Pride Season in New England: Maine, Boston, RI, North Shore, Worcester & More
By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— Every year The Rainbow Times puts together a story about the main New England Pride organizations, their scheduled events, themes and all…
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Mississippi’s Anti-LGBT Law Passes; Businesses Put Pressure on Gov. Bryant
Today, HRC announced that executives from GE, the Dow Chemical Company, PepsiCo, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Choice Hotels International, Inc., Levi Strauss & Co.,…
Boston Pride Withdraws Marshalship After Controversial FB Comments Surface
More Updates at the end of the story By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— After learning of several incendiary Facebook comments regarding Black Lives Matter demonstrators,…
Boston Pride Announces Parade Marshals
BOSTON, Mass.—The Marshals for the 46th Annual Boston Pride Parade are: Parade Grand Marshal Claire B. Naughton, Parade Marshals Raffi Freedman-Gurspan and Anthony Imperioso, and…
[Update] Boston City Council Passes Ordinance Prohibiting City-Sponsored Travel to North Carolina
BOSTON, Mass.—Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim decisively sided with equality when he sponsored an ordinance to ban city-sponsor travel to North Carolina last Friday. Today,…
Proposed Discriminatory Tennessee Anti-LGBT Bills, Risk State’s Welcoming Reputation for Businesses
TN Residents, Businesses, and Lawmakers Who Share Our Vision of a Fair and Welcoming State Should Reject HB1840 and HB2414 In a number of states…
80+ Major CEOs, Business Leaders Demand NC Repeal Discriminatory & Radical New Anti-LGBT Law
WASHINGTON—Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, and Equality NC, the state organization working…
West Palm Beach Mayor Places Travel Ban on City-Funded Trips to North Carolina
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—In the wake of North Carolina’s enactment of HB2, West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio became the first mayor in Florida to…
BREAKING: Georgia Governor Vetoes Religious Discrimination Bill
In a very different turn of events than those occurred in NC last week, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal vetoed the anti-gay “religious freedom” bill that…
[UPDATE] NC Gov. Signs Law Enacting the Worst LGBTQ Discrimination Legislation in the Country
Today, Equality Federation and many other organizations, are denouncing North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory for signing into law the most extreme, anti-LGBTQ legislation in the…
Veterans for Peace Silently Protest Ban from St. Patrick’s Parade in Boston
SOUTH BOSTON— Yesterday, Veterans For Peace, VFP, held a silent protest at 524 East Broadway along the parade route. The protestors met at the former…
New Federal Report Shows Increasing Support of Same-Sex Adoptions
A new report released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows increasing national support for adoptions by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and…
Boston Police Seek Victims of Robbery Suspect; Assailant Targets Gay Men
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— Boston Police and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office are looking for victims of a suspected thief who reportedly targeted…
Missouri Senate Advances Assault on LGBT People
By: Stephen Peters* Today, HRC, the ACLU of Missouri, and PROMO strongly condemned a vote by the Missouri Senate in favor of Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 39 –…
Kesha Receives Human Rights Campaign Award; Clarkson Joins Other Supporters
Pop singer, Kesha, received a Human Rights Campaign’s Visibility Award for her work to “advance and advocate for the LGBT movement” at the the 21st…
Ted Cruz Creates Religious Liberty Council
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has created a “religious liberty” council for his campaign that is filled with anti-LGBT activists. Some of those activists include Tony…
Pride Toronto & Prime Minister Trudeau: Making Canadian History
Pride Toronto Unveils 2016 Theme, “You Can Sit With Us” TORONTO, ON—Pride Toronto recently unveiled its 2016 Pride Month theme, announcing to the world that…
Op-Ed: Veterans for Peace Left Out of St. Patrick’s Day Parade Again
The Allied War Veterans Council (AWVC), the organizers of the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, has voted to disallow the application of the Smedley D. Butler…
Teen Wins Battle Over Lesbian Shirt
‘Lesbian’ Shirt oppresses her while helps her confront discrimination When sixteen-year-old Taylor Victor wore a t-shirt that read “Nobody Knows I’m a Lesbian” to school…
VIDEO: DNC Launches Media Campaign to #FillTheSeat
Every day this week, the DNC will highlight reasons Americans need the Senate to do their jobs, not obstruct President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee. WASHINGTON—The Democratic…
Adidas Develops More Protections for the LGBT Community
Sportswear company Adidas changed their contracts to athletes to ensure more inclusion. The company added a clause that states that if an athlete they sponsor…
Updated: Manny Pacquiao Fired by Nike for Comparing Gays to Animals
Boxing star, Manny Pacquiao, now has lost a major endorsement: Nike, due to his abhorrent anti-gay comments, reports the Civil Rights Movement. Pacquiao said, among…
The OutField: Pride Tape Covers North America
Feedback has been powerful for Pride Tape By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT— According to Kris Wells, Canada is known for two things: “hockey and human…