Latino Affairs Coordinator Hired In Salem
Mayor Kimberley Driscoll Announces The Appointment of Julio Mota, Constituent Services Director & Latino Affairs Coordinator & LGBT Liaison, to Help Provide Constituent Support and…
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Salinas Clocks Himself In Video
Joey Salinas in “My Time / Too Much Goin On”: New Music Video from his “Identity: Chapter 1 EP” Joey Salinas’ “My Time / Too…
Salem LLC Endorses ADU Ordinance In Historic Vote
A vote on the ADU ordinance will happen tonight at 7 p.m. To participate in tonight’s City Council meeting where the ADU ordinance will be…
Lesbian Makes LGBTQ History In Colombia
Becomes First Lesbian Mayor of Bogotá, a Latin American Capital City Washington, DC—Yesterday, Claudia Lopez made history in becoming the first openly LGBTQ mayor of…
Caring For Our Own: LGBTQ Adults Sought To Foster LGBTQ Youth
Panel and Q&A on what it takes to care for LGBTQ homeless youth By: Audrey Cole/Reporter— BOSTON—Alarming statistics and highly disproportionate numbers of LGBTQ youth…
Editor’s Desk: Pulse Orlando 3 Years Later
On June 12th, 2016, 49 lives were lost to anti-LGBTQ ignorance and hatred at the Pulse Orlando Night Club. That night, 49 people were murdered,…
Fenway Health Announces Support Group For Latinx LGBT people
Monthly Spanish-language group offers confidential space to addresses Latinx issues, challenges of dual identity BOSTON―Fenway Health recently announced a monthly Spanish-language support group for Latino/a…
New Policy Outlines Best Practices For Retaining Transgender Women in HIV Care
BOSTON—Today, The Fenway Institute of Fenway Health released a policy brief, Retaining transgender women in care: Best practices in the field, outlining provider best practices and…
NHLA Seeks LGBTQ Community Input To Enhance Its Federal Latinx Advocacy Priorities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, a coalition of 45 of the nation’s preeminent Latino advocacy organizations, is launching an online survey…
Racial Equity is Vital to Eradicating HIV/AIDS in 2018 & Beyond
By: JP Delgado Galdamez*/TRT Guest Columnist— In honor of National Black HIV Awareness Day on February 7, The Rainbow Times’ columnist and activist JP Delgado Galdamez…
Ayuda a Puerto Rico, México y Las Vegas; Votando en Noviembre y los LGBTT LatinX
Por: Graysen M. Ocasio*/Publicador de TRT— Hace un poco más de dos semanas que mi vida cambió drásticamente. No fue porque salí del clóset, pues…
NE Pride Guide—The Perils of Whitewashing: Importance of Nuanced Dialogue in the Aftermath of Pulse Orlando
By: Javier Fernandez*/TRT Guest Columnist— In the early morning hours of June 12, 2016, the nation awoke to the tragic news of the Pulse Orlando…
Never Forgotten: 1 year after Pulse Orlando
By: Nicole Lashomb/TRT Editor— June 12, 2016. 49 lives were lost that night and dozens more were injured in a senseless massacre of the LBTQA…
Conmemorando a las Víctimas de Pulse Orlando al Celebrar el Mes de Orgullo LGBTQ
La masacre de Pulse Orlando; parece que fue ayer Por: Graysen M. Ocasio/Publicador de TRT— La verdad es que medité mucho antes de escribir esta…
Fenway Health Urges Senate to Preserve Health Equity Measures and Coverage Expansions of ACA
BOSTON―Last week, the US House of Representatives approved the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a bill designed to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). If…
Health Care Gains Made Under Obamacare Remain At Risk
Obamacare could still be on the chopping block By: Eric Brus*— Now that Congress is no longer considering the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a…
Votar, Participar y Estar Informado Para Luchar Por Sus Derechos y los de Otros, Esa es la Clave
Por: Graysen M. Ocasio*/Publicador de TRT— Esta columna en español en este periódico LGBTQ no siempre se refiere a la gente LGBTQ. ¿Por qué no?…
Salem Sanctuary for Peace: You Will Recognize Them By Their Vote
The Sanctuary for Peace ordinance; city councilors in the midst of a city that is evolving By: Graysen M. Ocasio*/TRT Publisher— If we do not understand…
Fenway: American Health Care Act Would Harm LGBTs, People Living with HIV, Black & Latino Americans
Late last week, The Fenway Institute of Fenway Health released a policy brief outlining how the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the Trump Administration’s proposed…
Trump Presidency Will Disproportionately Affect Marginalized Communities in Years to Come
An examination of how a Trump presidency will affect disenfranchised groups By: Mike Yepes*/TRT Guest Columnist— November 8 was a whirlwind of emotions. Starting my day…
Vigilancia y Unión en 2017: Preparémonos Para #LaResistencia
Unámonos a #LaResistencia, no podemos quedarnos de brazos cruzados ante la amenaza de Trump By: Graysen M. Ocasio*/TRT Publisher— ¡Feliz Año Nuevo a todos nuestros…
The Rainbow Times 2016 Endorsements Released
The endorsements are based on research of candidates’ pro-equality stances across the board By: TRT Editorial Staff— Presidential Candidates: Hillary Clinton for President It’s Hillary…
Decolonizing our Bodies: Humanizing Queer POC & Dismantling Sexualized Latinx Tropes
By: Mike Yepes*/TRT Guest Columnist— Disclaimer: Like any group of individuals, the Latinx community does not function as a monolithic structure. As such, the piece…