AIDS Action Statement On Approval of New Treatment for Hepatitis C
BOSTON, Mass.—On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the new drug sofosbuvir for treatment for chronic hepatitis C. This follows last month’s…
2013
Top Ten LGBTQ Stories of 2013: The Countdown
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Even before 2013 began, everyone knew what the big news story for 2013 would be. The U.S. Supreme Court had,…
Local Organizations Shine Light on LGBTQ Youth Homelessness
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—More than 200 people gathered at the Cambridge Public Library last month to listen to the stories of several…
Lesbian Playwright, Performer, Activist On How to Speak Out Against Racism
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times— BOSTON, Mass. — Carolyn Gage is an award-winning lesbian playwright, performer and activist whose work is comprised of…
How Do We Stop Anti-LGBTQ Bullying?
By: Keegan O’Brien*— [This article was originally published in The Nation] According to a nationwide study conducted by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN),…
Gays Deserve to Die, Says Salvation Army Rep.
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief— By the end of 2013, you would think that anti-gay Salvation Army would come to a greater understanding of the LGBT…
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus’ “Haul Out the Holly”
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC)—whose mission is to create musical experiences to inspire change, build community and celebrate…
All in the Family for LGBTQ Latin@s: New Documentary Premieres at Fenway Health
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—Faith and familia—la familia—play critical roles in the lives and identities of many Latin@s. Sometimes, for LGBT people, the two…
Is Holyoke the New Northampton for LGBTQ Politics?
Openly lesbian and Puerto Rican candidate wins Council seat by a landslide By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— HOLYOKE, Mass.—Is Holyoke the new Northampton for LGBTQ politics?…
Gloria Estefan Lives for Loving You
The Queen of Latin Pop on covers album, being ‘saved’ by gay fans and Broadway musical By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— You’d be lucky to…
New Director to Take Over LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— NORTHAMPTON, Mass.—The LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts—an organization committed to improving and preserving the well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,…
GLAD’s Mary Bonauto Speaking About Ten Years of Goodridge
By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—On the same day the governor signed legislation making same-sex marriages legal in Illinois and the Catholic bishop of…
Faith, Family and God – Send Pope Francis a Christmas Card
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— It troubles me when I read hopeful though uninformed LGBTQ writers or activists suggesting Pope Francis is ushering in a…
Doing Trans 101, The Basisc, Over and Over Again
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— This month, by way of illustrating a common occurrence many trans people have to deal with on an all too regular…
Deep Inside Hollywood: Guinever Turner’s Project, Ellen DeGeneres’ New Shows, Channing Tatum
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special to TRT— Guinevere Turner Creeps up on you Guinever Turner, star and co-writer of the ’90s lesbian indie classic Go Fish,…
¡Celebrémos las Festividades y Compartamos los Unos con los Otros!
Por: Wilfred Labiosa*/Columnista de TRT— Otro año ya está por terminar y el 2013 trajo tantas cosas buenas para nuestra comunidad Latina y LGBTQ y…
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal: Asilo y Orientación Sexual
Por: Thomas Ude, Jr./Abogado de Lambda Legal— Q: He estado asistiendo a la escuela en los Estados Unidos por un par de años, y durante…
Are You Ready for the Holidays? For Trans People, It May Not Be The Same
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Happy Holidays! Yes, it’s that time of year again. It’s time for gift buying and giving, shopping, decorating, baking cookies,…
The Outfield: Broadway Impacts the NY Marathon
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT— There are eight million stories in the Naked City. There were also 50,000 runners in this month’s Naked City –…
The End of San Francisco, Comes to Boston
By: Allison Francis— Radical queer activist and author Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore is currently wrapping up a tour in support of her new memoir, The End…
AIDS: Signs of Progress, But Worries About Cuts
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— More than 9,000 people with HIV were on a waiting list for federal assistance in buying their medications in…
To Cook Is to Love: A Foodies Journal – Winter Warmer
By: John Verlinden*/TRT Columnist— When I was a little boy, I loved sharing jokes and funny stories with friends. I even had this book of…
Carnival 2014 Poster Contest
PROVINCETOWN, Mass.—In preparation for the Provincetown Business Guild (PBG) Carnival 2014 “Comic Book Capers,” the PBG’s 3rd Annual Carnival Poster Contest has officially begun. All…