No Justice For Breonna Taylor, Murdered by Police
By Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— Three police officers involved in the slaughter of Breonna Taylor were not charged with murder, as the grand jury indictments were announced…
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Faith, God & Family: Getting To Know All About You
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Faith Columnist– Sometimes I wake in the morning with a song in my head. There’s usually a reason for it. On…
Fighting For Justice While Battling The Privilege Paradox
By: Mike Givens*/TRT Assistant Editor— It was 107 degrees Fahrenheit in Phoenix when my flight landed at its airport on the afternoon of Friday, August…
MassEquality & Freedom Mass On AG, MCAD Guidance Related to Transgender Rights Law
BOSTON, Mass.—In response to the release of official guidance by Attorney General Maura Healey’s office and the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) on implementing Massachusetts’ new…
NCLR Aniversary Celebration to Honor Black Lives Matter, Lesbian Mom & Transgender Boy
SAN FRANCISCO—The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) is proud to announce it will honor the co-founders of Black Lives Matter for their commitment to…
80+ Major CEOs, Business Leaders Demand NC Repeal Discriminatory & Radical New Anti-LGBT Law
WASHINGTON—Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, and Equality NC, the state organization working…
Get Out of the Way: A Perspective on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— On Jan. 18, we honor Martin Luther King Jr. by celebrating his life and achievements as an iconic American civil rights leader….
GLAD to Honor Jennifer Finney Boylan at Spirit of Justice Award Dinner
BOSTON, Mass.—Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) will present the Spirit of Justice Award to Jennifer Finney Boylan, first best-selling transgender author in the…
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…
NCLR Statement on Staten Island Grand Jury’s Decision Not to Indict Eric Garner’s Killer
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Today, a Grand Jury in Staten Island decided not to bring charges against Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD officer that killed Eric Garner. “We…
MassEquality PAC Announces First Round of 2014 Legislative Endorsements
Endorsees are strong advocates and will help make great advancements for the LGBTQ community BOSTON, Mass. ─ Today, the MassEquality PAC announced its first round of…
Statement by President Obama & Secretary of State Kerry on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
Statement by U.S. President Barack Obama Tomorrow, as we commemorate the 10th annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, we recommit ourselves to the fundamental belief…
MassEquality Statement on St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Statement by Kara Coredini, Executive Director: The South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade has a long history of banning LGBT people from freely expressing themselves….
Hawaii Senate Sends Same-Sex Marriage Bill to Governor
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The debate went on much longer than expected but the Hawaii Senate voted Tuesday to give final legislative approval to…
100 Undocumented Women, Other Immigrants, Arrested for Protesting House’s Inaction on Immigration Reform
Hundreds more women and children called on the House to pass fair immigration reform that values women and keeps families together WASHINGTON, DC—Approximately 100 women…
Op-Ed: Why I’m Disappointed Mayor Menino is Boston Pride’s Grand Marshall
By: Keegan O’Brien*— On May 16th it was announced that Mayor Thomas Menino had been elected Grand Marshall for the 2013 Boston Pride Parade. Boston Pride described its decision in these words: “A…
MassEquality Icon Awards Raises $140K
Governor, Boston Bruins, MA Coalition for the Homeless, and Esmond Harmsworth honored at second annual event BOSTON, Mass. – MassEquality announced that it raised approximately $140,000 at…