The Theater Offensive Receives $1 Million Donation
The Theater Offensive Changes Its Course, Develops New Direction BOSTON—A new mission, a new leadership structure and a $1 million donation for The Theater Offensive…
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Immigrant-Led Weekend-Long Party & Encampment Outside MA Statehouse
Undocumented immigrant encampment; After fifteen years of empty promises saying action will be taken on drivers’ licenses for migrants, the community and allies will gather…
Straight Pride Parade: Arrests, Police Misconduct Allegations
Straight Pride Against Hate Counterprotesters Statement (Below), On Detainees BOSTON—Boston Mayor Marty J. Walsh continues to receive complaints and reactions over his decision to allow…
UPDATED: Thousands Protest ‘Straight Pride Parade’; Alleged Police Violence
Straight Pride Parade Protestors Unified to Send a Strong Message to The Supporters (VIEWER DISCRETION – Story continues to unfold) By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— BOSTON—Thousands…
Justin Utley Reveals His Beautiful Scars
The Out Singer, Justin Utley, Performs Songs from His Upcoming Album in Provincetown By: John Stein*/Special to TRT— “At this point in my musical journey,…
Op-Ed: Senator Joan B. Lovely — Pride Is Not Enough
MA State Senator Lovely on pride the fight for the rights of the most vulnerable among us By: State Senator Joan B. Lovely*/Special to TRT—…
BGMC Kicks Off Pride Week In Style With “God Save The Queens”
BGMC’a Pride Week show will be one to remember with God Save the Queens Yeah, Baby! The British are coming! Hopefully, you will be, too—to…
Boston Pride Announces 49th Annual Pride Festival Entertainment Line-up
Robin S., Beth Sacks, The Spots, All Eyes On Me, Taija New, Kat Kennedy, First Lady Sarita, and QWAM will also perform BOSTON–Boston Pride announced…
Sexual Minorities Archives To Present History Talk On Dr. Amber Starbuck & Mabel Stevens
HOLYOKE, Mass.—As part of its continuing original research series on pre-Stonewall era LGBTQ individuals who lived in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts, the Sexual…
Conversion Therapy Ban Bill Passed By Mass. House & Senate, Awaits Gov. Baker’s Signature
BOSTON—Recently, the Massachusetts House and Senate both passed a Conversion Therapy Ban bill, which would outlaw the practice of conversion therapy for minors, a dangerous…
Conversion Therapy Ban One Step Closer to Law in MA
GLAD Praises Passage in House and Now Senate, Urges Quick Enactment into Law The Massachusetts State Senate today passed An Act Relative to Abusive Practices…
VICTORY: Anti-Transgender Bills Defeated In South Dakota
WASHINGTON—All four anti-transgender bills in South Dakota are now dead after HB 1225, which sought to prohibit transgender student athletes from participating in school sports teams that…
Community Periscope: Easthampton, Mass. Works To Offer Inclusive Environment For LGBTQ Community
By: Nicole Collins/TRT Intern— Easthampton, a small Massachusetts town of just over 16,000 residents located south of Northampton in the Pioneer Valley, is apparently working…
Updated: Massachusetts Voters Uphold Transgender Nondiscrimination Law, Reactions
State becomes first in U.S. history to successfully defend transgender rights by popular vote BOSTON—Tonight Massachusetts voters firmly supported a “Yes” vote on Question 3,…
Yes on 3, The Good, Bad and Ugly
By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— The ballot initiative that would uphold transgender protections in public accommodations, or strip them away, goes to a popular vote in just…
Op-Ed: A “Yes” Vote For This Human Rights Issue
By: Dr. Norman Spack*/Special to TRT— On November 6th we will be asked to go to the polls and vote on a number of different…
Trump’s Plan To Deny Transgender People Exist Met With Resistance
Transgender People, Allies and Activists Up In Arms; “No matter what this administration orders federal agencies to do, the courts still have the authority to…
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…
Boston Vigil & Rally: Mourning Our Legislators’ Moral Failure & Demanding Action for Immigrants
A vigil and rally to protect immigrants BOSTON—Recently, Mass. legislators released the FY2019 Budget Bill which failed to include four basic protections for immigrant families…
Tahirah Amatul-Wadud Hopes To Be Western Massachusetts’ Next Congressional Leader
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— A Springfield, Massachusetts attorney, Tahirah Amatul-Wadud is hoping to unseat incumbent Congressman Richard Neal in the 1st District of Massachusetts….
Trans Activists Discuss #Hike4Rights, Their Journey to Mass.’ Highest Peak
#Hike4Rights Initiative, A Forum to Advocate for Trans Rights New England Pride Guide 2018 | Special Edition By: Nicole Collins/TRT Intern— On August 15, trans…
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…
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…