National Catholic Gay Ministry Group Refuses to Sign Bishop’s Loyalty Oath
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– The board of directors of a Catholic gay ministry group has refused to sign a loyalty oath, a move that may…
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Historic Transgender Equal Rights Act To Take Effect July 1, 2012
BOSTON, Mass.—On July 1, 2012, the Transgender Equal Rights Act will take effect. For the first time in the Commonwealth’s history, transgender residents will be…
Fact Sheet: The Affordable Care Act: Secure Health Coverage for the Middle Class
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act ensures hard-working, middle class families will get the security they deserve and protects every American…
National Reactions to the High Court Decision Upholding Affordable Care Act, 5-4
Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) “This is an important day for the Supreme Court and an important day for Americans who need affordable health care coverage….
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Pres. Obama’s Affordable Care Act
In a dramatic move with significant political and economic implications, a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday (June 28) voted to uphold President…
U.S Supreme Court Immigration Law Decision: LGBT Orgs. React
[Continuously updated with other organization leaders’ reactions] BOSTON, Mass. —The United States Supreme Court today just released its decision about SB1070, the 2010 Arizona Immigration…
“We Need Pastors, Not Politicians: Your Election Year Antics are Hurting the Church!”
WASHINGTON – Catholics for Equality, the country’s largest national political organization of pro-LGBT equality Catholics, joined hands yesterday with several fair-minded and faithful Catholic social…
Fenway Health Leads in Healthcare Equality Across the Board
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– A new report on that status of healthcare for LGBT Americans shows that an increasing number of hospitals are striving to…
Bloggers, Activists Connect at Netroots Nation in Rhode Island
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– For the hundred-plus LGBT bloggers, activists, journalists, and community leaders who attended the Netroots Nation conference in Providence, Rhode Island, last…
Researchers to Recruit LGBT Participants for Survey On Partner Hospitalization Experiences
Imagine being denied access to a loved one who is critically ill or dying. For the more than 9 million lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…
Groundbreaking Campaign: Frequent HIV Testing the New Norm for Gay & Bisexual Men
SAN FRANCISCO, CA/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — San Francisco AIDS Foundation, San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), and a coalition of partners today launched an innovative multimedia effort…
Trans United for Obama Launches Nationwide Effort
WASHINGTON — Trans United for Obama, a national volunteer effort, has launched a campaign to rally transgender people, their allies, families, and supporters in the…
Flawed Paper Belittles Lesbian & Gay Parents, Condemned by Organizations
Washington, DC — A flawed, misleading, and scientifically unsound paper that seeks to disparage lesbian and gay parents was roundly criticized by organizations that protect and advance…
Boston Pride Parade 2012: “Redefining What Pride Means”
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– Prayers and petitions to the patron saint of Boston Pride were made. And Barbra Streisand delivered. For the first time in…
Leslie Feinberg Arrested in Solidarity with Chrishaun McDonald
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Leslie Feinberg was arrested last night amidst hundreds of Chrishaun “CeCe” McDonald supporters protesting outside of the Hennepin County Public Safety Facility….
HRC: Landmark Survey of LGBT Youth, Great Disparities Found
New HRC President Chad Griffin calls tremendous disparities between LGBT and straight young people a call to action WASHINGTON – Today the Human Rights Campaign – the…
Prop 8 Could Head to The U.S. Supreme Court
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– A glimmer of politics showed through Tuesday (June 5) when the full Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals declined a…
DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional by Federal Appeals Court in Boston
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– A unanimous three-judge panel of the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled today (Thursday, May 31) that the core…
Human Rights in Pride – for Boston Pride Week and beyond
By: Linda DeMarco/President of Boston Pride– Pride Week is finally almost upon us and 2012 is already promising to be an important year for an…
Turn Pride into Action: Making it Better Now for LGBT Students
By: Jason Cianciotto & Sean Cahill*/Special for TRT– As parades and celebrations occur across the Bay State, LGBT youth are putting their pride into action…
Lambda Legal Files Lawsuit: Seeks Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Illinois
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– Lambda Legal Defense and the ACLU filed separate lawsuits Wednesday (May 30), seeking the right to marry for same-sex couples…
R.I. Governor Signs Mandate to Recognize Out-of-State Same-Sex Marriage
By: Casey Rocheteau/TRT Reporter– The fight for marriage equality in Rhode Island got a thrust in the right direction May 14, when Governor Lincoln Chafee…
Gay Democrats, Activists Decry Senator Brown’s Anti-Gay Track Record
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– When Scott Brown first ran for election to the US Senate in 2010 he promised not to be “another loud and…