Screen Queen: For a Good Time, Call; Keep the Lights On; Killer Joe; Game Change; Ted; To Rome with Love
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT– For a Good Time, Call … For a Good Time, Call … keeps the dirty-girl trend going with a sweet/sexy…
2013
Cliff Hanging: LGBT Centers Bracing for the Domino Effect
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– When Thelma and Louise drove off the cliff, the only people who got hurt were Thelma and Louise. But when…
Gay Icons Tina Fey and Paul Rudd in “Admission”
Admission stars talk new film’s acceptance theme, first jobs and shower scene By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT– They say dreams come true, and that one where…
Openly Gay Boxer Overcomes Adversity, Gives Back to Community
By: Ashley Mark/TRT Reporter– LONDON, Conn. — Shelito Vincent has struggled against all odds throughout her life and found a renewed purpose in an unlikely…
Discrimination the “Very Purpose” of DOMA, Glad & Lambda Legal Argue in Brief
Washington, DC – Lambda Legal and Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) today submitted a friend-of-the-court brief in U.S. v. Windsor urging the U.S. Supreme Court…
Obama & DOJ Enter Brief in Prop 8 Case
By Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The Obama administration continues to back up its words of support for marriage equality with action, this week taking the…
Six million in U.S. Have LGBT Parent
By: Dana Rudolph/Keen News Service– As many as six million adults and children in the United States have an LGBT parent, and an estimated three…
MassEquality on Senate Candidate Michael Sullivan’s Anti-Marriage Equality Views
BOSTON, Mass. — Yesterday, during a press conference confirming his intent to run for U.S. Senate, former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan affirmed his opposition to…
Prop 8 Violates Constitution: Lambda Legal & GLAD Argue in Supreme Court Brief
“In effect, Prop 8 turned the state’s equal protection clause into a clause mandating unequal protection.” WASHINGTON, DC, – Lambda Legal and Gay & Lesbian Advocates &…
VAWA Passes House: Full Protections for LGBT, Native Americans
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– In a major victory for Democrats, the U.S. House voted Thursday (February 28) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act…
Family Files Complaint to Protect Transgender Child From School Discrimination
Legal Complaint Alleges Six-Year-Old Transgender Girl Denied Access to Girls’ Bathrooms at School Colorado Springs, CO – Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) today…
One-Fifth of Transgender Women Believed to be HIV Positive
By: Eric Brus*– About one in five transgender women worldwide are living with HIV, according to a major new study by Johns Hopkins researcher Dr….
Hear Me Out: Tim McGraw, Jewel, More Music Reviews
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT– Tim McGraw, Two Lanes of Freedom Two Lanes of Freedom is a significant departure for the country-music stud, who’s so…
Screen Queen: Perks of Being a Wallflower, Cabaret, Pina, Celeste & Jesse Forever, Peter Pan: Diamond Edition, Bully
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT– The Perks of Being a Wallflower First-time director Stephen Chbosky sensitively explores high school self-discovery and outsider hardships in his…
LGBT Coalition Grant Focuses on Perception of Transgender Women
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — The LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts is the recipient of a grant from the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts. The grant was…
Drag Queens & Friends Plunge into Icy Boston Harbor To Raise Funds
BOSTON, Mass. — The GLBTQ DVP, a non-profit organization providing support and services to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer (GLBTQ) victims and survivors of…
The Tegan & Sara Interview: Lesbian Twins Talk Pop Evolution
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT– They’ve been on the verge of straight-up pop music for years, but Tegan and Sara are going all in with…
AIDS Foundation of Western Mass. Announces Free Conference for National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts, Inc. (AFWM) is excited to announce its second annual Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Conference…
UMass Amherst’s Center for Women & Community to Celebrate 40th Anniversary Gala
AMHERST, Mass. – The Center for Women & Community (CWC) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst will mark its 40th anniversary with a gala celebrating…
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sean Bean & Channing Tatum, Gregg Araki, Lust for Life
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special to TRT– Benedict Cumberbatch steps into DiCaprio’s shoes as Alan Turing It’s turning into Benedict Cumberbatch’s year at the movies. Co-starring…
LGBT Dreamers Fund Helps with Work Permits, Deportation
BOSTON, Mass. — Nearly 200 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) undocumented young people have either received or are in the process of receiving two-year work…
Creep of The Week: Diana Medley, The Judgmental Special Ed Teacher
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT– Not every teacher is able to find the courage to boldly declare that gay, lesbian, and bisexual students have no…
Extensive Gallup Population Study: Self-Identified LGBTs Live in Certain States
By Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– There’s a kind of urban myth that most LGBT people live in large urban areas on the west coast and…