Editor’s Desk: Pulse Orlando 3 Years Later
On June 12th, 2016, 49 lives were lost to anti-LGBTQ ignorance and hatred at the Pulse Orlando Night Club. That night, 49 people were murdered,…
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Strike A Pose: Photographers’ Lens Capture Authentic & Queer Identity
Queer identity as a means to resist, protest and beautifully expose queer subjects By: Audrey Cole/Reporter— Representing authenticity is a chief principal of what two…
Openly Gay & First Latinx Woman Runs For Boston City Council At-Large Seat
Alejandra St. Guillen could make history in Boston as the 1st Latinx gay woman to be elected for City Council By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— BOSTON—If…
OutFilm CT Brings All-Star Line Up To LGBTQ Film Festival
OutFilm CT’s Centerpiece Film “Gay Chorus Deep South” screens on June 5. By: Audrey Cole/TRT Reporter— HARTFORD, Conn.—OutFilm CT, Connecticut’s longest-running LGBTQ film festival, is…
EXCLUSIVE: “Last Call”: Dyke Night® Wraps Up Pride At Night Events, Closes After Pride Weekend
Dyke Night® closes, reactions and video from its founder below By: Audrey Cole & Chris Gilmore*/TRT Reporters— BOSTON—After a 21-year-run, Dyke Night®’s Pride at Night…
Mass. Transgender Student Crowned Prom King
Transgender teen finally lives his dream, as he openly transitions into the young man he always knew he was By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— A Barnstable…
Trans Masculine Individuals: HPV Prevention & Screening Critical, Fenway Says
Trans masculine individuals anywhere in the gender spectrum are at risk of developing cervical cancer The Fenway Institute of Fenway Health last week released a…
VA GOP Challenger Compares Same-Sex Marriage & Abortion To Slavery, Opposes LGBTQ+ Child Adoption
HD-13 Republican nominee Kelly McGinn has publicly advocated for LGBTQ+ discrimination RICHMOND– Kelly McGinn, the Republican challenger to Delegate Danica Roem in HD-13, has an…
Historic House Vote For The Federal Equality Act; Congressman Seth Moulton Absent
For the first time, a chamber of Congress passes a bill ensuring protections for LGBTQ people in virtually all areas of life; Mass. Congressman Seth…
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus Kicks Off Boston Pride Week With ‘God Save the Queens’
Musical selections celebrate LGBT Pride and the best of British rock and pop Boston—The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) proudly presents “God Save the Queens,”…
Toxic Masculinity Part I: Strips Away Gender Equity, Hurts Everyone
By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— Late in February at a Summit in Oakland, Calif., former president Barack Obama introduced himself as “Michelle’s husband, Barack.” In 2016,…
Intense Internalized Homophobia: LGBTQ Immigrants, “Hope at St. Anne’s”
By: Lilo*/Sent to TRT via E-mail— To The Rainbow Times: My inbox had an unread e-mail on Palm Sunday. The subject line was “Intense Internalized…
A “Pro-life” Argument, Supporting Callie Strong
Callie Strong. Donor pulls donation from adopted baby with cancer once discovering she had two moms By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief− Like would be any parent’s nightmare,…
HHS Announces Federal Rule Allowing Religious Beliefs To Override Patient Care
The potential of LGBTQ discrimination under a determination based on religious beliefs puts LGBTQ community in danger WASHINGTON–Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
Visionary Voice Award Recipient advocates for LGBTQ and Immigrant Survivors
Visionary Voice Award 2019 honors Hema Sarang-Sieminski By: Audrey Cole/TRT Reporter— BOSTON—Late April, Hema Sarang-Sieminski was honored with the Visionary Voice Award for their outstanding activism…
Mayor Walsh Appoints Robert Santiago As Commissioner Of Veterans’ Services
Robert Santiago will be the first Puerto Rican and LGBTQ Veterans Commissioner in the City’s history. BOSTON—Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the appointment of…
The Trevor Project’s Text & Chat Counseling Services Now Available 24/7
LOS ANGELES—The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young people, and AT&T Turn Up the Love, the company’s…
Amazon Joins Business Opposition To Anti-LGBTQ Bills In Tennessee
Major corporations signed an open letter opposing anti-LGBTQ legislation in Tennessee, some of which advanced today to their final stop on the Senate floor WASHINGTON—Yesterday…
LGBTQ+ “Legacy of Courage” Awardees Named For 2019 Safe Homes Gala
Open Sky Community Services peer-led teen program recognizes key supporters WORCESTER, Mass.—Open Sky Community Services is pleased to announce the 2019 recipients of the People…
Boston Pride Announces 49th Annual Pride Festival Entertainment Line-up
Robin S., Beth Sacks, The Spots, All Eyes On Me, Taija New, Kat Kennedy, First Lady Sarita, and QWAM will also perform BOSTON–Boston Pride announced…
New RNC Spokesperson Elizabeth Harrington Hates Trans Kids, Troops
By: Neal Broverman— Transphobic writer Elizabeth Harrington will be the Republican National Committee’s new national spokesperson, the party announced Thursday. Harrington replaces Kayleigh McEnany, who’s…
10 Terrific Small Towns For LGBTQ Travelers
By: Andrew Collins/TRT Travel Columnist— Throughout the 20th century, as particular neighborhoods in America’s largest cities became LGBTQ strongholds, a number of corresponding resort towns…
Taylor Swift Makes Record-Breaking Donation In Opposition To Tennessee’s Anti-LGBTQ Bills
Tennessee lawmakers are pushing the most extreme anti-LGBTQ slate of bills in the nation, with discriminatory bills advancing this week WASHINGTON, DC—Taylor Swift wanted to…