The Theater Offensive to House National Network for LGBTQ Youth Theater
BOSTON – The Theater Offensive will house the newly-formed Pride Youth Theater Alliance (PYTA), a national network of arts organizations with programs focused on lesbian,…
Eastern NE News
Reverend Irene Monroe to Receive GLAD’s 2012 Spirit of Justice Award
Reverend Irene Monroe — nationally renowned African American lesbian activist, scholar and public theologian — will receive this year’s Spirit of Justice Award from Gay…
MassEquality: Praises Governor, Legislature for Inclusion To Study Homeless Youth
Governor & Legislature Including Commission To Study Issues Related to Unaccompanied Homeless Youth in FY 13 Budget BOSTON, MA—State lawmakers included a measure creating a…
Rhode Island’s House Speaker, Gordon Fox, Supports Marriage Equality, Again
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– PROVIDENCE, RI—Speaker of the House, Gordon Fox (D- Rhode Island), has come around marriage equality–again–in the Ocean State, according to statements…
Gay Bowling in RI Raises Money for the AIDS Project and Marriage Equality
By: Casey Rocheteau/TRT Reporter– Every Tuesday night at Town Hall Lanes in Johnston, R.I., something quite spectacular happens. For 13 years, the alley has been…
Historic Transgender Equal Rights Act To Take Effect July 1, 2012
BOSTON, Mass.—On July 1, 2012, the Transgender Equal Rights Act will take effect. For the first time in the Commonwealth’s history, transgender residents will be…
National Reactions to the High Court Decision Upholding Affordable Care Act, 5-4
Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) “This is an important day for the Supreme Court and an important day for Americans who need affordable health care coverage….
The Transgender Bill, H3810, Takes Effect July 1: What You Need to Know
Courtesy of GLAD On November 23, 2011, Governor Deval Patrick signed into law H3810, An Act Relative to Gender Identity. This law adds “gender identity”…
June 27 Is National HIV Testing Day: Know Your Status, Get Tested
BOSTON, Mass. — Today is National HIV Testing Day. The US Centers for Disease Control estimates that one-in-five people living with HIV do not know their status….
U.S Supreme Court Immigration Law Decision: LGBT Orgs. React
[Continuously updated with other organization leaders’ reactions] BOSTON, Mass. —The United States Supreme Court today just released its decision about SB1070, the 2010 Arizona Immigration…
Fenway Health Leads in Healthcare Equality Across the Board
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– A new report on that status of healthcare for LGBT Americans shows that an increasing number of hospitals are striving to…
Speaking Truth to Power For LGBTQ Youth Homelessness
Massachusetts GLBT Youth Commission testimony of Mandy Lussier, Safe Spaces Coordinator at Youth on Fire, a program of the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts…
Mainers Unite for Marriage Equality at Pride’s 26th Celebration
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– Even before the Pride Parade marchers stepped off from Monument Square at 12:30 p.m. in downtown Portland, the annual event was…
Policy To Keep LGBT Youth Meets 20 Years Later, Suppressed by Romney For “Bisexual” & “Transgender” Inclusion
Boston, June 20, 2012—Today the Massachusetts Commission on GLBT Youth will hold a State House hearing on the state of life today for lesbian, gay,…
Crooner Brian Evans Lands in Beantown
BOSTON, Mass–One of the most successful singers to come out of Boston is someone you may have never even heard of. But you are about…
Gov. Patrick To Offer Testimony At Historic LGBT Youth Hearing June 20
Auditor Bump, Asst. AG Healey and others to testify on policy needs of LGBT youth Boston, June 15, 2012—The Massachusetts Commission on GLBT Youth will…
BCIL Hace Llamado Para Asistir A la Comunidad LGBTQ Latina
[Provided by BCIL] BOSTON, Mass. – El Centro de Boston Para Vivir Independiente (BCIL, por sus siglas en inglés) hace un llamado especial a la…
Bloggers, Activists Connect at Netroots Nation in Rhode Island
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– For the hundred-plus LGBT bloggers, activists, journalists, and community leaders who attended the Netroots Nation conference in Providence, Rhode Island, last…
3rd Annual Festival of Food: Showcases Cape Cod’s Hottest Restaurants & QuickFire Challenge
BOSTON, Mass — MassEquality announced yesterday that the Third Annual Taste of Provincetown will take place Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 6pm at Provincetown Town…
Happy Boston Pride Celebrity Videos Every Day at Noon
By: Graysen Martínez Ocasio/TRT Publisher— BOSTON, Mass.—Boston is first when it comes to many things in the country, especially with regards to civil rights for…
Boston Pride Parade 2012: “Redefining What Pride Means”
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– Prayers and petitions to the patron saint of Boston Pride were made. And Barbra Streisand delivered. For the first time in…
Op-Ed: Happy Pride! Come March With Us!
By: Kara Suffredini, Esq.*– This weekend, Boston will celebrate its 42nd Pride March. It’s hard to believe that in just two generations Pride has evolved…
Aids Action raises nearly $1M at Aids Walk
Courtesy AIDS Action Committee– BOSTON–AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, the state’s leading provider of prevention and wellness services for people vulnerable to HIV infection, announced…