Lesbian denied communion at mother’s funeral dismays gay Catholics
By: Chuck Colbert / TRT Reporter– The denial of communion to a lesbian at her mother’s funeral has touched a raw nerve among LGBT Catholics,…
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Student government vote bars Chick-fil-A eatery at local Mass. university
By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter– In response to mounting opposition, the undergraduate Student Government Association (SGA) at Northeastern University (NU) voted down a proposal to…
30 Years of Worldwide Pride Inspires Boston Pride’s Biggest Event
By: Linda DeMarco/President of Boston Pride– Every year, Boston Pride Week shows our pride for the LGBT community through the Parade, Festival and other activities,…
Boston Mayor To Headline LGBT-Rights Fundraiser
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass. — A Massachusetts statewide advocacy group hopes to raise its public profile and revenue coffers through a new venue….
DOMA ruled unconstitutional again by federal judge
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– A federal district court judge in San Francisco ruled Tuesday (February 22) that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) violates…
Boston Pride names The Rainbow Times Official Media Sponsor
Nonprofit announces The Rainbow Times as an official media sponsor and producer of the official Pride Guide Boston, MA – Boston Pride today announced its…
Finances at ‘turning point’ for LGBT groups, stabilizing; but donors fleeing
By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter– Good news and some concerns about the LGBT equality movement emerge from a new study by a LGBT think tank….
Civil and Human Rights Coalition to Honor Barney Frank and Janet Murguía
Hubert H. Humphrey Award is the Highest Honor of the Civil and Human Rights Movement– Washington, D.C. – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human…
Marriage Equality in NJ: Positive Effects For 16,875 Couples Raising 6,650+ Children
LOS ANGELES, CA – As the New Jersey legislature votes on the legalization of marriage for same-sex couples, the Williams Institute, a leading research institute…
Washington governor signs law; NJ Senate passes bill
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– In a sometimes emotional ceremony Monday morning (February 13), Washington Governor Christine Gregoire signed the freshly passed marriage equality bill,…
President Obama’s 2013 Budget shows commitment to ending HIV/AIDS
BOSTON, MA—Today, President Obama released his Fiscal 2013 budget, which contains recommendations for Ryan White CARE Act funding and support for the Administration’s historic National…
Whitney Houston Dead At 48: Death Details
UPDATE– Recent reports from the Huffington Post about the County Coroner’s office “confirmed that some prescription medications were found in the hotel room where Whitney…
Positive effects of extending marriage to Same-Sex couples in Maryland
It will help 12,500 Couples Raising Over 5,000 Children– LOS ANGELES, CA –– As the Maryland legislature approaches a vote on the legalization of marriage…
Washington State House Approves Legislation Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
OLYMPIA – Washington United for Marriage, a broad statewide coalition of organizations, congregations, unions and business associations that will work to obtain civil marriage for…
Iowa Erases Mother from Stillborn Baby’s Death Certificate: LL Files Suit
“To white out a mother’s name from her stillborn baby’s death certificate is cruel to a family that is already devastated.” [Press Release] Des Moines,…
Prop 8 ruled as unconstitutional
By Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– Calling Proposition 8 “remarkably similar” to Colorado’s anti-gay Amendment 2 in 1992, a divided federal appeals court panel in San…
The Rainbow Times: Official 2012 Boston Pride Media Partner & Pride Guide Producer
BOSTON, MA – The Rainbow Times LGBTQ newspaper printed out of Northampton, Massachusetts but serving all of New England has won the Official Bid and…
Senator Brown Co-Sponsors GLBTQ-Inclusive Bill
By: GMDVP– On Thursday, February 2nd, the US Senate Judiciary Committee approved GLBTQ-inclusive legislation on domestic violence, known as Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). This is…
Federal Officials Convene to Address Transexual Violence & Health Care in Puerto Rico
Over the weekend of January 28 & 29, more than two dozen federal officials met with representatives from the Puerto Rican group, Transexuales y Transgéneros…
Madonna Expresses Herself
By: Chris Azzopardi/TRT Special– Gay icon relates herself to ‘strong women’ in new film, talks being an outsider and the latest era of her career….
Fenway Health to honor Barney Frank, Urvashi Vaid
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter- Fenway Health recently announced this year’s recipients of the Congressman Gerry E. Studds Award and the Dr. Susan M. Love Award….
Advocates applaud Obama for efforts in combating bullying of LGBT youth
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– The U.S. Department of Education released a new report last month — a study that summarizes current state approaches in anti-bullying….
Community Celebrates Ceremonial Signing of Transgender Equal Rights Bill
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter/ BOSTON, Mass. — Remarks during the signing ceremony for Massachusetts’ new transgender civil-rights law lasted less than an hour when, on…