25th CT Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Winning Films Announced
HARTFORD, Conn. – The nine-day Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival concluded its historic 25th season on Saturday, June 9, with closing night hit Gaby taking the…
2012
Policy To Keep LGBT Youth Meets 20 Years Later, Suppressed by Romney For “Bisexual” & “Transgender” Inclusion
Boston, June 20, 2012—Today the Massachusetts Commission on GLBT Youth will hold a State House hearing on the state of life today for lesbian, gay,…
Crooner Brian Evans Lands in Beantown
BOSTON, Mass–One of the most successful singers to come out of Boston is someone you may have never even heard of. But you are about…
Katy Perry: Kissing Gay Boys, 3D film, Madonna & shooting down hate with ‘love bullets’
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special for TRT– Not exactly last Friday night, but it still happened: Katy Perry called us from London, where it was nearly 1…
Thinking Out Loud: In Praise of Freaks and Weirdos
America needs you now more than ever By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– For the last month or so I’ve been riding my bike up the…
Book Review: A Jewish Lesbian’s Faith Journey
By Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist– The Choosing – A Rabbi’s Journey from Silent Nights to High Holy Days by Andrea Myers is a lesbian’s spiritual…
BookMarks: My Two Moms, Basement of Wolves, Twelve O’Clock Tales
By: Richard Labonte*/Special for TRT– My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family, by Zach Wahls with Bruce Littlefield. Gotham Books,…
Gov. Patrick To Offer Testimony At Historic LGBT Youth Hearing June 20
Auditor Bump, Asst. AG Healey and others to testify on policy needs of LGBT youth Boston, June 15, 2012—The Massachusetts Commission on GLBT Youth will…
BCIL Hace Llamado Para Asistir A la Comunidad LGBTQ Latina
[Provided by BCIL] BOSTON, Mass. – El Centro de Boston Para Vivir Independiente (BCIL, por sus siglas en inglés) hace un llamado especial a la…
Bloggers, Activists Connect at Netroots Nation in Rhode Island
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– For the hundred-plus LGBT bloggers, activists, journalists, and community leaders who attended the Netroots Nation conference in Providence, Rhode Island, last…
Rock On: Dir. Adam Shankman & Cast Talk Musical & Gay Kiss
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special for TRT– How do you come off a musical that has John Travolta doing drag? You make sure the next one, Rock…
3rd Annual Festival of Food: Showcases Cape Cod’s Hottest Restaurants & QuickFire Challenge
BOSTON, Mass — MassEquality announced yesterday that the Third Annual Taste of Provincetown will take place Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 6pm at Provincetown Town…
Researchers to Recruit LGBT Participants for Survey On Partner Hospitalization Experiences
Imagine being denied access to a loved one who is critically ill or dying. For the more than 9 million lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…
Groundbreaking Campaign: Frequent HIV Testing the New Norm for Gay & Bisexual Men
SAN FRANCISCO, CA/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — San Francisco AIDS Foundation, San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), and a coalition of partners today launched an innovative multimedia effort…
Happy Boston Pride Celebrity Videos Every Day at Noon
By: Graysen Martínez Ocasio/TRT Publisher— BOSTON, Mass.—Boston is first when it comes to many things in the country, especially with regards to civil rights for…
Trans United for Obama Launches Nationwide Effort
WASHINGTON — Trans United for Obama, a national volunteer effort, has launched a campaign to rally transgender people, their allies, families, and supporters in the…
Flawed Paper Belittles Lesbian & Gay Parents, Condemned by Organizations
Washington, DC — A flawed, misleading, and scientifically unsound paper that seeks to disparage lesbian and gay parents was roundly criticized by organizations that protect and advance…
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal: Problemas de Orgullo LGBT
Por: Beth Littrell/Abogada, Oficina Regional Sur– Cada año, la Línea de Ayuda de Lambda Legal recibe llamadas de miembros de nuestras comunidades, que dicen que…
Emeli Sandé on Being the Next Adele, Gay Following
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special for TRT– The rebirth of the big voice is about to get a new star: Emeli Sandé, a Scottish import who, naturally,…
Boston Pride Parade 2012: “Redefining What Pride Means”
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– Prayers and petitions to the patron saint of Boston Pride were made. And Barbra Streisand delivered. For the first time in…
Op-Ed: Pride & Prejudice … Why I am Anti-Pride
By: Mikey Rox*– Each June I’m reminded of two things: 1) that I should’ve started hitting the gym in February to prepare for beach season,…
Leslie Feinberg Arrested in Solidarity with Chrishaun McDonald
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Leslie Feinberg was arrested last night amidst hundreds of Chrishaun “CeCe” McDonald supporters protesting outside of the Hennepin County Public Safety Facility….
Ask Lambda Legal: LGBT Pride Parade Woes
By: Beth Littrell/Staff Attorney, Southern Regional Office– Q: My city has been holding an LGBT pride celebration for years now, but this year, we are…