When It’s Time To Change, Then It’s Time To Change And Not Go Back!
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– Dear Miss Erisis, I am stuck between two conflicting approaches, schools of thought, with regard to the idea of “passing.” I…
Opinion
The Story of A Little Boy, Born In The ’50s, Who Wanted To Be A Girl, Part II
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist– The little boy knew that he had to keep his mouth shut about wanting to be a girl. He went…
Good Theology Must Keep Religion From Sliding Into Superstition & Persecution
By Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist– Rev. Dr. Patrick S. Cheng, lawyer, theologian, and seminary professor has a powerful intellectual acumen that brings a new revelation…
How’d we get so fat so fast? Fifth in a Series: Food & Politics and the 2012 Elections
By: John Verlinden/TRT Cuisine Writer– We’re in the midst of an epidemic in America. Two-thirds of us, 190 million people, are overweight. More than a…
Creep of the Week: James, The Creep, Loomer
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Have you heard the one about the National Day of Silence? Here’s the set up: A teen walks into her…
Thinking Out Loud: We Must Have Political Power to Prove We Don’t Have Political Power
By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– I’ve often thought I should write a column called, “Weird Things Lawyers Do,” to explain to normal people why attorneys,…
HBGC Event: Black and Latino Gay Men on Pornography
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– It was a hot topic of conversation. And talk about pornography they did as more than 50 people (mostly men of…
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal – Día de Silencio: ¿Aprobarán mis maestros?
Por: Hayley Gorenberg/Subdirectora jurídica legal para Lambda Legal– P: Soy un estudiante en la escuela secundaria (preparatoria), y quiero participar en el Día Nacional de…
Ask Lambda Legal – Day of Silence: Will my teachers approve?
By: Hayley Gorenberg/Deputy Legal Director for Lambda Legal– Q: I’m a high school student, and I want to participate in GLSEN’s National Day of Silence (DOS)….
Simplifying Racism & Blaming Marginalized Groups Is Never OK (Updated)
By: Graysen Martínez Ocasio*/TRT Publisher– No one said the world affairs and the people that surround us are remotely aware of differences that should not…
Outcry to Free Trans Woman, CeCe McDonald, Grows Nationwide
By: Bet Power*/Special for TRT– On June 5, 2011, a young African American, transgender woman survived a violent attack motivated by racism and transphobia in…
Thinking Out Loud: NOM’s Marriage Strategy—The cynical art of being wholesome
By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– Is anyone really shocked about the revelations from the recently released internal memorandum from the National Organization for Marriage (“NOM”)? …
Creep of the Week: His Royal Creep, Rep. Steve King (R-IA)
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Oh, Steve King. You are a royal creep, indeed. A longstanding foe of LGBT people and anyone who sees LGBT…
Creep of the Week: National Organization for Marriage
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Hey girlfriend, what are you wearing to the race war? Some sexy camouflage chaps, perhaps? A rainbow stripped Kevlar vest?…
OP-Ed: Martin’s Murder Shows Rustin’s Lesson Is Still Relevant Today
By: Kara S. Suffredini*, Esq., and Corey Yarbrough*– This year, LGBTQ activists celebrate the life and legacy of Bayard Rustin. Rustin’s accomplishments were so great…
Does the Violence Against Women Act Protect Women or LGBT communities from violence?
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist– The majority of the LGBT press is currently heralding the Violence Against Women Act as an essential piece of legislation for…
Making Room for Diverse Trans Identities at the May LGBT Muslim Retreat
By: Tynan Power*/TRT Columnist– For the last few months, my life — or at least my e-mail — has been dominated by the upcoming LGBT…
My experience doing ‘The Vagina Monologues;’ A Vagina Warrior, I was
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– Sometimes these columns get written in the strangest places. This one was actually written on a Greyhound bus from NYC to…
¡Apoyemos a nuestros hermanos en Recuperación!
Por: Wilfred Labiosa*/Columnista de TRT– Hay muchos/as que están en recuperación de drogadicción y alcoholismo y no lo sabemos … ¿por que? Muchos/as no se…
Kirk Cameron may be a bigot, but we shouldn’t totally dismiss him
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist– Actor Kirk Cameron upset many when he honestly answered a direct question during an interview about homosexuality. Without hesitation, he…
‘Food insecurity’ in the land of the plenty: Food and politics & the 2012 elections
By: John Verlinden/TRT Cuisine Writer– “Food insecurity.” Sounds like that anxious moment you feel when deciding what wine to order with dinner. Unfortunately, it’s much…
The story of a little boy, born in the ’50s, who wanted to be a girl
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist– Let me tell you a little story about a boy who was born in the early 1950s. He was born…
Creep of the Week: Misogynistic Rush Limbaugh
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Poor Rush Limbaugh. Can’t a guy even call a girl a s&#t on the radio these days without people getting…