Transgender Community Support Needed, Comes in Many Forms
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— After being deep in my closet for five decades, I finally reached out for support. It was in late 2001, just…
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North Shore Pride’s 5th Anniversary: Largest Crowd Ever, Honors Orlando Shooting Victims & Survivors
By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— SALEM, Mass.—The 5th Anniversary of North Shore Pride, NSP, brought record attendance to Salem, Mass. this year, according to city of…
The National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020
Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order releasing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020, detailing principles and priorities to guide our collective national work to address…
In Charge! Tom Bourdon Gets It Done in Greater Boston
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— Founded in 1972, PFLAG is the nation’s largest family and ally organization serving the LGBTQ community with over 350 chapters across…
Social Media Effort Envisions World Free of Intimate Partner Violence
By: Chuck Colbert*/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—A mainstream, statewide non-profit organization which advocates against sexual assault and domestic violence and an LGBT survivor-led, social justice organization…
HRC Calls for Stronger Laws & More Training to Protect LGBT Youth in Foster Care
Horrific case in Connecticut raises national concerns during Foster Care Awareness Month WASHINGTON—A case of horrible neglect, abuse, and sexual violence, followed by the incarceration…
Give Out Day: Celebrating 24 Hours of Rainbow Giving
Give OUT Day 2014: 2nd Annual National Day of LGBTQ Giving; Watch their video here! NEW YORK, NY—In almost one week, the 2nd annual Give…
AIDS Foundation of Western Mass. Announces Free Conference for National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts, Inc. (AFWM) is excited to announce its second annual Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Conference…
Mayor Morse Kicks Off Pride Month in Holyoke with Flag-Raising
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter– HOLYOKE, Mass—The city of Holyoke celebrated June’s LGBT Pride Month with the raising of a rainbow flag at city hall last…