AIDS: Signs of Progress, But Worries About Cuts
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— More than 9,000 people with HIV were on a waiting list for federal assistance in buying their medications in…
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Senate Confirms First Gay, Todd Hughes, to Federal Appeals Court
By Lisa Keen*/Keen News Service— The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 24) to confirm openly gay nominee Todd Hughes to serve on the U.S….
President Obama Awards Medal of Freedom to Gay Icons
Bayard Rustin & Sally Ride are the recipients of the Awards By: Lisa Keen*/Keen News Service— The White House announced yesterday (August 8) that President…
Double Victory: DOMA and Prop 8 Struck Down
By: Lisa Keen*/Keen News Service— In a stunning double victory, the U.S. Supreme Court today issued decisions that strike down both the Defense of Marriage…
HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius Statement on LGBT Pride Month & Healthcare
For too long, the health concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals were pushed to the side. LGBT individuals have faced limited access…
Federal Gov. Funnels Almost $300 Billion Yearly to Businesses in States that Allow Workplace Discrimination
Executive Order Would Protect Taxpayer Funds and LGBT Americans According to New Issue Brief WASHINGTON, D.C. — American taxpayers send almost $300 billion per year…
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Boston, MA Report outlines how religious arguments undermine women and LGBTs A report entitled Redefining Religious Liberty: The Covert Campaign…
High Court on DOMA: Exclusion and Animus, Blame on Obama
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– Today’s argument in the U.S. Supreme Court over the Defense of Marriage Act sounded at times as if President Obama…
Op-ed: Obama, Clinton, & Gay Marriage: Why We Need More Than Rhetoric
By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to TRT– Last week, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released a video officially announcing her support for same-sex marriage, shortly after…
Op-ed: St. Paddy’s Day Parade: “Queers Need Not Apply”
By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to TRT — On St.Patrick’s Day, Sunday March 17, 2013, the Allied War Veterans Groups once again prohibited any Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,…
Obama & DOJ Enter Brief in Prop 8 Case
By Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The Obama administration continues to back up its words of support for marriage equality with action, this week taking the…
Creep of the Week: Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– As I write this gays and lesbians are celebrating the fact that President Obama called for equal rights for everyone,…
Fiscal Deal Creates Cliff Hanger for LGBT Centers
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– LGBT service groups and others who depend on federal funding for a portion of their work can breathe a sigh…
ENDA Must Fight It Out in Congress Like DADT
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The Employment Non-Discrimination Act –or ENDA—has always been a top priority for the LGBT community politically. It’s been around in…
Why 2012 Should Take Its Place Next to 1969 in LGBT History
By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– Fights and fabulousness make history; good news and policy shifts rarely do. As an example, I don’t think I’ve seen…
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Baltimore, MD Marriage equality approved at ballot box in Maryland Maryland voters approved the Civil Marriage Protection Act, which paves…
Obama Appoints Eight Nominees to Federal Bench
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– President Obama Tuesday (November 27) nominated Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro to a federal district court seat in Philadelphia, bringing…
Fenway Health: Congrats to Pres. Obama, Hope for Health Policy Advances
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Fenway Health expressed congratulations to President Obama on his victory and a commitment to work closely with the Administration and Congress over…
Voters to America: We Choose Equality
By: Kara Suffredini, Esq.– Election 2012 was about the direction of our country, and the welfare of LGBTQ people hung in the balance. Up and…
News from Your Gayborhood: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Boston, MA MassEquality urges team to make pro-LGBT video Following a homophobic tweet from New England Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes,…
Coast to Coast, Gays React to Ryan as Romney’s VP
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– The dog days of summer brought the 2012 presidential race into sharper focus, when on Saturday morning, August 11, presumptive Republican…
“We Need Pastors, Not Politicians: Your Election Year Antics are Hurting the Church!”
WASHINGTON – Catholics for Equality, the country’s largest national political organization of pro-LGBT equality Catholics, joined hands yesterday with several fair-minded and faithful Catholic social…
Katy Perry: Kissing Gay Boys, 3D film, Madonna & shooting down hate with ‘love bullets’
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special for TRT– Not exactly last Friday night, but it still happened: Katy Perry called us from London, where it was nearly 1…