Forcing The Spring: The Becker Marriage Equality Book Outrage
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— To say there’s been a flurry of discussion around the release of a new book Tuesday on the legal case…
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Out of Town: Exploring San Francisco’s SoMa Neighborhood
By: Andrew Collins*/Special to The Rainbow Times— Encompassing a vast, architecturally and demographically diverse tract of central San Francisco (www.sanfrancisco.travel/lgbt) that extends from the Mission…
‘Kinky Boots’ star Billy Porter on Being Black & Gay and Forgiveness
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— For his first solo album since becoming “Tony and Grammy award winner Billy Porter,” Broadway’s kinkiest drag queen is taking…
Candidates Speak to LGBT Community at Gubernatorial Forum
Anti-gay Lively animates discussion By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter— For the past seven years LGBT people in Massachusetts have enjoyed support for gay rights from…
Coakley Unveils Plan to Support LGBTQ Community
Focus On Youth, Bullying Prevention, Public Health BOSTON, Mass.—Attorney General Martha Coakley, a candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, called for greater efforts to better the…
Creep of the Week: Anti-Gay & Anti-Women Hobby Lobby
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— It’s really amazing that in 2014 Americans are still fighting over birth control. As in whether or not contraception makes…
Fenway: Health Risks of LGBs Not Well Documented
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— A report released March 27 by the Boston-based Fenway Institute has found important health-related risks within the LGB community that…
Fenway Health Nets $500k+ at 23rd Annual Women’s Dinner Party
Click here for complete photo coverage By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—“You are the happiest crowd I’ve ever seen,” comedian and emcee Kate Clinton told…
Lea Michele: On Lesbian Role, being called a diva & Glee legacy
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— “No personal questions” is the caveat before getting on the phone with Lea Michele, TV’s Rachel Berry. It’s an acceptable exception…
RI Gay Speaker of the House Resigns Following Raid
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The openly gay speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, Gordon Fox, abruptly resigned his leadership position Saturday following…
Breaking: Michigan Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— A federal judge in Detroit ruled Friday that Michigan’s ban against same-sex couples marrying violates the couples’ constitutional rights to…
LGBTs March in Southie’s Big Parades
See the rest of the photos here! By: Chuck Colbert*/TRT Reporter— Gay pride unfurled its rainbow colors to brisk March breezes in the South Boston…
High Court: Can Corporations Exercise Religion to Discriminate?
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases next week that test the degree to which employers may use their…
Ruling: Tenn. to Recognize Marriages of 3 Same-sex Couples
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– NASHVILLE, Tenn.–In an important but narrow ruling, a U.S. district court judge in Nashville issued a preliminary injunction late Friday…
Marriage Equality Champs Honored Ten Years Out
More Photos of the ceremony By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– BOSTON, Mass.—More than 550 people attended the signature fundraising event for the state’s leading LGBT rights…
Breaking: Miss. House Votes to Study Religious Liberty Bill
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The Mississippi House vote 80 to 37 Wednesday evening to approve a dramatically altered “religious freedom” bill that simply calls…
Mississippi House May Vote to Discriminate
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The Mississippi House was expected to vote at deadline Tuesday on a bill aimed at allowing a person to discriminate…
BGMC’s Spring Concert Takes You on A Unique Musical Journey
BOSTON, Mass. — As the organization’s music director, Rueben M. Reynolds, III, has been leading The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) in beautiful song since 1997. He…
Mary Lambert on ‘Same Love,’ Grammy Night & Madonna
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— “I’m not crying on Sundays,” Mary Lambert assures herself on the song that got her to the Grammys. But this…
Negotiations for Gay-Inclusive St. Patrick’s Day Parade Under Way
(MORE UPDATES) But Identity Restrictions Rankle LGBT Groups By: Chuck Colbert* /TRT Reporter— The push back was strong and immediate in the local LGBT community…
Arizona Governor Vetoes Anti-Gay Bill
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Republican Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has vetoed the religious bias bill. Nearly all political pundits were predicting she would veto…
Federal Judge in Texas Strikes Ban on Same-Sex Marriage
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— A federal judge in San Antonio, Texas, ruled Wednesday that Texas’ ban on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution and…