Maryland Joins Marriage Equality: Gov. Signs Bill into Law
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– Today, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has made history by signing the historic bill that extends marriage rights to gay and lesbian…
2012
HRC Announces Endorsement of Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate
Washington – Today the Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – announced the endorsement of Elizabeth Warren running…
VIPs at Fenway Health Men’s Event: Barney Frank, Niki Tsongas, Boston Mayor Menino & Kate Clinton
Fenway Health’s Men’s Event will be a hotbed of local names & faces when the action gets underway at the Boston Marriott Copley Place from 6 p.m. to 1…
Student government vote bars Chick-fil-A eatery at local Mass. university
By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter– In response to mounting opposition, the undergraduate Student Government Association (SGA) at Northeastern University (NU) voted down a proposal to…
Theater Offensive presents Annual Fundraiser: ClimACTS! Guilty Pleasures
BOSTON, Mass. – The Theater Offensive presents its annual fundraiser ClimACTS!, (http://bit.ly/qsMAlH) the “can’t miss party of the year” according to the Boston Phoenix. Proceeds from ClimACTS! benefit underserved…
Ms BHaven rocks hard in the Hartford area & beyond
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter– The all-female tribute band Ms BHaven has been working up quite a local following with their combination of jazz, Latin, R&B…
Funding for Abortions: Essential Part of Queer Life & You Can Help
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist– The Eastern Massachusetts Abortion (EMA) Fund is currently engaged in their second annual “Triathlon” fundraiser. This innovative triathlon includes Wii bowling,…
Doctor’s Office: What to Expect When You Are Transgender
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist– Everyone needs to go to the doctor for their physical well-being. We need to have whatever’s in our bodies checked…
Faith, Family, and God – Some LGBTQS Prayers to Consider
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist Depending on family and personal experiences, LGBTQS attitudes about prayer may range from curious to ambivalent to negative. Because a social…
Letters to the Editor: The Rainbow Times’ March, 2012
Letters to the Editor (March 1, 2012) Tynan Power’s column: TransMan Dear Editor, I really appreciated Tynan Power’s piece Stretching those tired gender boxes (2/2)… I’ve friends…
Northampton LGBT ancestor Anna de Naucaze’s story intrigues, inspires
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter– On Feb. 5, a rapt audience in the Smith College Campus Center listened to a story of an early 20th-century gender…
Lady Gaga Launches Born This Way Foundation, MassEquality Congratulates her
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– BOSTON, MA—Lady Gaga selected Harvard University as the official site to launch her Born This Way Foundation, where she spoke about…
Anti-hate-crime bill passes R.I. House, still needs to clear Senate
By: Casey Rocheteau/TRT Reporter While it is short, House Bill 7111 in Rhode Island has the potential to be an important step forward in hate-crime…
Fight for marriage equality in RI persists in 2012; but leaders are hopeful
By: Casey Rocheteau/TRT Reporter– One thing is clear after last year’s failed attempt to pass gay marriage in Rhode Island: champions of equal rights will…
Fried-Oppenheim Case: When transphobia arrives, we’re all on trial
By: Tynan Power*/TRT Columnist– In February, my community was gripped by the unfolding trial of David Fried-Oppenheim, founder of a popular local performing arts center….
The OutField: Two Super Bowl winners
By: Dan Woog*/Special for TRT– Although billions of dollars were bet on this month’s Super Bowl, the score of the game shouldn’t have mattered to…
Ask A Transwoman: A rose by any other name … is whatever she says it is!
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– If you were talking to someone and in the conversation they referenced your old birth/boy name (several times), what would you…
Visión Latina: Nuestra Hermandad Latina LGBT
Por: Wilfred Labiosa/Columnista de TRT– ¿Qué nos une como comunidad Latina? Tenemos tantas diferencias pero a la misma tenemos muchas similitudes. Por supuesto que nos…
Pregunte Lambda Legal – Transición en el Trabajo
Por: Greg Nevins/Abogado de Lambda Legal– P: Soy una mujer transgénero, y es hora de comenzar mi transición. ¿Me protegerá la ley de la discriminación en…
30 Years of Worldwide Pride Inspires Boston Pride’s Biggest Event
By: Linda DeMarco/President of Boston Pride– Every year, Boston Pride Week shows our pride for the LGBT community through the Parade, Festival and other activities,…
The Rhode Island Pride Honors award: Exceptional LGBT leaders and advocates in the community
By: Casey Rocheteau/TRT Reporter Held in the same building as Rhode Island Pride’s new offices in Pawtucket, the R.I. Pride Honors was an emotional event…
Creep of the Week: Mitt Romney’s vitriolic opposition to the LGBT community
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– It makes me sad that there are LGBT people in America who will vote for Mitt Romney should he get…
The Most Dangerous Candidate In Modern Politics
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief– The views of Rick Santorum are fundamentally radical to say the least. What concerns me the most is how exuberantly he…