Senate Passes Inclusive Violence Against Women Act
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– Openly gay U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin was in the chair’s seat Tuesday (February 12) when the U.S. Senate voted 78…
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Creep of the Week: Judge Robert C. Jones; “Adoption is for Losers”
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– In the uphill battle for marriage equality, gays and lesbians have had to stare down many a disappointing court decision…
Ask Lambda Legal: Boy Scouts of American; Can I Come Out?
By: Thomas Ude, Jr./ LL Senior Staff Attorney– Q: I am an Eagle Scout and I am gay. Having been involved with the Boy Scouts…
World AIDS Day 2012: Getting to Zero
By: Rebecca Haag*– The AIDS epidemic has raged for 30 years. But the prospect of ending it has never looked brighter. Science is driving toward…
Beyond the Stage Raises $45K for At-Risk LGBTQ True Colors Youth
BOSTON – Beyond the Stage, The Theater Offensive’s inaugural cocktail reception and fundraiser, raised $45,000 to benefit the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and the straight…
GLAD to Appeal Ruling in Case of Transgender Girl Discriminated Against at School
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Today, a Maine trial court judge dismissed the case of a transgender girl who experienced discrimination and harassment at her Orono school….
Chick-fil-A Flap About Homophobia, Hate; Not Gay Marriage
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– In the few months since the anti-gay Chick-fil-A controversy burst onto the national stage, local gay-rights activists have been clear about…
Creep of the Week: Louis Sheldon, No Traditional Values, Just Hatred
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Gayship Enterprise to base, do you read me? I repeat, Gayship Enterprise to base. We are closing in on our…
The Hijacking of Family and Christian Values
By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief– The oppressor cannot be the victim. Yes, it is as simple as that. If you’re anything like me, you would have…
LifeSkills Empowers Transgender Women, Galvanizes LGBTQ Community
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times– The LifeSkills Project, a program for and by transgender women at the Fenway Institute, is making the news…
Ask Lambda Legal: LGBT Pride Parade Woes
By: Beth Littrell/Staff Attorney, Southern Regional Office– Q: My city has been holding an LGBT pride celebration for years now, but this year, we are…
Creep of the Week: Anti-Gay Bryan Fischer’s Good Oppression
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Anti-gay stalwart Bryan Fischer got out a copy of Webster’s Dictionary so that he could remind any and all who…
If You Don’t Believe in LGBT Rights for All U.S. Citizens, Then You’re Un-American
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist– Congratulations to President Obama, a true American! President Barack Obama has come out in support of same-sex marriage. This is…
An LGBTQ-Discrimination Going-out-of-Business Sale
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– It’s just that time of year. Trees are budding, birds are singing and LGBTQ people are pulling out their best rainbow-colored…
GLAD and BAGLY Unveil “Got Rights Project” for LGBTQ Youth
BOSTON, Mass.—While Massachusetts has good legal protections for its LGBTQ students; few students know their legal rights or how to exercise them in school. Gay…
Simplifying Racism & Blaming Marginalized Groups Is Never OK (Updated)
By: Graysen Martínez Ocasio*/TRT Publisher– No one said the world affairs and the people that surround us are remotely aware of differences that should not…
The OutField: Lisa Howe has Hope in More than One Way
By: Dan Woog*/Special for TRT– So much of life is about being in the right place at the right time. For Lisa Howe, that meant…
Creep of the Week: His Royal Creep, Rep. Steve King (R-IA)
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Oh, Steve King. You are a royal creep, indeed. A longstanding foe of LGBT people and anyone who sees LGBT…
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Organizers Reject MassEquality’s Application To Participate In Parade
BOSTON, Mass.—Organizers of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade that takes place in South Boston rejected an application by MassEquality to participate in Sunday’s parade….