Celebrating Black History Month
By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief— This February, we celebrate Black History Month, honoring the many contributions the black community has made to America. Often, it is…
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Racism Prevails: No Justice for Trayvon Martin
By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— And the verdict is in. Not guilty. As I watch the news coverage on the George Zimmerman trial on CNN, I am…
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Boston, MA Trans nondiscrimination policy approved in public school district The Medford School Committee has approved a new gender identity…
HBGC with Tod@s Host LGBTQ Mental Health Weekend
Two events encourage LGBTQ people of color to break silence, seek support Boston, Mass. — For decades, taboos and stigma related to mental health and illness…
An LGBTQ-Discrimination Going-out-of-Business Sale
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– It’s just that time of year. Trees are budding, birds are singing and LGBTQ people are pulling out their best rainbow-colored…
NAACP’s Historic Move: Organization Sanctions Marriage Equality (Update)
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– Saying that the NAACP has “always stood against laws that demean, dehumanize, and discriminate against people,” NAACP Board Chairman Roslyn…
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?…