BOSTON—This Saturday, July 8, marks the one-year anniversary that Governor Charlie Baker signed into law the update to Massachusetts’ nondiscrimination law to include protections for transgender…
RICHMOND, Va. – By killing an amendment that would have stripped discriminatory language from Virginia’s Constitution and advancing a bill that reaffirmed the right of religious officials to refuse to…
By treating citizens of this country in such a manner, the second class citizenship feeling develops By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to TRT— On Wednesday evening March…
By: Michael Givens*/TRT Assistant Editor— Only four months into a new year, 2016 is shaping up to be a pivotal turning point for LGBTQ rights…
Dangerous Precedent Avoided Today, the Republican Governor of South Dakota vetoed House Bill 1008, a discriminatory legislation that would have prevented transgender students from using…
Legislating Discrimination the Senate Passes Bathroom Bill PIERRE, S.D.—Yesterday, the South Dakota Senate voted to pass HB 1008, a bill that would single out and stigmatize…
Celtics, Bruins, Red Sox, Revolution and Patriots Join other Private Sector Leaders in Standing with MassDems on Major Civil Rights Legislation BOSTON, Mass.—Despite his hometown,…
BOSTON, Mass.―A policy brief released today by the Fenway Institute and the Center for American Progress examines controversial state and local legislation that would prevent…
It’s not just about living in Florida and wondering where to go to the bathroom, if you are a trans person. Florida’s H.B. 583 is not…
As Indiana struggles with the growing political and economic backlash over its so-called religious freedom law, Florida lawmakers are pursuing a similar bill that would…
Anti-gay Lively animates discussion By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter— For the past seven years LGBT people in Massachusetts have enjoyed support for gay rights from…