SAGE Western Mass Launches LGBT Elder Services
June 2, 2011 By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter When JM Sorrell attended a SAGE event and learned about their affiliates, she knew that she’d found the…
December 2011
Join CABO at Out Film CT this year
May 5, 2011 By: Jenn Tracz*/CABO’s Executive Director This time of year brings out the excitement in everyone when spring is in the air, pride…
Gay Marriage Supporters in RI push for vote
By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter April 13, 2011 PROVIDENCE, RI–Advocates for same-sex marriage in Rhode Island remain hopeful that a vote will occur later in the…
UMass System extends protection to Gender Identity and Expression
April 7, 2011 By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter On February 23rd, the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Board of Trustees voted to include “gender identity or expression”…
Fifth Annual Transgender Lives
March 3, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter The Fifth Annual Transgender Lives: The Intersection of Health and Law Conference will be held on Saturday, April…
Beware: Anti-LGBT groups in New England gayborhoods
March 3, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter The civil rights progress achieved by the LGBT community in the New England states has met with opposition…
Radical Spirituality Found in Lesbian Tent Revival
March 3, 2011 By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter NORTHAMPTON, MA-On February 19, women of Northampton welcomed prolific lesbian-feminist author, playwright and performer Carolyn Gage in her…
CT Supreme Court rules in favor of Gay couple in parenting case
February 3, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter In a landmark decision, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled on January 5 that a gay male couple who…
How to plan for your wedding, that special day when love trumps it all
February 3, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter Same-sex couples looking to spend a lifetime together want to make their wedding as special as possible. There…
Morse runs for Holyoke mayor
February 3, 2011 By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter Alex Morse has a vision for Holyoke-and it begins with “a leader…for a change.” Morse, a 21 year…
Lesléa Newman brings Matthew Shepard’s story to Unitarian Society to combat bullying
January 28, 2011 By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter NORTHAMPTON-In 1998, acclaimed author Lesléa Newman was scheduled to address students at the University of Wyoming during Gay…
The line-up of projects Bryan Couzens juggles would be enough to overwhelm a lesser man
The owner of Chez Est in Hartford, Couzens has three major projects in the works at the Chez, is starting a separate business and is…
LGBT Health in MA, CT, & RI: A special report on agencies that support inclusive health care
January 6, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter For many members of the LGBT community, going to a doctor can be a nerve-wracking experience. The greatest…
David Abbott speaks at Mount Holyoke College
December 2, 2010 By: Clara Lefton/TRT Guest Reporter South Hadley–David Abbott, former member of ACT-UP and present director of the Rhode Island AIDS Project, gave…
Gunner Scott, pioneering transgender rights in Massachusetts
Nov. 3, 2011 By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter Gunner Scott, a founding member and executive director of the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC), a 501(c)(3) organization…
TRT Heroes: Corey Yarbrough, the passionate & humble man behind the HBGC
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter October 4, 2011 Many know Corey because of his talents and how he has moved forward the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition,…
Nelson Roman: The Indefatigable Young Man committed to a better Holyoke For “Todos”
June 2, 2011 By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter Nelson Roman knows personally how important safe space is for LGBT youth-and how just one or two people…
TRT Heroes: Wilfred Labiosa, on uniting and making dreams come true
May 5, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter Wilfred Labiosa has been an active member of the Boston LGBT community for many years. Labiosa is the…
Bryan Couzens: A Businessman who looks beyond the balance sheet
February 3, 2011 By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter The line-up of projects Bryan Couzens juggles would be enough to overwhelm a lesser man. The owner of…
TRT Heroes: Rhode Island’s Belle Pellegrino, a lesbian with a heart of gold
January 6, 2011 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter Belle Pellegrino has been one of the champions of LGBT equality in Rhode Island for more than three…
TRT Hero: Coco Alinsug and his passion toward others
December 2, 2010 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter Coco Alinsug has served as Executive Director of North Shore Alliance of Gay and Lesbian Youth (NAGLY) for…
Glenn Koetzner, the TRT Hero behind the lens
November 4, 2010 By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter Glenn Koetzner doesn’t consider himself a hero-but to the LGBTQ community whose struggle for rights he has documented…
TRT Heroes: Stephen Hartley aka Miss. Kitty Litter and his commitment to HIV/AIDS
October 22, 2010 By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter PROVIDENCE, RI-Stephen Hartley, known to the Rhode Island LGBT community as the flamboyant and irreverent drag queen Miss…