PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: A RENEWED AMERICA
By: The Rainbow Times’ Editorial Team— A few minutes before noon, former VP Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. and former Senator Kamala Harris were sworn in…
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Misgendering The Transgender Community: Simply Not So Simple
By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— My intensely personal experience with the transgender community, in the most intimate way possible, has made me keenly aware of how damaging…
Decolonizing our Bodies: Humanizing Queer POC & Dismantling Sexualized Latinx Tropes
By: Mike Yepes*/TRT Guest Columnist— Disclaimer: Like any group of individuals, the Latinx community does not function as a monolithic structure. As such, the piece…
Life After Caitlyn Jenner: We Still Face Struggles & Support is Still Needed
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Since Caitlyn Jenner came out, it is not unusual to find in the daily news a story of a trans…
Caitlyn Jenner’s Poignant Speech at ESPYS: Her Fight for Trans Kids
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter & Columnist— “If you want to call me names, make jokes, doubt my intentions, go ahead. I can take it. But…
Defense Secretary: We’ll Lift the Transgender Military Ban
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— Today, the Defense Secretary Ashton Carter issued a statement that will lift the transgender military ban pending a six-month study to move onto…
Are You on the List of LGBT Health Service Providers?
By: The Seattle Lesbian— Garden State Equality (GSE) is launching a program to map out where the LGBT-friendly health service providers are in New Jersey—and…
Mass. Same-Sex Couples Share Their Relationships for Valentine’s Day
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—In June 2015 the United States Supreme Court will listen to four different cases that dispute the issue of same-sex…
Fenway & MTPC Release Project VOICE Report on Transgender Discrimination
Report finds that transgender-related discrimination harms health BOSTON, Mass.—Nearly two-thirds of transgender Massachusetts residents have experienced discrimination in a public accommodation setting in the past…
Support for Chelsea Manning is Part of the Movement Towards Abolition
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist— Chelsea Manning came out to the world as a transgender woman on August 22. Global attention has been on Chelsea for…
A Climate Shift for Major American Sports
MassEquality congratulates Jason Collins on his decision to come out, and thanks him for his bravery and honesty BOSTON, Mass. – NBA player Jason Collins, formerly…
Obama & DOJ Enter Brief in Prop 8 Case
By Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The Obama administration continues to back up its words of support for marriage equality with action, this week taking the…
8th Annual Chocolate & Cheesecake for A Cause Raises $ to Support LGBTQ Youth
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Reporter– True Colors successfully held their 8th annual “Chocolate & Cheesecake for a Cause” benefit gala at Anthony’s Ocean View in New…
True Colors 19th Conference Celebrates and Educates LGBTQ Youth and Allies
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Reporter– On Friday, March 16th, and Saturday, March 17th, over 3,000 LGBTQ youth and their allies gathered at the University of Connecticut…