Valentine’s Day & the Transgender: Finding Love and Loving Yourself
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— It’s February, and once again Valentine’s Day is upon us. It’s a day of presenting your sweetie with traditional gifts…
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TN Brookdale Senior Living Sued for Barring Employee’s Same-Sex Spouse from Health Plan
Despite DOMA’s Demise, Employer Refused to Allow Kerry Considine to Put Her Wife on Health Insurance Plan Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has…
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…
AIDS Action Statement On Approval of New Treatment for Hepatitis C
BOSTON, Mass.—On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the new drug sofosbuvir for treatment for chronic hepatitis C. This follows last month’s…
¡Celebrémos las Festividades y Compartamos los Unos con los Otros!
Por: Wilfred Labiosa*/Columnista de TRT— Otro año ya está por terminar y el 2013 trajo tantas cosas buenas para nuestra comunidad Latina y LGBTQ y…
Gates Poised to Lead Boy Scouts
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– National gay-rights leaders are responding positively to reports that former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will lead the Boy Scouts of America….
Liza Minnelli & Kathy Griffin to Perform at Foxwoods
Mashantucket, CT–Foxwoods Resort Casino announces performances by the legendary Liza Minnelli and comedic icon Kathy Griffin on November 8 and 9, respectively. LIZA MINNELLI Liza…
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Talks Gay Kiss; Is He’s the ‘Perfect Man?’
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Who doesn’t see Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the “perfect man”? The one man who knows him best: Joseph Gordon-Levitt. And neither…
National LGBT Museum Seeks Artifacts from Your Community
Washington, DC – You would be forgiven if you haven’t heard of the National LGBT Museum, which is the first national institution dedicated to showcasing…
HRC to Premier film Before God: We Are All Family
Touching film on Latino families of faith and LGBT stories to premier Oct. 1 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of…
Immigration after DOMA: A Forum for the LGBT Community
BOSTON, Mass.—No one may have been waiting more anxiously for the end of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) than bi-national, same-sex couples. DOMA made…
MassEquality to Offer Testimony on Homeless Youth Bill Before Children & Families Committee
Plight of unaccompanied homeless young people in Massachusetts is a crisis requiring immediate attention BOSTON, Mass.—The Massachusetts legislature’s Joint Committee on Children and Families will…
Gayborhood News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Exec. Assistant Publisher— Boston, MA Boston Police issue order for police interactions with trans* individuals The Boston Police Commissioner has issued a…
Fenway Health & AIDS Action Committee’s Partnership: Better Care for HIV Patients & Tackle the Disease
Historic Partnership Will Enhance Programs and Services at Both Organizations BOSTON, Mass.—The Boards of Directors at Fenway Health and AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts (AAC)…
Obituary: Remembering Longtime AIDS Action Volunteer Hank Theosian
Courtesy of AIDS Action Committee— Henry “Hank” Theosian, a longtime volunteer at AIDS Action Committee who befriended everyone at the agency from the front desk…
Boston Police Alert for the LGBT Community
Boston, Mass.—Boston Police have issued an LGBT alert regarding an ongoing investigation of robberies in the area. It is believed that one more or more…
Dixie Chicks’ Singer Natalie Maines Talks Lesbian Hair, Crush on Maddow
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— To quote a Dixie Chicks song, fearless frontwoman Natalie Maines has “been a longtime gone.” Seven years after one of…
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal: La Reforma Migratoria es un Asunto LGBT
Por: Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, Abogado/Especial para TRT– P. ¿Por qué trabajan los grupos LGBT en asuntos de inmigración y qué tiene que ver el reciente debate de…
Men’s Event raises $500K-plus for Fenway Health
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– BOSTON, Mass. — The Fenway Health Clinic Men’s Event hosted on March 9th at the Boston Mariott Copley was well attended…
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Albany, NY NY to introduce transgender nondiscrimination measure A bill is making its way in NY state legislature that would…
Fenway honors National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Boston, Mass.–In honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Fenway Health created this infographic that highlights some statistics and facts about the impact HIV/AIDS has on…
La Pregunta Que Nos Debemos Hacer: ¿Existimos o Vivimos?
Por: Wilfred Labiosa*/Columnista de TRT– Estas dos palabras significan algo diferente. Existir es ir a través de la vida sin pasión o energía. Vivir, vives…
CDC Data on Interpersonal & Sexual Violence by Sexual Orientation
The first set of national prevalence data on intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual violence (SV), and stalking victimization by sexual orientation was released today by…