David Hernandez From American Idol Releases “ILY”
New Release is Not Pronoun Specific and that, according to David Hernandez, was Intentional By: David Luhrs/Special to TRT American Idol’s David Hernandez will release…
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Discrimination in Tennessee: Corporations, More Oppose It
LGBTQ Discrimination: Following the signing of HB 836 in Tenn., top businesses sign a letter opposing the bill NASHVILLE—Today, 35 corporations and 107 small businesses released…
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,…
The Frivolist: 8 Proactive Ways Couples Can Face Down Their Debt Demons
Debt can make your love life or break it By: Mikey Rox*/Special to TRT— Relationships are hard enough as it is, but throw money into…
VA GOP Challenger Compares Same-Sex Marriage & Abortion To Slavery, Opposes LGBTQ+ Child Adoption
HD-13 Republican nominee Kelly McGinn has publicly advocated for LGBTQ+ discrimination RICHMOND– Kelly McGinn, the Republican challenger to Delegate Danica Roem in HD-13, has an…
HHS Announces Federal Rule Allowing Religious Beliefs To Override Patient Care
The potential of LGBTQ discrimination under a determination based on religious beliefs puts LGBTQ community in danger WASHINGTON–Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
Dangerous Anti-LGBTQ Legislation Advances In Tennessee
NASHVILLE – The next generation of North Carolina’s highly controversial HB2 could become law in Tennessee, along with a sweeping slate of anti-LGBTQ bills. Tennessee lawmakers…
The Latest LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Developments
Transgender service members testify in historic Congressional hearing; Tennessee anti-LGBTQ bills could cost state billions; Anti-transgender bills die in South Dakota WASHINGTON—For the first time ever, five transgender service…
AMA Adopts New Policy Supporting Services For LGBTQ Survivors Of Intimate Partner Violence
CHICAGO – While intimate partner violence (IPV) can occur between heterosexual or same-sex couples, efforts to address this public health problem have remained mostly focused…
LGBTQ Couples’ Fears of PDAs: It’s All About Time For Love Boston
Showing Affection for LGBTQ Couples Isn’t Always Safe; Boston Gay Man Organizes Time For Love Boston By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— “‘I’ve got nothing against gays,…
LGBTQ News Briefs From Around The World, May 2018
Controversial LGBTQ adoption law signed by Okla. governor (https://goo.gl/cBGkgi) Last Friday, Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma, signed into a law a bill allowing adoption agencies…
Supreme Court Ruling: Same and Different Sex Parents Must Be Treated Equally
Victory for the LGBT Community; NCLR says, “States across the country should take careful note…discrimination against married same-sex couples will not be tolerated” WASHINGTON—The Supreme…
GLAD Calls on Massachusetts to End Delay in Granting Full Legal Parentage to Unmarried, Same-Sex Parents
BOSTON—One year after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a decision in Partanen v. Gallagher establishing that children born to unmarried same-sex couples stand on equal…
Kelly Clarkson on Artistic Liberation, Speaking Her Mind & Confronting Anti-LGBT Parents
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— During her 15-year career as your friendly pop spirit-lifter, Kelly Clarkson has prescribed a cheap alternative to therapy: anthemic pick-me-ups…
Decision by Trump Administration Makes LGBT People More Vulnerable to Discrimination
BOSTON—This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) withdrew a proposed 2014 rule that would have required long-term care facilities such as nursing…
UPDATED: Matriarch of Marriage Equality, Edie Windsor, Dies at 88; Pres. Obama, Others React
Judith Kasen-Windsor and Roberta (“Robbie”) Kaplan issue statements on Edie Windsor and her passing The matriarch of marriage equality, Edith Windsor, has died today at…
Supreme Court Reverses Arkansas’ Attempt to Defy Obergefell on Marriage Equality Decision Anniversary
Arkansas couples challenged Arkansas’ “blatant refusal” to list same-sex spouses on their children’s birth certificates; marriage equality wins again SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Today, the U.S. Supreme…
Op-Ed: Learning From History; How Marriage Equality Was Won Across the Nation
By: Keegan O’Brien/TRT Guest Columnist— Gay marriage leads to “the deterioration of marriage and the family” and “societal collapse. Keeping same sex couples from marrying…
Cute Confessions: Queer Stories of Romance, Relationships, and True Love
Queer stories of romance during Pride Season; the right to love whoever you choose to love By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— It’s summertime and Pride…
Mass. SJC Establishes Parental Rights for Non-Marital Parents
Non-Marital Parental Rights are finally defined and change parenting for unmarried couples from now on Today the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) issued a decision…
State “Religious Liberty” Laws Threaten LGBT Access to Healthcare, Serious Threat to Public Health
In many states LGBT Access to Healthcare is null because of discrimination, more anti-LGBT laws continue to emerge BOSTON, Mass.—A policy brief released today by The Fenway…
Federal Court Final Order: To Guarantee Freedom to Marry in Alabama
Finally, freedom to marry reaches Alabama same-sex couples Mobile, Ala.—A federal court today entered a final order and judgment requiring Alabama officials to abide by…