MassEquality Hires Organizing Director Longtime LGBT advocate Wes Ritchie
BOSTON, Mass. — MassEquality announced yesterday that it has named longtime LGBT advocate Wes Ritchie as its new Organizing Director. Ritchie is a former campaign…
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OP-Ed: Martin’s Murder Shows Rustin’s Lesson Is Still Relevant Today
By: Kara S. Suffredini*, Esq., and Corey Yarbrough*– This year, LGBTQ activists celebrate the life and legacy of Bayard Rustin. Rustin’s accomplishments were so great…
Women net $375K-plus for Fenway Health
By: Chuck Colbert/ TRT Reporter– Raise your glass! They did just that — the more than 1,100 women (lesbian, bisexual, transgender) and men who attended…
Federal Appeals Court Judges Hear Arguments Against DOMA Case
By: Chuck Colbert/Keen News Service– When a panel of three judges on a federal appeals court hears arguments against the federal Defense of Marriage Act,…
Student government vote bars Chick-fil-A eatery at local Mass. university
By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter– In response to mounting opposition, the undergraduate Student Government Association (SGA) at Northeastern University (NU) voted down a proposal to…
Boston Mayor To Headline LGBT-Rights Fundraiser
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass. — A Massachusetts statewide advocacy group hopes to raise its public profile and revenue coffers through a new venue….
A new day in Holyoke politics: An exclusive interview with openly gay Mayor Morse
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief & Graysen Martinez Ocasio, Publisher– HOLYOKE, Mass.–Alex Morse, the nation’s youngest openly gay mayor, has gained local, state, and national attention…
In remembering 9/11, also acknowledge those continuing to suffer in an ongoing war
September 7, 2011 By: Jason Lydon/TRT Columnist Sept. 11, 2011, marks 10 years after the plane hijackings that were seen around the world. Many of…
The Empire State Says “Yes” to Gay Marriage, just in time for NYC Pride
June 24, 2011 By: Christine Nicco/Online Report NOM issues threats via Twitter. New Yorkers must remain vigilant. In a long Senate session, close to 11…
The ins and outs: Senate repeals ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ Obama signs into law
December 22, 2010 By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter UPDATE: At approximately 9:35 this morning, President Obama signed the bill that struck down “Don’t ask, Don’t Tell.”…
UPDATE: DADT REPEALED! Pres. Obama expected to sign bill this year
December 18, 2010 By: Christine Nicco/TRT Online Reporter History has been made and the U.S. Senate has shown that equality matters in the military and…
Boston archdiocese gives green light for ‘All are Welcome’ Mass
June 21, 2011 By: Chuck Colbert/Reporter BOSTON–“Be here on July 10,” said John Kelly, chair of the LGBT-affirming Rainbow Ministry at St. Cecilia, referring to…
Transgender-rights bill hearing, moving ahead
June 9, 2011 By: Marilyn Humphries The Legislature’s Joint Committee on the Judiciary heard public testimony, Wednesday, June 8, on a transgender-rights bill, which, if…
Brown announces support of DADT repeal
December 4, 2010 By: Christine Nicco/TRT Online Reporter As it often happens with many hot button LGBT topics (regulations, passing important legislation or even making…
Remembering victims of anti-trans violence
November 19, 2010 by Kara Suffredini BOSTON-Brandon Teena. Rita Hester. Roy Antonio Jones III. Nakia Ladelle Baker. Ruby Rodriguez. On average, at least one transgender…
Catholics for Equality: Committed to equality across the board, focuses on online effort
November 4, 2010 Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter The voice of church hierarchy from Maine to California – and now in Minnesota – is shrill but clear:…
America, transgender rights and religion
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist- The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition and other great groups are, as I write this column, lobbying for Transgender rights in…
Police repression: Third largest perpetrators of anti-LGBT violence
By: Jason Lydon/TRT Columnist- On March 25, 2011 former City Councilor Chuck Turner reported to the Federal Bureau of Prisons to begin his three year…