The Quest for Transgender Equality
NEW YORK, NY—Today’s New York Times features an extraordinary editorial, The Quest for Transgender Equality, and TLDEF’s work is included in it. The editorial is…
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Op-Ed: Boston Pride’s Decision to March in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade is an Abandonment of Solidarity
By: Keegan O’Brien and Ann Coleman*— This St. Patrick’s Day made history in Boston, Mass. as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer organizations were finally…
Defense Secretary Comments on Transgender Service
“I don’t think anything but their suitability for service should preclude them.” WASHINGTON, DC—Today, at a town hall in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter answered a…
Transgender Vets Will Receive New Military Paperwork Reflecting Their Correct Names
By: The Seattle Lesbian— The National LGBT Bar Association—the country’s largest organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and allied legal professionals—announced Wednesday that the Army Board…
Military Fails to Comply with DOD Transgender Service Rule
WASHINGTON – On Nov. 26th, the American Military Partner Association, the nation’s largest organization for the partners, spouses, and families of America’s lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
Trump 2.0, Avoid Blow To LGBTQIA+ People
Trump Will Destroy America: Will Annihilate People of Color Who Don’t Side With Him. He Will Continue to Take Down LGBTQIA+ & Women’s Rights; Abortion…
Markey Has Earned His Seat, Our Trust
The Rainbow Times Endorses Ed Markey for Senate By: The Rainbow Times’ Editorial Staff*— When The Rainbow Times was found in 2006, our mission centered…
Accelerating Acceptance Report Finds LGBTQ Discrimination Rising Among Youth, Veracity Challenged
By: Audrey Cole/Reporter— BOSTON—Although more young people are outwardly identifying as LGBTQ than ever before, there is allegedly a greater lack of queer acceptance by…
Reactions to Trump’s Nomination of Kavanaugh To The Supreme Court
Last night Pres. Trump announced that he is nominating Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat on the United States Supreme Court,…
LGBTQ Acceptance on the Decline for the First Time in 4 Years
By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— LGBTQ acceptance is on the decline, according to a recent Harris Poll survey commissioned by GLAAD that examined the state of acceptance in…
Year-End NYT Interview Implicates Trump Further, Dissociated From Reality
By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— Through trial and triumphs, 2017 brought us highs and lows like never experienced in U.S. modern history, starting with the presidential inauguration…
TRT Best of 2017: Exclusive LGBTQ Coverage in New England
Award winning, The Rainbow Times presents you the best of 2017 and what we covered for our readers By: TRT Editorial Team— The year 2017…
2015: An LGBT Year to Remember, Our Top Picks
The year 2015 was a monumental year for LGBT rights and engagements. From the historic year for the Obergefell v. Hodges decision legalizing marriage equality nationally to…
Biden Restores LGBTQ+ Health Protections
Pres. Joe Biden revives Obama-era Health Care Protections to LGBTQ+ Americans Honoring campaign promises, President Joe Biden earlier today signed an executive order restoring health…
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: A RENEWED AMERICA
By: The Rainbow Times’ Editorial Team— A few minutes before noon, former VP Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. and former Senator Kamala Harris were sworn in…
Trump Receives 70+ Million Votes, A Reckoning Is Coming Post Election
Trump, despite countless lies, failure to deal with COVID-19, racist actions, and discriminatory policies toward marginalized groups still lands millions of votes. By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief—…
Biden Admin: 10 Ways It Can Support LGBTQ+ People
The Movement Advancement Project, along with the Center for American Progress, Equality Federation, GLSEN, National Center for Transgender Equality, and SAGE, released a list of…
Stonewall & The Black Lives Matter Rebellion
By: Keegan O’Brien*— The Stonewall Riots gave birth to the modern LGBTQ movement, as we know it. On its 51st anniversary, we are witnessing the…
Radical LGBTQ Pride March Replaces Corporate Parade
Pride march by community members protests Chicago’s mainstream Pride Parade CHICAGO—LGBTQ activists seized on the opportunity posed by the cancellation of Chicago’s commercialized Pride Parade…
Warren Releases Plan For Securing LGBTQ+ Rights & Equality
The Warren campaign is the only campaign to directly send TRT such a detailed LGBTQ+ plan CHARLESTOWN, Mass.—Today, Elizabeth Warren released her plan to secure…
“Hairpin Drop Heard Around The World”: Fifty Years Since Stonewall & The Birth Of Gay Liberation
Stonewall and how it all happened from a historical, activist piece By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to TRT— Fifty years ago this June, in the summer of…
Openly Gay & First Latinx Woman Runs For Boston City Council At-Large Seat
Alejandra St. Guillen could make history in Boston as the 1st Latinx gay woman to be elected for City Council By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— BOSTON—If…
Historic House Vote For The Federal Equality Act; Congressman Seth Moulton Absent
For the first time, a chamber of Congress passes a bill ensuring protections for LGBTQ people in virtually all areas of life; Mass. Congressman Seth…