Vote Yes On Question 3 To End Discrimination In Massachusetts
Religious extremists who will never want to end discrimination in Massachusetts will go after anyone, not just transgender people By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— In…
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New Back-to-School Campaign & PSA Launched To Build Support For Transgender Students
NEW YORK– As students return to school, transgender students confront a wave of attacks that undermine their ability to learn in educational settings free of bullying and…
Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective Celebrates 35th Anniversary
A look into the influential Hartford LGBTQ clinic By: Nicole Collins/TRT Intern— This November, the Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective (HGLHC) is celebrating its…
Missouri Lesbian Couple Sues Senior Housing Community for Discrimination
ST.LOUIS—The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), Relman, Dane & Colfax PLLC, and co-counsel filed a lawsuit today on behalf of married lesbian couple Mary Walsh, age…
Immigration And My Own DNA Ancestry, a Newly Found Identity
Immigration and our own ancestry By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief— Most of us have heard family folklore about our ancestors, our ethnicity and race, the origins…
When LGBT Elders Have No Place to Call Home
New ad depicts man turned away from nursing home because he is gay NEW YORK—In more than half the country, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…
A Perspective: The Needs of LGBTQ Elders and Elders of Color in the 21st Century
LGBTQ Elders and LGBTQ Elders of Color face particular challenges. New England Pride Guide 2018 | Special Edition By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor and Nicole…
Polling Transgender Politics: Civil Rights on Mass. Ballot this November, We Deserve Better
By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— As a Commonwealth that prides itself on being a pioneer of civil rights and a beacon of hope for the marginalized, I’ve learned that the…
National and International LGBTQ News Briefs
The Rainbow Times’ Pick of News Briefs For You “Several mainstream television programs portray asexuality—and hopefully more will soon” Though asexuality is still little-understood by…
North Shore School Teacher’s Lawsuit Against Harborlight Montessori Over Allegations of LGBT Discrimination
By: Michael Givens/TRT Assistant Editor & Nick Collins/TRT Intern— BEVERLY, Mass.—A Beverly, Mass. teacher is suing a Montessori school he taught at for nearly three…
Judy Shepard ‘Breaks Barriers’ in Boston
By: Nick Collins/TRT Intern and Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— BOSTON—Speaking through tears, activist Judy Shepard revealed the pain and hope fueling her for nearly two decades…
AIDS Project RI Announces Run/Walk for Life Event
PROVIDENCE—AIDS Project Rhode Island (APRI) is excited to announce that our annual AIDS Walk for Life event will, for the first time, also include a…
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…
TLC Condemns Illegal HHS Rule Granting License to Discriminate
Religious freedoms used as a license to discriminate against trans patients WASHINGTON—Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Trump-Pence administration announced…
MA Agencies: Notice on Workplace Safety & Equality for Gender Minorities
BOSTON — As the country and Commonwealth engage in a critical dialogue over equality, safety, and dignity in the workplace, the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth recently…
TRT Exclusive: Movement Advancement Project Calls out Federal Attacks on LGBTQ People
A growing number of attacks on LGBTQ people concerns MAP and many others By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— A recent report by the Movement Advancement Project (MAP)…
MA AG: No to “Religious Freedoms” Used to Discriminate, Leads 20 States in Supreme Court Brief
“Religious Freedoms” Amicus Brief Filed in Case Over Colorado Business that Refused to Serve Same-Sex Couple BOSTON—Arguing that a business owner’s personal beliefs do not…
Decision by Trump Administration Makes LGBT People More Vulnerable to Discrimination
BOSTON—This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) withdrew a proposed 2014 rule that would have required long-term care facilities such as nursing…
Creep of the Week: Western Massachusetts’ Anti-LGBTQ Hater Scott Lively
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— My wife and I just celebrated our 20th anniversary. And do you know who else is celebrating 20 years? World…
Trump’s Decision to End DACA Could Put 75K LGBT Young People’s Lives At Risk, Reactions
“This administration just turned the lives of tens of thousands of our community members upside down” WASHINGTON—With the stroke of a pen filled with cruelty,…
Lambda Legal & OutServe-SLDN Sue the Trump Administration to Reverse Trans Military Ban
SEATTLE – Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration’s ban on military service by transgender individuals….
Oklahoma Gay Man’s Home Burned to Ground, History of Racism & Homophobic Attacks
OKLAHOMA CITY—This week, Randy Gamel-Medler, an Oklahoma gay man, filed a federal equal protection lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of…
Breaking Down Bisexuality: Understanding the Most Prevalent Sexual Identity Under the LGBTQ+ Umbrella (Part 1)
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— In the first of a two-part series, The Rainbow Times speaks with bisexual people about their identities and explores the “B”…