GetEQUAL Launches Campaign for Workplace Inclusion
Activists Take to the Streets to Show Congress They’re Serious About Winning LGBT Workplace Protections WASHINGTON, DC — Today, GetEQUAL — a national social justice organization advocating…
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BSA: Plan Includes Gay Youth, Excludes Gay Adults
Proposed resolution would allow gay scouts, ban gay parents from serving as leaders By: Lauren Walleser/ TRT Reporter— The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) recently…
Delaware Senate Approves Marriage Equality (Updated)
State will be 11th state to allow equal marriage for same-sex couples By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Just minutes before the Delaware Senate was set…
With Rhode Island, 50 Million Americans Will Now Live in Marriage Equality States
Gov. Lincoln Chafee to immediately sign the bill at historic ceremony on steps of State Capitol WASHINGTON – Yesterday the Rhode Island state House passed marriage equality…
Nine Boston Nonprofits Participate in 1st Ever National Giving Day Campaign for LGBTQ Community
BOSTON, Mass. – Nine local nonprofit organizations will participate in Give OUT Day, the very first national initiative to mobilize thousands of donors across the…
Transgender Day of Celebration Comes to Boston For the 1st Time, Honors Life
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– The Metropolitan Community Church of Boston is hosting Boston’s first Transgender Day of Celebration, a day complementary to Transgender Day…
New England Pride Organizations Celebrate with Festivals and Education
By: Ashley Mark/TRT Reporter– BOSTON, Mass. — May marks the beginning of pride season in New England, and celebrations across the region have evolved into…
Gay Couple Throws Fundraiser for Transgender Employee’s Breasts
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Gay couple Will Lenker and James Spinello are no strangers to throwing a fabulous party. This time, however, the owners of Stuff www.stuffsf.com,…
NBA Star Jason Collins: “I am Black. And I am Gay”
The NBA’s Jason Collins made history today. Collins came out as gay — making this an unprecedented statement in the NBA history. His coming out is more…
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Boston, MA Trans nondiscrimination policy approved in public school district The Medford School Committee has approved a new gender identity…
COLORS of Compassion Pays Tribute to Rainbow Flag
Multi-faceted project aims to share encouragement and hope among LGBT people By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Reporter– The COLORS of Compassion project will kick off as rainbow…
Study: New Data on How Employers Can Leverage LGBT Workers’ Potential
NEW YORK, NY – A new study released by The Center for Talent Innovation (CTI), a New York-based think tank, reveals important new data on…
France Becomes Latest Country to Embrace Marriage Equality
New French law will allow loving, committed same-sex couples to marry and adopt children Washington – France is poised to become the fourteenth nation to embrace…
Boy Scouts New Resolution Bans Gay Parents & Employment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Boy Scouts of America Executive Committee proposed a resolution that would establish a nondiscrimination policy ending the longstanding discriminatory ban on gay…
HRC Mobilizes Members to Contact Local Scout Councils with Message about Ending Discrimination
HRC petition calls on BSA local council representatives to vote for non-discrimination resolution during May 23 National Council WASHINGTON – The discriminatory policy banning gay…
International Networks of Gay Men Unite to Fight HIV
Global and regional MSM networks from Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe will coordinate efforts to support frontline organizations worldwide The major regional networks…
Boston Explosions: 3 Dead, 144+ Injured; Reactions [Updated]
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– BOSTON, Mass. — Two bombs exploded today around 2:50 p.m. along two different locations on Boylston Street, in downtown Boston. The…
COLORS of Compassion Celebrates LGBT Rainbow Flag 35th Anniversary
COLORS of Compassion, an internationally-focused social justice initiative, launches in May 2013 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the LGBT Rainbow Flag, paying tribute to…
Housing Discrimination against LGBTs and Poor Still Legal in Most States
National Fair Housing Alliance Report Calls for Modernizing Fair Housing Act to Include Protection for LGBT People and Source of Income Washington, DC – Today…
Tax Day Reminds LGBT Americans of Second-Class Citizenship
Tax Day is less than a week away, standing as a glaring reminder to LGBT Americans of their current state of second-class citizenship. Under the…
Federal Gov. Funnels Almost $300 Billion Yearly to Businesses in States that Allow Workplace Discrimination
Executive Order Would Protect Taxpayer Funds and LGBT Americans According to New Issue Brief WASHINGTON, D.C. — American taxpayers send almost $300 billion per year…
California Bans Insurance Discrimination Against Transgender Patients
DMHC Issues Clarifying Directive to Health Plans SAN FRANCISCO, California — California’s Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) has issued guidance clarifying the obligations of…
MassEquality & LGBT Aging Project: Lawmakers Need to Create LGBT Elder Commission
BOSTON, Mass. —Today, MassEquality and the LGBT Aging Project called on lawmakers to create an LGBT Elder Commission to study and recommend ways to meet…