Foundation Offers Grants To Serve LGBTQ Communities
RI Foundation Steps Forward to Help LGBTQ Rhode Islanders PROVIDENCE, RI–Nonprofits that serve the state’s LGBTQ communities have until April 11 to apply for grants…
rhode island
Rhode Island: Bill Will Guard Access To Health Care
New Bill Will Safeguard Rhode Island’s Health Care System; Protect Access to Essential Care; Limit the Risk Hostile Out-of-State Laws Pose to Health Care Providers…
GLAD Applauds Passage of RI’s “Respect in Death” Trans Bill
New Trans Bill Ensures that Death Certificates Will Accurately Record Gender for All PROVIDENCE—Yesterday Rhode Island became the third jurisdiction to adopt the “Respect in…
The OutField — Stephen Alexander: Little Rhody’s Big Trans Man
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT— Stephen Alexander was a typical boy. He loved Transformers and Gobots (but did not find out until later that they…
RI Medicaid Program Removes Outdated Transgender Exclusions
This week, Rhode Island’s Department of Health and Human Services announced that the state’s Medicaid program has removed arbitrary and outdated coverage exclusions for transgender…
RI Governor Signs Legislation to Protect Children in DCYF Care from Discrimination
Today Governor Raimondo signed a bill sponsored by Senator Gayle Goldin and Representative Grace Diaz adding non-discrimination language to the Children’s Bill of Rights, a…
Rhode Island: Two AIDS Service Organizations Unite
AIDS Project Rhode Island and AIDS Care Ocean State have announced that the organizations will be collaborating on two major fundraising events taking place in late summer. On…
New Regulations Make it Easier to Change Gender Designations on RI Birth Certificates
PROVIDENCE, RI—New vital records regulations, filed Wednesday, October 22, will modernize Rhode Island’s birth certificate policies to allow transgender people to obtain accurate gender designations…
29th Annual AIDS Walk for Life Looking for Walkers!
Fight AIDS by walking for life this September! PROVIDENCE, RI—The 29th annual AIDS Walk for Life has been scheduled for Saturday, September 27, 2014 starting and…
RI: CSPH provides venue for community to share “Sticky Stories”
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health (CSPH) is a sexuality training and education organization that works to reduce sexual…
39th Annual Rhode Island Pride Celebration
Rhode Island Pride Announces 2014 Theme and Marshals Triumph & Transformation This year’s Rhode Island Pride has a clear favorite for its theme, a combination…
RI & Mass. Orgs. Raise $ to Fight HIV/AIDS Through Dining Out for Life®
By: Lauren Walleser/ TRT Assistant Editor— Participating restaurants will donate a percentage of purchases April 24 to AIDS Project Rhode Island as part of Dining…
Rhode Island Pride Changes Leadership
After many years being guided by the same leadership, Rhode Island Pride now comes to you with fresh faces and a commitment from old and new directors to work together to ensure Rhode Island’s pride success this 2014.
Top Ten LGBTQ Stories of 2013: The Countdown
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Even before 2013 began, everyone knew what the big news story for 2013 would be. The U.S. Supreme Court had,…
Rhode Island: New England Premiere of Miracle on 34th Street, The Musical
WARWICK, Rhode Island – Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), which recently launched its first full season in its new state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick, is proud…
Rhode Islanders Celebrate Victory at PrideFest 2013
Participants look to the future and “Love Forward” throughout festivities By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Reporter— Rhode Island Pride celebrated its annual PrideFest with the theme “Love…
2 Decade-long Campaign: RI Finally Becomes 10th state to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— During the first week of May, Rhode Island governor Lincoln D. Chafee signed a Marriage Equality Act that will allow same-sex…
With Rhode Island, 50 Million Americans Will Now Live in Marriage Equality States
Gov. Lincoln Chafee to immediately sign the bill at historic ceremony on steps of State Capitol WASHINGTON – Yesterday the Rhode Island state House passed marriage equality…
Rhode Island Youth Nominated for Esteemed Privilege, Engaged in Communities, Politics
By: Ashley Mark/TRT Reporter— Youth from across the country are empowering themselves to make changes in their school environments and engage others in powerful ways….
Rhode Island Faith Community Speaks Out for Marriage Equality
By: Amelia Nugent/HRC Rhode Island Faith Organizer– Yesterday faith leaders from across the state and country congregated in Providence, Rhode Island to speak out about the…
Transgender Employees Stand Ground Despite Discrimination & Challenges, more
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter– Despite the liberal progress the transgender community has made in terms of rights in the 21st century, many challenges still lie…
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal – Exenciones Religiosas
Por: Jenny Pizer, Abogada y Directora, Proyecto de la Ley y la Política para Lambda Legal– P: Vivo en Illinois y he estado ansioso con…
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…