December 2011

June 9, 2011 By Chuck Colbert / TRT Reporter They tried invoking a higher power to call out sunshine and rainbows. They were the 700…

June 9, 2011 By: Marilyn Humphries The Legislature’s Joint Committee on the Judiciary heard public testimony, Wednesday, June 8, on a transgender-rights bill, which, if…

June 9, 2011 By Chuck Colbert / TRT Reporter The historical event that LGBT Pride celebrates this week was not about equality, let alone assimilation….

June 8, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter The Boston Red Sox will produce an “It Gets Better” video, becoming the third team in professional sports…

Dec. 1, 2011 By: Casey Rocheteau/TRT Reporter In Rhode Island, the TGI Network and Youth Pride Incorporated (YPI) came together to hold a vigil and…

June 5, 2011 By Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter Its tag line is inviting: “Any season. Many reasons. Discover your reason.” And yet on Saturday, June 4, …

June 3, 2011 By Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter Just as the ceremony was short, so the speakers’ remarks were brief. By half past noon, to June’s…

June 2, 2011 By: Christine Nicco/TRT Special Niki Haris, daughter of Grammy nominated jazz pianist Gene Harris, grew up in Middle America, Benton Harbor, Michigan….

June 2, 2011 By: Christine Nicco/TRT Special Toronto-born singer/actress Deborah Cox is comfortable performing in practically any venue-nightclubs, concert halls, and even on Broadway. This…

May 31, 2011 By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter Although a young artist, musician and songwriter M3rcedes Diaz is no beginner to the music industry. Having written…

May 27, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter Rhode Island’s 35th annual Pride celebration in Providence on Saturday, June 18 will feature disco superstar Thelma Houston…

May 13, 2011 By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter “This looks like the high school prom I always wanted to attend,” said comedian and mistress of ceremonies…

May 3, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter Providence, RI – Supporters of same-sex marriage in Rhode Island vow to keep fighting for full marriage equality…

By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter May 13, 2011 Timing is every thing. And this year’s gathering of gay lawyers came at the end of a historic…

By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter May 2, 2011 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence has come out in opposition to civil unions; just days after House…

May 5, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter Wilfred Labiosa has been named as the new Executive Director of CASPAR, a non-profit organization based in Somerville….

By: Chuck Clbert/TRT Reporter April 28, 2011 If a majority of eight members on the Massachusetts Governor’s Council approve her nomination to the Supreme Judicial…

By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter April 28, 2011 House Speaker Gordon Fox (D-Providence) stunned members of the LGBT community on Wednesday when he announced his support…

By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter April 27, 2011 Kathy Kushnir, the Executive Director of Marriage Equality Rhode Island (MERI) has resigned. The board accepted her resignation…

April 14, 2011 By Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter The creative black-tie gala of dinner and dancing sold out three days in advance. By Saturday evening, April…

March 27, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter United States Senator John Kerry (D-MA) is the co-sponsor of legislation to combat the frequent harassment of students…

April 7, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter Tom Bertrand has been named as the new Executive Director of AIDS Project Rhode Island. Bertrand fills the…

April 7, 2011 By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter Over forty people gathered in Cambridge this March to begin charting a course towards a state-wide gay straight…