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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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’ 10th Anniversary When we first began this journey a decade ago, we never realized the many circumstances & opportunities that would present…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…