Terrence McNally: The interview
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– The celebrated playwright Terrence McNally, who is openly gay, has won four Tony Awards, including one in 1995 for his gay-themed Love!…
2012
Bill to Count Gay-Owned State Vendors Signed into Law
[From a Press Release] California AB 1960 First State Law in Nation to Collect Data on LGBT-Owned Businesses Washington, D.C. — AB 1960, which directs…
Out of Town: Great Weekends in Vermont
By: Andrew Collins*/Special for TRT– In 2000, Vermont became the first state to legally sanction civil unions for same-sex couples, and in 2009, the state…
Ask Lambda Legal: Is the Police Being Harder on Me?
By: Thomas Ude/Lambda Legal Attorney– Q. I’ve never been arrested, but it seems like I get a harder time from the police than some of…
Laura Petracca: Interview with Drummer, Featured on “The Real L Word”
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter– Lifelong musician Laura Petracca’s career has skyrocketed since her appearance on season three of Showtime’s “The Real L Word.” The drummer…
Breaking News: CA To Offer Equal Access to Fertility Services for Same-Sex Couples
[From a Press Release] SAN FRANCISCO, CA, — Today, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill to ensure that women in same-sex relationships and single…
SJC: Massachusetts Recognizes California Registered Domestic Partnerships
[From a Press Release] Unanimous Ruling Protects Best Interest of Children BOSTON, Massachusetts — In an important decision issued today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court…
Gay Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Partner Sentenced to 15 Years
[From a Press Release] BOSTON, Massachusetts – On Wednesday, September 26th, in Barnstable Superior Court, James Costello pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter of his boyfriend…
Terrence McNally: Ragtime Speaks to Themes of LGBT Equality
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– For the second time in five years time, a local advocacy organization has honored a great American playwright who happens to…
Historic Supreme Court Session Opens Monday
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– Perhaps the most historic U.S. Supreme Court session ever for the LGBT community gets underway officially October 1, with a…
James Franco’s Cruising, Wanda Sykes, Neil Patrick Harris & Lana Wachowski
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special for TRT– James Franco’s Cruising is a thing that’s really happening If you’re a film festival nerd or just really into…
Public TV’s First & Only LGBT Newsmagazine, In The Life, To Air Final Episode in Dec.
[From a Press Release] New York, NY – After 20 years in production, In The Life Media (ITLM) announces that December 2012 will mark the…
Lily: Comedian talks Longtime Relationship, Gay Repression & Retirement Rumors
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special for TRT– Lily Tomlin launched her career over four decades ago with a timeless clan of wacky characters that she established on…
Op-Ed: Chick-fil-A Clear About Traditional & Biblical Purposes, not LGBTs
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Columnist– [UPDATED] Ok, so I was really offended when Chick-fil-A was donating millions of dollars to anti-LGBT organizations. Then the whole debacle…
20% Theatre Company Presents — The Naked I: Wide Open – Abridged!
Minneapolis—Last winter, 20% Theatre Company in Minneapolis, MN, created and produced the world premiere of The Naked I: Wide Open – and sold out all…
Op-Ed: “Romney, Taxes, and Dependence on Government”
By: Sheldon Richman/Special to TRT– Mitt Romney isn’t just out of touch; he’s also out of sync with the movement to shrink government. In an interview…
Historic National LGBT Smoking Data Shows Elevated Rates of Tobacco Use
From a press release Report Marks Historic First Release of National Surveillance Data on LGBT Tobacco Use A CDC (United States Centers for Disease Control…
In NYC: DADT Repeal Celebrated One Year Out
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– A gala tribute honoring veterans, service members, and activists in the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal effort sold out this week…
Creep of the Week: Jerome Corsi & His Theory that Pres. Obama is Gay
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Have you heard the news about Obama? He’s gay. A total homo closeted to the extreme who spent an…
Nelly Furtado’s 1st Drag Experience, Coming Full-Circle with Her New Album, More
Pop singer on first drag experience, musical ADD and how she’s still like a bird By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT– There’s a story Nelly Furtado…
Fenway’s Gustavo Torrez Receives Trailblazers Award from American Legacy Foundation
BOSTON, Massachusetts — On Wednesday, August 15, 2012 The Fenway Institute’s Gustavo Torrez was recognizes for his efforts in the tobacco control field with the Trailblazers…
Gay Men’s HIV Awareness Day
How can we, as a community, finally end the AIDS epidemic? By: Paul Richards*/Special to TRT– By the end of 1988, the year I was…
Op-Ed: Romney Disparages 47 Percent of Americans in Secret Video
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Columnist– UPDATED [Full Video & Transcript] Mitt Romney has done it again. According to the website MotherJones.com, he was caught secretly holding…