Markey Has Earned His Seat, Our Trust
The Rainbow Times Endorses Ed Markey for Senate By: The Rainbow Times’ Editorial Staff*— When The Rainbow Times was found in 2006, our mission centered…
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Warren Releases Plan For Securing LGBTQ+ Rights & Equality
The Warren campaign is the only campaign to directly send TRT such a detailed LGBTQ+ plan CHARLESTOWN, Mass.—Today, Elizabeth Warren released her plan to secure…
Op-Ed: The 2020 Census–If You Aren’t Counted, We Don’t Count
Importance of Being Counted in the Census 2020 Can’t Be Undermined By: Tim Wang and Sean Cahill*— Six months from today, on April 1, 2020,…
Op-Ed: Mass. Governor Charlie Baker Sets The Record LGBTQ, Endorses Yes On 3
By: Gov. Charlie Baker/Special to TRT— From the earliest days of the Revolution to landmark legislation that expanded access to health care, Massachusetts has always…
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…
Creep of the Week: Trump Voters Asking For Forgiveness
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— The other day I heard a self-proclaimed Democrat who voted for Trump say he didn’t like Hillary. “Bernie would have…
First Annual LGBT Wedding Festival of New England Debuts in Keene
KEENE—On Friday, December 3, more than 30 businesses will participate in the LGBT Wedding Festival of New England at Stonewall Farm in Keene, NH. Spearheaded by…
Creep of the Week: The Uber Conservative & Anti-LGBT Hater Jeff Sessions
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— Ah, religious freedom. That call to arms for conservative Christians who believe that they live in some Bizzaro Land version…
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…
UPDATED: Matriarch of Marriage Equality, Edie Windsor, Dies at 88; Pres. Obama, Others React
Judith Kasen-Windsor and Roberta (“Robbie”) Kaplan issue statements on Edie Windsor and her passing The matriarch of marriage equality, Edith Windsor, has died today at…
Faith, God and Family: Society Needs to Re-Message Religious ‘Liberty For All’
Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Sex and love advice columnist and author Dan Savage told comedian and TV host Bill Maher during an interview that Democrats…
On 2nd Anniversary of Marriage Win, Work Continues in MA for LGBT Equality
At the forefront, transgender nondiscrimination protections to ensure LGBT equality for all BOSTON—Today marks the second anniversary of Obegerfell v. Hodges, the landmark Supreme Court ruling…
Supreme Court Reverses Arkansas’ Attempt to Defy Obergefell on Marriage Equality Decision Anniversary
Arkansas couples challenged Arkansas’ “blatant refusal” to list same-sex spouses on their children’s birth certificates; marriage equality wins again SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Today, the U.S. Supreme…
Former US Atty. General Eric Holder to Receive GLAD’s 2017 Spirit of Justice Award
The Honorable Eric H. Holder Jr., whose tenure as U.S. Attorney General under President Barack Obama marked huge advances in LGBTQ rights, will be the…
Op-Ed: Learning From History; How Marriage Equality Was Won Across the Nation
By: Keegan O’Brien/TRT Guest Columnist— Gay marriage leads to “the deterioration of marriage and the family” and “societal collapse. Keeping same sex couples from marrying…
Cute Confessions: Queer Stories of Romance, Relationships, and True Love
Queer stories of romance during Pride Season; the right to love whoever you choose to love By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— It’s summertime and Pride…
AG Maura Healey to Receive Award at Sold Out Safe Homes Gala
WORCESTER, Mass.– The Bridge of Central Massachusetts will present the Social Justice Advocacy and Action Award to Attorney General Maura Healey at the annual Safe…
GLAD Joins Call for Supreme Court to Review Arkansas’ Refusal to List Married Same-Sex Parents on Birth Certificates
Briefs Urge Court to Enforce Obergefell and Windsor Rulings to Ensure Equal Treatment of Married Same-Sex Parents and Couples GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) submitted two amicus briefs to the U.S….
Hostile Laws & Lack of LGBT Protections Leave Trans People at Risk
The Map Report Look at Transgender Legal Equality and Trans People at Risk Across the Country DENVER, Col.— The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)…
The Election Results: From the Publisher’s Desk, Nationwide Twitter Backlash
The protests and evidence of disastrous abuse by Trump supporters following the Election Results By: Graysen M. Ocasio*/TRT Publisher— ” … I Could Say So Much…
Federal Court Final Order: To Guarantee Freedom to Marry in Alabama
Finally, freedom to marry reaches Alabama same-sex couples Mobile, Ala.—A federal court today entered a final order and judgment requiring Alabama officials to abide by…
NEPG: Almost One Year Out From Marriage Equality Victory and LGBT Rights Are Still in Danger
LGBT rights after Obergefell; Column published in the New England Pride Guide 2016 (NEPG) By: Mike Givens*/TRT Columnist— June 26, 2015 was a historic day for…
Faith, God and Family: The Lord’s Prayer for LGBTQ Persons of Faith, Make it Happen
(Part III of III) By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— “Our Father [Creator] in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come; your will be done,…