Thinking Out Loud: At the Bottom of the Barrel; Do I Have More to Say About LGBT Issues?
By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT– If you are a regular reader of mine, perhaps you noticed that I was MIA last month. A dedicated procrastinator,…
2013
Deep Inside Hollywood: Sean Hayes, Cher on Logo, The L Word, Academy Awards
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special for TRT– Sean Hayes is playing that Hollywood Game It’s not the same kind of exposure as a weekly sitcom brings,…
Creep of the Week: Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– As I write this gays and lesbians are celebrating the fact that President Obama called for equal rights for everyone,…
MassEquality Statement on John Kerry’s Confirmation as Sec. of State
Yesterday, Sen. John Kerry was confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as US Secretary of State. MassEquality Executive Director Kara Suffredini offered the…
18th Annual Taste of the South End Showcases Boston’s Hottest Restaurant Neighborhood
2013 Event Includes Samplings from over 40 Celebrated South End Chefs BOSTON, Massachusetts—AIDS Action Committee announces that the 18th annual Taste of the South End…
HBGC’S New Leaders Institute Cultivates Next Generation of LGBTQ Activists of Color
BOSTON, MA — Following the success of the organization’s second annual Youth Empowerment Conference and launch of a GSA at the Burke High School in…
Quiet Power: Gay Money in the 2012 Election
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– There has been much said and written about right-wing political operative Karl Rove’s spectacular failure to buy a Republican conservative…
CDC Data on Interpersonal & Sexual Violence by Sexual Orientation
The first set of national prevalence data on intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual violence (SV), and stalking victimization by sexual orientation was released today by…
Marriage Closer for Rhode Island’s Loving Same-Sex Couples
GLAD Applauds House vote on Marriage Bill Rhode Island’s House of Representatives voted in favor of joining the five other New England states in enabling…
Boston Pride and GLAD Support ‘Oui For Equality’ Rally
LGBT organizations lend their support to French expatriates for Marriage Equality in France BOSTON, Massachusetts — Local Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community organizations Boston…
Guitarist Jack Antonoff on LGBT activism, the band’s Ally Coalition, more
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special for TRT– If Nate Ruess, Jack Antonoff and Andrew Dost have taught us anything, it’s this: You can be fun. and still…
Creep of the Week: The Boy Scouts of America
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT — Look, I’m no Boy Scout and I never have been. Like, literally. I’m not a boy, for one. I’m also…
AIDS Action Committee of MA Statement on Governor’s Budget
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Statement by Rebecca Haag, AIDS Action President & CEO on Gov. Deval Patrick’s recommended funding of HIV/AIDS and viral Hepatitis in state…
ClimActs! Celebrating Sex & Liberation to Fundraise for LGBT Arts Programs
BOSTON, Massachusetts – ClimACTS! is the “can’t-miss party of the year” according to the Boston Phoenix, and this year the party is breaking bounds. ClimACTS! Unbound celebrates queer sexual…
President Obama’s Official Inaugural Speech 2013 Transcript
Inaugural Address Monday, January 21, 2013 Washington, DC THE PRESIDENT: Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, and…
Pres. Obama’s Inaugural Address Speech Inclusive of LGBTs
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service–(UPDATED) President Obama, in his second inaugural address, emphasized the nation’s principle of equality for all and, in doing so, specifically…
Northampton Pride Week Map 2013
Advertise in the 2013 Northampton Pride Week Map: View Rate Card Background: Since 2007 through 2011, our team proudly produced the annual Northampton Pride Guide,…
Faith in America Congratulates Chely Wright on GLAAD Media Award Nomination
HICKORY, NC — Faith In America, an organization working to end the harm to LGBT youth caused by religion-based bigotry, wishes to congratulate Chely Wright…
Hundreds Expected To Lobby For Increased HIV/Viral Hepatitis Funding
BOSTON, Massachusetts—In the wake of declining state and federal funding to combat HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis, people living with HIV and AIDS, those living with…
Pres. Obama Names Gay Veteran as 1 of 8 “Citizen Co-Chairs” of Inauguration
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The Presidential Inauguration Committee announced Thursday (January 17) that an openly gay veteran of the Air Force will be among…
National Movement Opposing Same-Sex Marriage Is Done
Washington – The Human Rights Campaign today highlighted a new milestone in the march toward full marriage equality: the fall of the empire opposed to same-sex…
Groundbreaking Transgender Documentary Re-Launches Campaign to Raise Needed Funds
Film explores transgender issues through an intimate portrait of youth advocate Tony Ferraiolo. FAIRFIELD, Connecticut –A Self-Made Man, a documentary that takes an unprecedented inside…
Rahm Emanuel Signs Marriage Petition: Calls Freedom to Marry in Illinois
Chicago, IL — Today Lambda Legal announced that Rahm Emanuel has signed the ILove Marriage Petition. Lambda Legal released the following statement from James L….