Hear Me Out: Top 10 of 2013
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Sepcial to TRT— 10. Arcade Fire, Reflektor Winning the big daddy of Grammys for The Suburbs didn’t just change Arcade Fire’s career –…
2013
My 8 Minutes with Britney Spears
Pop star on (not) being a gay icon, feeling like an outsider and that ‘adorable and hilarious’ comment By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special for TRT— It’s Britney,…
GLAD Lauds CT Insurance Dept. Bulletin on Health Coverage for Transgender Patients
BOSTON, Mass.—Today, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders praised the Connecticut Insurance Department for issuing a bulletin directing all health insurers operating in the state…
Three Marriage Equality Cases Move Forward
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Federal judges in three states advanced marriage equality lawsuits Monday. One of two lawsuits challenging Virginia’s ban on recognizing the…
Breaking: Federal Judge Strikes Utah Marriage Ban – Updated
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— A federal judge in Utah issued a decision Friday striking down that state’s ban on same-sex marriage, and same-sex couples…
NM County Officials Resign Over Marriage Equality
NEW MEXICO, NM—Two officials, a county clerk and her chief deputy, responsible for issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples resigned their positions this morning, the…
Melissa Etheridge’s Remix: “Uprising of Love” Honors & Supports the Safety & Dignity of LGBT Russians
Original Single Available on iTunes in January with ALL PROCEEDS Going Toward the Russia Freedom Fund NEW YORK, N.Y. – Grammy Award winner Melissa Etheridge has written and…
NM Supreme Court: Marriage Equality A Reality for Same-Sex Couples (Updated)
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— For the eighth time this year, a state has declared that same-sex couples have the right to marry. On Thursday,…
LGBT Affordable Housing in Philadelphia Certified to Accept Residence
John C. Anderson Apartments Move-In Scheduled for January 2014, with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony in February 2014 PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – The John C. Anderson Apartments — the nation’s pioneering LGBT-friendly, low-income senior housing…
Mel B Talks: Spice Girls Reunion & Loving a Woman
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special for TRT— Mel B will tell you what she wants, what she really, really wants: to get back to being Scary Spice…
HRC & NAACP to A+E: Apology Needed for ‘Duck Dynasty’ Star’s Racist, Homophobic Rant
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, and the NAACP, the nation’s oldest and…
MassEquality PAC Endorses Maura Healey for State Attorney General
Prosecutorial experience and leadership on LGBTQ issues cited as driving force behind endorsement BOSTON, Mass. ─ MassEquality Political Action Committee (PAC) the political arm of…
Pressure Builds for IKEA to Stand with LGBTQ Russians
Just One Week After Launch, Campaign Targeting IKEA for Anti-Gay Marketing Decisions Intensifies With Over 33,000 Petition Signers NEW YORK, N.Y. — Just two days after RUSA…
AIDS Foundaction of WMA to Host the Kinsey Sicks at Annual Fundraising Gala
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts, Inc. (AFWM) is excited to announce that “Viva!,” its seventeenth annual gala, will be held on…
Federal Agencies Issuing Post-DOMA Regulations
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— There was a flurry of activity among federal agencies this month to issue regulations concerning how they are complying with…
Kickstart-ing Gay Film Projects
Three LGBT Projects That Need Your Money By: Chris Jenkins/Special for TRT— Making a pledge to a Kickstarter film or series is like making a…
Jason Dottley’s Return to Love Story
Star of TV’s Sordid Lives On Life and Love After Divorce By: Mick Sandoval/Special for TRT— When Sordid Lives star Jason Dottley married his long-term…
The National Guard: Benefits for all, Including Same-Sex Couples
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter—The National Guard released a statement today stating that it will immediately extend all of the same benefits received by opposite-sex couples…
Creep of the Week: World Net Daily’s Les Kinsolving Spreads Hatred, the Cheney’s
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— One of the anti-gay right’s favorite arguments is that the gays are actually the intolerant ones. It’s a pretty laughable…
Education Dept.: All Legal Same-Sex Marriages Will Be Recognized for Federal Financial Aid Purposes
As part of the U.S. Department of Education’s ongoing efforts to implement inclusive policies that reflect the diversity of American families, and consistent with the…
National LGBT Health Education Center: Guide for Organizations to Use ACA on Behalf of LGBT Patients
Seeking to reduce healthcare disparities in the LGBT community, the National LGBT Health Education Center at the Fenway Institute, through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has release a guide Optimizing LGBT Health Under Obamacare.
National Defense Authorization Act Bill Worries Some
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Leaders of the U.S. Senate and House Armed Services committees announced Monday that they have reached an agreement on the…
BREAKING: Russia to Create “Protest Zone”
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday that Russian authorities “plan to set up a protest zone in the city of…