The Outfield Chicago LGBT Youth Play With the Pros
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT— It was big news in April when Jason Collins came out as the first openly gay athlete still active in a…
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Backstreet Boys: Boys Will Be Boys, the Gays Love Them
Backstreet ‘fag hag’ AJ McLean talks screaming gays, his nude Marilyn Monroe pictorial and mistaking men for women By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— When the…
Thinking Out Loud: For or Against?
By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT— When the deadline for this column loomed, I panicked. I have absolutely no clear opinions about anything this week, aside…
NCLR Campaign Calls on Top Companies Doing Business in Russia to Urge Repeal of Extreme Anti-LGBT Laws
SAN FRANCISCO, Ca.—Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) announced the launch of a campaign—”Stop LGBT Hate in Russia“—calling on global companies doing business…
AFWM AIDS Walk/5k Run & Festival: Only a Month Away!
Springfield, MASS. — The AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts (AFWM) is proud to announce that the 17th Annual AIDS Walk/5K Run & Festival will take place on…
Mother Responds to Son’s Coming Out via Facebook
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— A mother’s love; a son’s affirmation of support. That is what happened to Zach Gibson after he came out as bisexual…
Latin@ Pride Celebrates 3rd Year, Honors Locals Dedicated to Serving Community
By: Lauren Walleser*/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Boston Pride will host its third annual Latin@ Pride celebration September 21 through September 28 through various events in…
Point Foundation Aids, Mentors and Empowers Local LGBTQ Students
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— PROVINCETOWN, Mass.—Point Foundation—the nation’s largest scholarship granting organization for LGBTQ students—was founded in 2002 and provides scholars with mentorship, leadership…
Why Celebrating LGBT Latin@ Pride is Important
• According to The annual Hate Violence Report released by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs in 2012 (NCAVP), 73 % of ALL Anti-LGBTQ homicide victims…
Out of the Darkness Walks Raise Funds, Awareness for Suicide Prevention, for LGBTQ people too
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Throughout the months of September and October 2013, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Massachusetts Chapters will host…
From the Editor’s Desk: Privilege and the Inconvenient Truth
By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— ¡“Buenos Dias! ¿Dormiste bien”?, are two simple phrases frequently used to start my day, my day as a bi-cultural and bilingual white woman…
Support for Chelsea Manning is Part of the Movement Towards Abolition
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist— Chelsea Manning came out to the world as a transgender woman on August 22. Global attention has been on Chelsea for…
New Haven Pride Center Honors Local Figures at 2014 Dorothy Awards
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times— NEW HAVEN, Conn.— The Dorothy Awards is an annual fundraiser for the New Haven Pride Center (NHPC) and…
Faith, Family, and God – Preferring Hell, if God is Homophobic; He is Not
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, one of South Africa’s greatest spiritual and political leaders, said in late July, “I would not worship…
Detransition or Stand Your Ground? Transpeople Grapple with the Decision
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— It is estimated that approximately 1 percent of transgender people detransition. That is, they return back to their birth gender….
Deep Inside Hollywood: Wentworth and Whishaw, Lance Bass, Naya River, Matt Bomer
By: Romeo San Vicente/Special to TRT— Welcome out, Wentworth and Whishaw Actors going public with their sexual orientation may be a more and more frequent…
The OutField Nike Summit Does it for LGBT Sports
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT— A year ago, the first Nike LGBT Sports Summit took place. Held near the industry giant’s Oregon headquarters, it brought…
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal: ¿Protegiendo y Sirviendo? — Cuéntanos Tu Historia
Por: Beverly Tillery/Directora de Educación Comunitaria y Abogacía de Lambda Legal— P: El otro día estaba caminando por la calle, y un policía me detuvo…
To Cook is To Love: A Foodies Journal; Would You Like Fries With That?
By: John Verlinden*/TRT Columnist— Did you happen to catch the recent story about a hamburger that was created in a laboratory? The hamburger, which was…
Ask a Transwoman: On Grandmothers, Granddaughters & Being Trans: A Tribute to my Nana
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— To some extent it’s always been the aim of my writing, as well as my activism, to personalize transgender people, to…
STITCH: A Poignant Relationship Between Two Young Gay Men
BOSTON, Mass. – Using animation to change the world… This is the hope of an award-winning group of Boston-based filmmakers and artists currently creating a…
Latin@ Pride 2013 Theme & Events: “United, Empowered and Moving Forward”
Boston Pride Announces Latin@ Pride Week Held September 21-28 Boston, Mass – Boston Pride announced last week that the theme for the 2013 Latin@ Pride…
International Homophobia Political Action at Worcester Pride Parade
WORCESTER, Mass—The LGBT Asylum Task Force will march in Worcester’s Gay Pride Parade to demonstrate the plight of the international LGBT community highlighting current hotspots…