Sexual Minorities Archives Celebrate Grand re-Opening at New Home in Holyoke
The Sexual Minorities Archives moved from Northampton to Holyoke not long ago By: Sandra Dias/TRT Guest Reporter— HOLYOKE, Mass.—More than 100 people attended the grand…
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On 2nd Anniversary of Marriage Win, Work Continues in MA for LGBT Equality
At the forefront, transgender nondiscrimination protections to ensure LGBT equality for all BOSTON—Today marks the second anniversary of Obegerfell v. Hodges, the landmark Supreme Court ruling…
AG Healey Awards Grants: Expand Opportunity for Women, Minority Workers in Construction Industry
Program Will Award Total of $90,000 in Grant Funding to Eligible Applicants BOSTON–Attorney General Maura Healey today announced that her office is awarding $90,000 in…
Pride Preview 2017 Part II: A Review of Pride Celebrations Across New England
The most comprehensive round of pride celebrations By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— In the first part of this series, published in a recent issue of The…
Ballot Initiative to Strip Away Trans Rights Still on Track to be Voted on in 2018
Transgender people in the commonwealth still fear for their trans rights By: Jenna Spinelle/TRT Reporter— BOSTON—Throughout Pride Week celebrations this year, you may hear one…
Sexual Minorities Archives Will Hold Grand Opening Soon
HOLYOKE, Mass. – A grand opening event for the LGBTQIA community will be held on Saturday, June 3 at 3:00 p.m. to celebrate the settlement…
CT Senate Unanimously Approves Bill to Ban Conversion Therapy
Governor Set to Sign, Law Will Ban Licensed Health Professionals from Using the Discredited Practice with Minors The Connecticut Senate voted unanimously today to pass…
AG Maura Healey to Receive Award at Sold Out Safe Homes Gala
WORCESTER, Mass.– The Bridge of Central Massachusetts will present the Social Justice Advocacy and Action Award to Attorney General Maura Healey at the annual Safe…
Connecticut House Passes Conversion Therapy Ban
On to the Senate; Governor Says He Will Sign Conversion Therapy Ban bill Today the Connecticut House of Representatives passed HB 6695, AAC The Protection of Youth…
Pride Preview 2017: A Review of Pride Celebrations Across New England
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— It’s 2017 and Pride season is upon us. The Rainbow Times recently reached out to Pride organizations across New England…
Working to Protect, Support Immigrants & Refugees, Sanctuary Cities in Mass.
By: Michael Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— “Trump is going to take care of you.” Javier, a Mexican immigrant, alleges that a customer at his job made…
LGBTQ Allies Speak Out About An Act Concerning the Protection of Youth from Conversion Therapy
Supporters of HB 6695, a bill to ban conversion therapy, spoke today about their personal and professional experience counseling and advocating for LGBTQ youth, including…
The Rainbow Times Celebrates 10th Anniversary: Feb. 2007-Feb. 2017
The Rainbow Times’ 10th Anniversary When we first began this journey a decade ago, we never realized the many circumstances & opportunities that would present…
Military discharge upgraded for 91-year-old gay veteran
Hundreds of LGBTQ vets now have honorable discharges By: Jenna Spinelle/TRT Reporter— NORWALK, Conn.—Nearly 70 years after being discharged from the United States Air Force for…
Women’s Fund of Western MA Helps Locals Lead 2nd Largest Group to DC Women’s March
EASTHAMPTON, Mass.—The Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts’s partnership with local volunteer group, The Massachusetts Chapter of the Women’s March on Washington (WoMaWaMa), helped raise over…
Holyoke Supper Club Brings LGBTQ Social Gatherings to Western Mass. Elderly
Holyoke LGBTQ Supper Club launched by area service providers By: John Paul Stapleton/TRT Reporter— HOLYOKE, Mass.—In November, WestMass ElderCare Inc. in Holyoke held a dinner that was the first…
The Trump Effect: Emboldening Prejudice, the Social Construct of Hate
By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— An inscribed swastika on a school’s bathroom wall, another in a dugout accompanied with the words “make America white again,” fake deportation forms handed to school students, and the “N” word spray painted outside of buildings…
TV Host Dale LePage Wins Award for LGBTQ Entertainment & Education Programming
By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— WORCESTER, Mass.—Dale LePage, openly gay host of “New England Pride TV” (NEPTV), has received congressional recognition for his work. On October…
Ropes & Gray, GLAD and MTPC Partner to Launch Transgender ID Project
New Rapid-Response Program Creates Free Legal Resource for New England Transgender Community BOSTON—Global law firm Ropes & Gray, together with GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)…
AG Healey: New Hotline to Report Incidents of Bias-Motivated Threats, Harassment & Violence
Bias-Motivated threats and others have been reported since the elections, 800 number to call BOSTON—Following reports of harassment and intimidation of racial, ethnic and religious…
18th EROS Film Festival Coming to Trinity College in November
HARTFORD, Conn.—Out Film CT, the organizer of Connecticut’s two annual LGBT film festivals, announces the lineup for the 18th EROS Film Festival, running November 9…
Mass. AG Kicks Off Advisory Council on Racial Justice & Equity
30-Member Council Will Strengthen the Office’s Efforts to Address Racial Bias and Disparities, to bring Racial Justice to MA BOSTON, Mass.—Attorney General Maura Healey early…
Advertorial: Survey — Majority of LGBT Adults do not Have a Will
Study also showed that LGBT Adults did not documented important financial information either SPRINGFIELD, Mass.–New research from Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance (MassMutual) found that 6…