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Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is Boston Pride’s Parade Grand...

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:15:59 -0400

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is Boston Pride’s Parade Grand Marshal - selected through online votes.

Boston Mayor Tom Menino Joins Families In Call for National Equality on 9th Anniversary of Freedom to Marry in Massachusetts

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:32:59 -0400

Boston, MA— This afternoon, on the eve of the ninth anniversary of the freedom to marry in Massachusetts, Boston Mayor Tom Menino will join gay couples and their families in calling for marriage equality nationwide. The event, co-sponsored by the Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), which won the historic Goodridge case in 2003, and the Respect for Marriage Coalition, will be held at 3 PM today in the Boston Public Garden.

On May 17, 2004, Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to allow loving, committed couples to enter into marriage. In addition to Mayor Menino, who on that day personally welcomed couples seeking their marriage licenses in Boston’s City Hall, plaintiffs from both theGoodridge case and ongoing litigation challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will be on hand.

Nearly a decade after the MA Supreme Judicial Court issued its landmark Goodridge ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court is now considering a pair of historic cases that will impact millions of same-sex couples nationwide. The two cases – one challenging California’s ban on the freedom to marry, and another seeking an end to DOMA – are fundamentally about whether gay and lesbian Americans are entitled to the same freedoms and Constitutional rights as everyone else.

DOMA denies legally married gay and lesbian couples federal recognition and equal treatment, preventing them from accessing the programs and benefits available to every other married couple. DOMA has been especially painful to Massachusetts couples, many of whom have endured nine years of additional costs in such areas as taxed health benefits, unavailable survivor’s benefits and income tax complications.

Although 12 states and Washington, D.C., have now passed laws legalizing same-sex marriage, 38 states still do not allow gay couples to marry.

In the event of inclement weather, a rain location will be announced. For more information and up to the minute event details, visit the event Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/547998088584517/

EVENT DETAILS

WHAT: Press conference and photo opportunity highlighting Massachusetts as the first state to legalize same-sex marriage and the Supreme Court cases that could dramatically alter the marriage narrative.

WHO: Mayor Thomas Menino, Bette Jo Green, 71 & Jo Ann Whitehead, 71, together for 32 years, plaintiffs in GLAD’s DOMA case Plaintiffs from Goodridge case, and other Boston area couples

WHEN: Thursday, May 16^th, 2013/3:00 PM EDT

WHERE: Boston Public Garden, near the pond on the Charles St. side of the park

The Respect for Marriage Coalition is a partnership of more than 100 civil rights, faith, health, labor, business, legal, LGBT, student, and women’s organizations working together to end the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and grow support for the freedom to marry. The Coalition is co-chaired by Freedom to Marry and the Human Rights Campaign.

Win $100!! The Rainbow Times (Rainbow Times, The) invites you to...

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:05:40 -0400

Win $100!! The Rainbow Times (Rainbow Times, The) invites you to participate in an LGBT Product Survey that promotes positive changes for our LGBT community. Everyone completing the survey by June 30, 2013 will be entered into a drawing to win one of five U.S. $100 cash prizes!

Your answers are completely confidential, and will never be used for sales or marketing purposes. The survey should take less than 15 minutes to complete. It will let us find out more about trends in the LGBT community starting with you … Lend us your voice today!! Please Like and Share!! It is important … There’s power in our Pride!

BREAKING: Victory in Minnesota! Minnesota Senate Passes Marriage...

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:40:31 -0400

BREAKING: Victory in Minnesota! Minnesota Senate Passes Marriage Equality Bill, Governor will sign it

When Pride and Its Proud Gay Veterans, like Bradley Manning,...

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:48:07 -0400

When Pride and Its Proud Gay Veterans, like Bradley Manning, should come first … or should he not?

recall-all-republicans: false-profit: If I could vote for her,...

Sat, 11 May 2013 10:16:00 -0400

recall-all-republicans:

false-profit:

If I could vote for her, I so would…

Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren. I’d vote for her too!

The Rainbow Times proudly endorsed her in 2012 and she won!! :)

Gay celeb comedian and Star of Chelsea Lately, Ross Mathews is...

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:22:52 -0400

Gay celeb comedian and Star of Chelsea Lately, Ross Mathews is ready to MAN UP at the Wilbur this Saturday! This One Man Show comes to Boston to “MAN UP” by bearing it all through his embarrassing yet hysterical new book. Buy TIX now! Would you dare?

BREAKING: Marriage Equality: A Victory in Delaware …...

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:51:00 -0400

BREAKING: Marriage Equality: A Victory in Delaware … Congrats!!

Amy Grant on her first gay interview. Does she really get it?...

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:49:00 -0400

Amy Grant on her first gay interview. Does she really get it? You be the judge of it.

Marriage Equality in Rhode Island: To Become a Reality today!!

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:59:56 -0400

Marriage Equality in Rhode Island: To Become a Reality today!!

The Rainbow Times’ May 2, 2013 Issue, out for distribution...

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:56:49 -0400

The Rainbow Times’ May 2, 2013 Issue, out for distribution tomorrow. Transgender Day of Celebration comes to Boston

A Story of a Boston Unsung Hero

Smith College Denies Admission to Trans Woman

Much much more inside of this issue of The Rainbow Times!

Jason Collins comes out!! Thank you, Jason.

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:06:01 -0400

Jason Collins comes out!! Thank you, Jason.

A Tragedy, Not a Celebration.

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:47:02 -0400

A Tragedy, Not a Celebration.

Boys Scouts rule well for the Gay Scouts but discriminate...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:55:00 -0400

Boys Scouts rule well for the Gay Scouts but discriminate against Gay Parents and their employment with the organization. Not nice!!!

Boston gets hit … the photo says it all — more on...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 02:12:18 -0400

Boston gets hit … the photo says it all — more on the dead, injured, what President Obama, MA government officials, organizations and celebrities had to say about this tragedy.

Marco McMillian, first openly gay African American to run for...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:33:54 -0400

Marco McMillian, first openly gay African American to run for Mayor in Mississippi was allegedly murdered (partially charred, beaten and dragged to death) in what many think was a “mysterious death” with no leads. HOW can this happen without retribution? Is this a hate crime? What do you think?

Kate Clinton Emceed the Fenway Health Women’s Dinner Party...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:54:05 -0400

Kate Clinton Emceed the Fenway Health Women’s Dinner Party - More than 200 Pics from this fabulous event.

Trans stories, marriage equality, to America’s most...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:34:06 -0400

Trans stories, marriage equality, to America’s most pro-LGBT Mayor, Thomas Menino, calling it quits. The Rainbow Times’ April 2013 issue is here!

Let’s put the pressure on. Will you join us?

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:17:55 -0400

Let’s put the pressure on. Will you join us?

Must We Say More??!! Are Transgender people not human beings who...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:53:25 -0400

Must We Say More??!! Are Transgender people not human beings who deserve medical care too??!! Reblog, like, anything … but do something for transgender folks.