them in school. Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and BAGLY: The Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth have moved to in to fill that gap with a collaboration, the [...]
8th Annual Chocolate & Cheesecake for A Cause Raises $ to Support LGBTQ Youth
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Reporter– True Colors successfully held their 8th annual “Chocolate & Cheesecake for a Cause” benefit gala at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven, CT. The event was the organization’s yearly major fundraiser, usually raising around $20,000. All proceeds support True Colors’ efforts to fulfill their mission statement of ensuring that needs of [...]
True Colors 19th Conference Celebrates and Educates LGBTQ Youth and Allies
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Reporter– On Friday, March 16th, and Saturday, March 17th, over 3,000 LGBTQ youth and their allies gathered at the University of Connecticut in Storrs for the 19th annual True Colors conference. Saving Lives “These days are special, magic,” said Executive Director of True Colors, Robin McHaelen, “everybody needs a safe space to [...]
Cyndi Shines: Singer/activist isn’t so unusual – she’s just human
By: Chris Azzopardi Twenty-five years ago, Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors” shined through – on the radio, and in the hearts of so many. It was in the midst of the horrifying AIDS epidemic when she lost her dear gay friend, came across the song, and made it into a hit that comforted millions. “I was [...]
TRT Heroes: Robin McHaelen, a survivor passionately turning LGBT youth lives around
By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter– Robin McHealen is the founder and Executive Director of True Colors, a Connecticut non-profit organization, which works with other social service agencies, schools, organizations, and within communities to meet the needs of sexual and gender minority youth. According to McHealen, this year the True Colors XVIII Conference brought together over 3,200 [...]
