Op-Ed: The Governor’s Race: Martha Coakley Walks the Walk!
By: Elyse Cherry*— The National Football League made history earlier this month when Jeff Fisher, the coach of the St. Louis Rams, drafted Michael Sam,…
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Op-Ed: Steve Grossman’s Record Speaks For Itself & I Endorse Him
By: Erica Kay-Webster*— Recently I was disappointed and saddened to read an op-ed piece submitted to The Rainbow Times from Gunner Scott, the former Executive…
Smith Students Continue to Protest Smith Admissions’ Policies for Transgender Women
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— NORTHAMPTON, Mass.—Smith College students recently held a protest on campus in response to admissions policies they say are exclusionary towards…
HRC Calls for Stronger Laws & More Training to Protect LGBT Youth in Foster Care
Horrific case in Connecticut raises national concerns during Foster Care Awareness Month WASHINGTON—A case of horrible neglect, abuse, and sexual violence, followed by the incarceration…
Pride Abounds at 2014 New England Pride Celebrations
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— From Rhode Island to Maine, New England Pride season is full of celebrations throughout Massachusetts and other states in the…
AIDS Walk Boston & 5K Run: Raul Medina explains, ‘Why I Walk’
Courtesy of AIDS Action Committee— Raul Medina is the Senior Integrated Media Solutions Consultant with Entravision, the local affiliate for Univision Boston (Channel 27) and…
LGBTQ History Walking Tour of Northampton Set for May 4
A walking tour that reveals the untold history of Northampton’s LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) community will take place on Sunday, May 4 at 2:00 p.m. and everyone is welcome
Maura Healey in Historic Campaign for Massachusetts Attorney General
By: Chuck Colbert/ TRT Reporter— In closing remarks, the candidate for attorney general made her pitch quite clear: “I say as a point guard, I…
Sports Educator Pat Griffin Joins Board of Sexual Minorities Educational Foundation, Inc.
Will Help Expand Focus of the Sexual Minorities Archives NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – Pat Griffin, Professor Emerita in Social Justice Education at the University of Massachusetts,…
Award-Winning Play “The Naked I” Returns to Northampton after 11 Years
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. —“The Naked I: Monologues from Beyond the Binary” returns to its birthplace for a three day run starting on Friday, March 28, 2014….
MassMutual Joins Forces with NGLCC to Support LGBT Business Owners
Showcase Diversity of Talent in LGBT Communities; Bring Hands-on Road Shows to LGBT Businesses in California, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts and Ohio SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance…
BUTCH: Not Like The Other Girls
Photo-based exhibition by SDHolman at Eastworks, April 4 – May 4, 2014 Easthampton, MA—US premiere of SD Holman’s show, BUTCH: Not like the other girls,…
Attorney General Makes Landmark Marriage Equality Announcement from HRC NY Gala Stage
NEW YORK—At tonight’s HRC New York Dinner, Attorney General Eric Holder announced landmark changes to the way the federal government treats married lesbian and gay…
Fenway Study Enrolls Gay Men Who Have Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse
BOSTON, Mass. — The Fenway Institute’s Project THRIVE is currently seeking gay, bisexual, and other men, who have sex with men (MSM) who have experienced childhood…
Arkansas Conference for Medical Sciences to Focus on LGBT Health Open to Providers & Public
BOSTON, Mass.—Harvey Makadon, M.D., Director of the National LGBT Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School will…
Fenway Health’s JGIM Study: High Rates of Inadequate PAP Tests in Trans Men
BOSTON, Mass.—Fenway Health’s Jennifer Potter, MD, and colleagues at Fenway, Harvard Medical School and the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health have published study results…
GLAD Lauds CT Insurance Dept. Bulletin on Health Coverage for Transgender Patients
BOSTON, Mass.—Today, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders praised the Connecticut Insurance Department for issuing a bulletin directing all health insurers operating in the state…
AIDS Foundaction of WMA to Host the Kinsey Sicks at Annual Fundraising Gala
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts, Inc. (AFWM) is excited to announce that “Viva!,” its seventeenth annual gala, will be held on…
Is Holyoke the New Northampton for LGBTQ Politics?
Openly lesbian and Puerto Rican candidate wins Council seat by a landslide By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— HOLYOKE, Mass.—Is Holyoke the new Northampton for LGBTQ politics?…
New Director to Take Over LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— NORTHAMPTON, Mass.—The LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts—an organization committed to improving and preserving the well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,…
Carnival 2014 Poster Contest
PROVINCETOWN, Mass.—In preparation for the Provincetown Business Guild (PBG) Carnival 2014 “Comic Book Capers,” the PBG’s 3rd Annual Carnival Poster Contest has officially begun. All…
Tenth Anniversary of Goodridge – The Rocky Start of It All
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— It was not the start of the marriage equality movement, but it has proven to be its watershed moment: November…
Transgender Oral History Project Brings Workshops, Interviews
BRATTLEBORO, VT — Representatives of the Transgender Oral History Project will be in Brattleboro, the weekend of November 15 – 17, to present an afternoon…