From the Editor’s Desk: The Economy — Where it All Went Wrong
By: Nicole Lashomb/TRT’s Editor-in-Chief– The “War on Terror.” The cost? Economic stability. Last month’s Republican National Convention left me perplexed and wondering how it is…
2012
Dani Shay: From internet to TV stardom, debuts at RiverFest
By: Emily Scagel/The Rainbow Times– Singer-songwriter Dani Shay has much more than her appearances on reality TV shows “The Glee Project” and “America’s Got Talent”…
Perspectiva: ¡Celebración de Nuestra Comunidad Latina LGBT!
Por: Wilfred Labiosa*/Columnista de TRT– Ya estamos listos para celebrar la 9na celebración local de Orgullo Latino LGBT; ¡la celebración más larga y antigua en…
Back-to-School: Questions and Hopes for LGBTQ Young People in the Education System
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist– The arrival of September, along with all of the back-to-school marketing, has a much different impact on me now that I…
Importance of Transgenders Coming Out: Why Visibility is Necessary
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist– My name is Deja Nicole Greenlaw and, in the spirit of Harvey Milk, I’m here to recruit you! I am…
Faith, Family, and God: French Catholicism and the Theory of Universality
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist– Approximately three-fourths of the French people support marriage equality. The new socialist government intends to make it reality. The French…
Coming Out Again, and Again; Being Comfortable with Family Members and Yourself
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– I have previously addressed in this column the dilemma of “coming out” to one’s immediate family. But what happens beyond that?…
Where the Bears Are, MASSBEARZ That Is
By: Nicole Lashomb/TRT Editor– BOSTON, Mass.—Bear, cub, chub, otter, chaser, or admirers are just some of the various identities commonly used to refer to members…
Ask Lambda Legal – Same-Sex Couples’ Access to Housing
By: Natalie Chin/Staff Attorney for Lambda Legal– Q: I just got married to my same-sex spouse. We are in the process of looking for housing,…
To Cook is to Love: A Foodie’s Journal; Better Eating through Chemistry?
By: John Verlinden*/TRT Food Columnist– Food additives are all those things we eat that, well, aren’t exactly food. In our home kitchens we use additives…
Creep of the Week: Errol Naidoo, Family Policy Institute of South Africa Homophobe
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Earlier this month in South Africa, workers were on strike at a Marikana platinum mine demanding better wages. Police shot…
Democrats Adopt Sweeping, LGBT-Inclusive Platform
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter–If gay Americans had a rendezvous with destiny in American politics, that moment occurred this week as the Democrats approved, on a…
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal – Acceso a la Vivienda para Parejas del Mismo Sexo
Por: Natalie Chin/Abogada por Lambda Legal– P: Acabo de casarme con mi pareja del mismo sexo. Estamos en el proceso de buscar un departamento o…
Thinking Out Loud: Feeling the Flames, Hatred from the “Divine” Right
How a frenzy of right wing comments got me thinking … By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT– When I sat down to write my last column…
Romney Speech Leaves Gays Out of Tomorrow’s “Better Future”
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– The Republican Party’s presidential nominee Mitt Romney received a rousing reception, making his way through a spirited crowd on the convention…
nAGLY Celebrates 20 Years of GLBTQ Youth Support
SALEM, Mass. — On September 27, at 7-11 p.m., the North Shore Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth, nAGLY, will be celebrating its…
Wanda Sykes to Headline Ruth Ellis Center Benefit for Homeless LGBTQ Youth
Highland Park, Mich. – The Ruth Ellis Center will host its second annual benefit Voices with special celebrity guest Wanda Sykes on September 20. Voices, to be held…
Andrew Rannells On The New Normal, Anti-Gay controversy & Comparisons to Modern Family
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT– Another modern family is moving into prime time: Ryan Murphy’s The New Normal, premiering this fall on NBC, casts Andrew…
Creep of the Week: “Reverend” William Owens & His Judgment of Gays, Pres. Obama
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT– Can we just get one thing clear? If you’re black and Christian then the thought of same-sex couples makes you…
Thinking Out Loud: Chick-Fil-A Freedom of Speech Means Supporting Bigotry & Bullying
By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT– There were so many things I could have written about today: openly lesbian Tammy Smith’s promotion to the rank of…
Summer Institute at Fenway Health Fills Gap in LGBT Health Research Training
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times– The 2012 Summer Institute in LGBT Population Health just wrapped up last month. A growing program offered by…
Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crimes Charge
WASHINGTON – Everett Dwayne Avery, 36, of Detroit, Mich., pleaded guilty in federal court today to a federal hate crime, admitting that he assaulted a…
Woven Voices: A New Creative Writing Group for HIV+ Long Term Survivors
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Woven Voices is a new Creative Writing Group at Fenway Health directed by artist and AIDS long-term survivor Cletus Warren. The program…