U.S. Department of Justice Affirms Title IX Protection for Transgender Students
Today, the Department of Justice affirmed that Title IX protects the right of transgender students to use the restroom that matches their gender identity. Earlier…
June 2015
CT Governor Signs Bill Modernizing Process to Change Gender on Birth Certificates
GLAD Publishes Toolkit to Assist Transgender People Making Changes Last week, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed into law a bill that updates the state’s birth…
Decision Day: A Community Event on SCOTUS Decision
BOSTON, Mass.—Yesterday, hundreds of people gathered at a MassEquality and community event at the front steps of the Massachusetts State House to celebrate the U.S….
Edie Windsor: Go Get Married! But ‘Talk Before You Walk’
SAGE Partners with Windsor to Help LGBT Older People and Couples Who Want to Marry NEW YORK—SAGE stands with LGBT communities and allies in celebration…
Thousands to Celebrate the SCOTUS Decision on Marriage Equality
BOSTON, Mass.—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that marriage equality for same-sex couples is a constitutional right, thereby making marriage equality the law in every…
Stonewall Transgender Woman Celebrates Marriage Equality Decision
By: Erica Kay-Webster— WEST BARNSTABLE, Mass—At The Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969 we firmly stood our ground and refused to surrender to the injustices that…
President Obama’s Remarks on the Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality
Remarks made from the Rose Garden THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Our nation was founded on a bedrock principle that we are all created equal. The…
Joint Statement from the HBGC & the LCCREJ in Response to the SCOTUS Marriage Equality Decision
“The proof that one truly believes is in action.” ― Bayard Rustin BOSTON, Mass.—The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice dream of a…
Fenway Health Celebrates SCOTUS Decision on National Marriage Equality
Studies Have Shown That Lesbian, Gay And Bisexual People Derive Positive Health Benefits From Same Sex Marriage “Today the U.S. Supreme Court said that same-sex…
Justice Prevails: On Same-Sex Marriage “The Fight is Over”
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— June 26 has been solidified as the historic date for LGBT history in the United States. It is the day in 2003…
Same-Sex Marriage Legal in all 50 States [Updated]
By: Editorial Staff— In a historic decision, the High Court has ruled 5-4 that same-sex marriage is legal across the nation. Justice Kennedy wrote the…
Fenway Health Commends Supreme Court For Upholding Federally-Run Insurance Exchanges
BOSTON, Mass.—Fenway Health commends the U.S. Supreme Court for ruling 6-3 in favor of federally-run insurance marketplaces. Because of a legal challenge to the federally-run…
The Affordable Care Act is Here to Stay
WASHINGTON—In a decision that further solidifies the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court today ruled that the law’s financial help in the form of tax…
SCOTUS to Rule on ACLU Marriage Equality Cases
ACLU of Massachusetts experts available to provide legal analysis and historical context BOSTON, Mass.—By Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on six cases from…
Activista Gay Boricua Exhorta la Homofobia Sea un Delito
SAN JUAN, PR—El activista de derechos humanos puertorriqueño, Francisco ‘El Jimagua’ Cartagena Méndez, expresó que la homofobia debe ser catalogada como un crimen, debido a…
Key Businesses Support New Campaign to Secure Nondiscrimination Protections
Freedom Massachusetts launches bipartisan campaign to win passage of public accommodations protections for transgender Bay Stater BOSTON, Mass.—Some of the region’s and nation’s biggest businesses…
Point Foundation Announces 36 New Higher Education Scholarships
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Point Foundation (Point) is awarding new scholarships to 36 students who have demonstrated academic excellence and leadership in their communities, despite facing obstacles…
Positive Thoughts: Crossing the HIV Viral Divide
By: Diane Anderson-Minshall*/Special to TRT— It was little surprise when HBO’s Looking—a critically acclaimed but poorly rated TV series about gay men in San Francisco—introduced…
It’s Now Time to #ThankFrank
WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez will induct civil rights leader and worker rights equality pioneer Frank Kameny into the Department of Labor’s Hall…
Creep of the Week: Gov. Rick Snyder’s Religious Beliefs, Against Gay Parents
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— Fact: Michigan’s Republicans, who are literally in charge of every branch of state government, do not give a shit about…
The OutField: The Fight for Female Coaches’ Rights
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT— The story is current. But you can be forgiven for thinking it’s from 10 years ago. Or 50. Shannon Miller…
Still #WickedPissed, Boston Pride Mum on Demands
By: Sara Brown/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Thousands of online users and organizations across the state and nation took to the streets and stormed the internet responding…
BGMC: Singing in the Middle East
Courtesy of Boston Gay Men’s Chorus As a sophomore at the Cambridge School of Weston (CSW), Sean Crookes joined the Gay/Straight Alliance (GSA). He was,…