CT Pride Announces 1st Virtual Pride Event
HARTFORD, Conn.—CT Pride, a collaboration of Connecticut’s statewide Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride organizations, announced a virtual parade and festival to help celebrate…
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LGBTQ Americans Inherent Risks During COVID-19
The compounded challenges faced by the LGBTQ community explained in two separate briefs by reputable sources By: Audrey Cole/TRT Reporter— According to a Human Rights…
Warren Releases Plan For Securing LGBTQ+ Rights & Equality
The Warren campaign is the only campaign to directly send TRT such a detailed LGBTQ+ plan CHARLESTOWN, Mass.—Today, Elizabeth Warren released her plan to secure…
Op-Ed: The 2020 Census–If You Aren’t Counted, We Don’t Count
Importance of Being Counted in the Census 2020 Can’t Be Undermined By: Tim Wang and Sean Cahill*— Six months from today, on April 1, 2020,…
Homeless LGBTQ Youth Still Living on the Margins, Advocates Say
Organizations working with homeless LGBTQ youth face political, funding challenges under Trump administration By: Jenna Spinelle/TRT Reporter— BOSTON—One of the first stories The Rainbow Times published on its…
Meeting the Civil Legal Needs of LGBT People
LGBT People are faced and struggle with multiple layers of marginalization such as poverty, discrimination, etc. By: Lonnie Powers— In January, Legal Services NYC (LSNY)…
Anti-HIV Mobile App for Young Gay/Bi Males Gets Funding & National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
The Anti-HIV App, MyPEEPS, will feature entertainment-like scenarios among other things By: Eric Brus*— NIH Awards $7.9 Million to Test Mobile HIV Prevention App for…
Boston City Council Hears Testimony About Needs of LGBTQ Youth of Color
In response to a report by The Fenway Institute released late last year finding that more than 15 percent of Boston’s LGBTQ youth of color…
Connected Boston Summit: Tackling Issues Facing Boston GBTQ Men of Color
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Connected Boston, a program of the Multicultural AIDS Coalition (MAC) that provides health navigation services for Black and Latino…
Ensuring LGBT Elders of Color Can Age With Dignity and Respect
By: Janson Wu/GLAD Executive Director— My mom is turning 70 this year. She lives with my sister and her husband in Michigan, where she helps…
Huntsville, AL Hosts Alabama #RuralPride Summit February 4
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) will host the next #RuralPride summit in Huntsville, Alabama on…
Report: Transgender Experiences in Sex Work, Decriminalization Recommended
New Data Shows Harms to the Community, Population At High-risk for HIV NEW YORK—The Red Umbrella Project (RedUP), the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE),…
Report: Addresses Health Disparities Faced by LGBTQ Youth Of Color
LGBTQ youth of color experience disproportionate challenges to their physical and mental health, according to an extensive survey released by The Fenway Institute. The Our Health…
Happy Holidays from Our Family to Yours
By: Nicole Lashomb/TRT Editor-in-Chief— Happy Holidays (whistling well-known caroling songs)! Like many people, undeniably, this is my favorite time of the year. However, this past…
Now We Celebrate Marriage Equality: Tomorrow We Fight for More
By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to TRT— I still vividly remember how it felt to be spat on and called a “fag&ot” at fourteen, when I went…
LGBT People of Color Face Lifelong Risk of Living in Poverty
Washington, D.C.— A new report released today documents how systemic failures to protect certain students, recognize modern families, and protect people from discrimination drive and…
Transgender Americans Face Staggering Rates of Poverty, Violence
New Reports Find Widespread Discrimination, Economic Vulnerably, and Health Disparities WASHINGTON, D.C.— In a year when transgender Americans are experiencing unprecedented visibility in the State…
HRC: Equal Treatment Still Out of Reach for LGBT Americans
New Report Reveals that Equal Treatment Remains Out of Reach for LGBT Americans in Most States – Discrimination Continues Even With Marriage Equality WASHINGTON—The Human…
9 out of 10 Transgender Employees Discriminated Against in the Workplace
Transgender Economic Equality on Agenda at 2015 Creating Change: February 4-8 in Denver, Colorado The U.S. unemployment rate for gender non-conforming individuals is twice the…
Exclusive: Harvard University Seminar Series Explores LGBT Issues Post-Marriage Equality
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Throughout the 2014-2015 academic year, Harvard University is hosting a seminar series called “After Marriage: The Future of LGBT Activism.”…
National HIV Testing Day Works, HIV Resources for Gay & Bisexual Men
By: Eric Brus*— A new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Contorl finds that both the number of HIV tests administered and the number of new…
Op-Ed: “Counting” Transgender and Other Gender Minority People in the U.S.
Gender Identity in U.S. Surveillance (GenIUSS) Group Releases Groundbreaking Recommendations on Best Practices for Asking Questions to Identify Transgender and Other Gender Minority Respondents on…
#CONNECTEDBoston: An Op-Ed to Black and Brown Gay, Bisexual and Queer men
By: Amir Dixon/Special to TRT— When I moved to Boston from South Florida for school almost five years ago, I was adamant that I wanted…