Laverne Cox Gives Yes On 3 Final Push
By: Christine M. Hurley/TRT Reporter & Photographer— Equal-rights activist, Emmy-nominated actress and documentary film producer Laverne Cox spoke at BAGLY yesterday in support of the…
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Ask a Trans Woman: Importance of Trans Visibility for the Famous & Not-So-Famous
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about visibility. I just now finished reading a marvelous and eloquent essay in defense of…
Better Understanding of Pregnant Transgender Men is Needed
Courtesy of the National LGBT Health Education Center of Fenway Health There has been little research on the topic of transgender people and their desire…
Trans Comics Take Over New York’s Only Tammy’s Twist
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Okay, so, it’s well past two in the morning and my deadline is noon tomorrow, or rather, later today. I’ve been…
Ask a Trans Woman: Why Trans Actors Should Play More Trans Characters
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— I recently finished watching the new Netflix science fiction series, “Sense8.” I binged on it in a couple of big gulps….
A Trans Timeline from 2004 to 2015: Transgender Milestones During Pride
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— It’s June and Pride season is now in full swing. Since 2004, I’ve been attending Pride and participating in the…
OUT‘s 50 Most LGBT Powerful People
Out Magazine has done it again. The famous yearly list of the 50 Most Influential LGBT People in the U.S. is out. Who made it…
Deep Inside Hollywood: Laverne Cox, Phylicia Rashad, Raven-Symone & Madonna
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special to TRT— Court attire is the new black for Laverne Cox She was the first trans actor nominated for an Emmy…
Deep Inside Hollywood: The Year in Gay
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special to TRT— Once upon a time, in the bad old days of closets and media resistance to gay stories of any…
“Being Trans is Beautiful and Should be Celebrated:” Learning to Accept Yourself
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— The title above is a partial quote from Laverne Cox. Her full quote, from her speech at University of Miami’s…
“The times, They are A-Changin”: Trans People in Media Make Strides for Equality
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— As Bob Dylan sings, “The times, they are a-changin.’” They certainly are changing for LGBT people, especially for the transgender…
We Need Justice for All CeCe McDonalds
By: Keegan O’Brien/Special to TRT— The long-awaited day finally arrived January 13 when CeCe McDonald was freed from prison. For those unfamiliar with CeCe’s case,…
GLAAD and MTPC Launch “I AM: Trans People Speak” Video Series
Laverne Cox, Isis King, Noah Lewis & Kit Yan Share Their Stories; GLAAD and MTPC Project Calls for Transgender People and Allies to Speak Out New…