HRC: Anti-LGBTQ Action Anticipated in Statehouses During 2017
Today, HRC released a new report previewing battles against anti-LGBTQ state legislation expected in the year ahead. With at least 40 anti-LGBTQ bills in 16 states introduced so…
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The Women’s March Attendees Prove to Be Organized Activists Too
The Women’s March was held globally, to send a stronger message to Trump, but his response speaks volumes of what’s to come; Get ready for…
175 Mayors from 42 States Launch “Mayors Against LGBT Discrimination”
Mayors Against LGBT Discrimination kicks off with pre-inauguration briefing in DC WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, in advance of the upcoming inauguration, 175 mayors across the country from…
Historic Battle to End HIV/AIDS Encounters Dangerous Opposition from Conservatives
The Rainbow Times interviewed AIDS Action Committee Executive Director Carl Sciortino about his thoughts on the recent state budget cuts that will impact HIV/AIDS direct…
Op-Ed: Resistance Starts on Inauguration Day
Fighting for civil rights before, during and after is part of the resistance for many By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to TRT— On Friday, January 20, Donald…
GLSEN Report: Mass. Schools Remain Hostile for Many LGBTQ Secondary Students
GLSEN’s Biennial National School Climate Survey Shows Students Still Lack School-Based Supports, for many LGBTQ Secondary Students, Despite Positive Effect on School Climate for LGBTQ Students MASSACHUSETTS–GLSEN today…
First Amendment Defense Act Could Impede the Civil Rights of LGBTQ People Across the Nation
If passed, the First Amendment Defense Act would have devastating implications for same-sex couples and the larger LGBTQ community. By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— Eleven…
LGBTQA Community Come Together in Lowell to Fight Prejudice, Bigotry
Election sparks Lowell Mass. protest for LGBTQA community’s rights By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— LOWELL, Mass.—When Nancy Green thinks about the election of Donald Trump, the…
Local Businesses Receive Top Score in HRC’s Corporate Equality Index
Human Rights Campaign releases 2017 Corporate Equality Index and continues to advocate against regressive legislation nationwide By: Jenna Spinelle/TRT Reporter BOSTON—More than two dozen companies…
Organization Elicits a Call to Action to Resist Trump/Pence, Fascism
Issues an open letter to stop fascism and Trump to LGBTQIA community, others We are writing to you and your organization as members of the national…
Best LGBTQ Reporting 2016 by The Rainbow Times
Popular picks for our best LGBTQ reporting in 2016 By: The Rainbow Times’ Editorial Team— The year 2016 highlighted progress for Transgender rights in Massachusetts. Transgender…
Holyoke Supper Club Brings LGBTQ Social Gatherings to Western Mass. Elderly
Holyoke LGBTQ Supper Club launched by area service providers By: John Paul Stapleton/TRT Reporter— HOLYOKE, Mass.—In November, WestMass ElderCare Inc. in Holyoke held a dinner that was the first…
6 Tricks to Giving Your Partner the Perfect Gift
What your partner may want in that Holiday Season Gift By: Mikey Rox*/Special to TRT— Choosing the perfect gift for your significant other can be…
Pets Empower: Free Pet Fostering for Survivors Fleeing Crisis Situations
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— BOSTON—Soon after graduating from college, Jordan Ross found himself on the streets along with his black lab in order to escape domestic violence. Little did he know that this experience would inevitably change the…
Alliance Defending Freedom Drops Lawsuit Intended to Create Exemption from MA Nondiscrimination Law
BOSTON—The anti-LGBT group Alliance Defending Freedom, ADF, representing four Mass. churches, has formally withdrawn a lawsuit they recently filed that sought to exempt the plaintiffs from complying…
Global Campaign to End Violence Against Women Supported by Mass. Groups
Violence against women is not just a women’s fight, but an LGBTQ fight too By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— The Dominican Republic experienced a national…
The Trump Effect: Emboldening Prejudice, the Social Construct of Hate
By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— An inscribed swastika on a school’s bathroom wall, another in a dugout accompanied with the words “make America white again,” fake deportation forms handed to school students, and the “N” word spray painted outside of buildings…
Wal-Mart Settles Lawsuit Over Same-sex Spouses’ Health Care Benefit
Wal-Mart settles over same-sex spouses’ health care benefit and avoids LGBT employee discrimination suit. By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— BOSTON— Walmart settled a suit last week that alleged the…
Public Health Experts Call on FDA to Better Manage Estrogen Shortage Process
Estrogen is a hormone therapy that is life-saving for many transgender women BOSTON—Today, The Fenway Institute of Fenway Health, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, and Treatment Action…
Game Over for McCrory: NC Elects Roy Cooper
RALEIGH, N.C.—Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality North Carolina hailed Governor-Elect Roy Cooper’s victory—which crossed the crucial 10,000 vote mark today—and called on…
How Marvel Can Speed Up LGBT Representation
Slowly but surely, Marvel Studios is working on fixing its diversity problem. Calls for non-white and female leads have been heard loud and clear, and…
FRENZY! Reveals Provocative Insight to Gay Men of Color, IPV/A, Bullying, Mental Illness
FRENZY! is currently available at all online retailers in digital or paperback. By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— He is as it again—this time in a FRENZY! Award-winning and…
What Will a Trump Presidency Mean for the Fight Against HIV/AIDS?
The fight against HIV/AIDS Seen from an Unexpected Political Position By: Eric Brus*– The results of the 2016 U.S. national election came as a great…