Shameful Indiana-Style Bill Passed by Florida House Committee
Would Delay Adoption For Many Vulnerable Children Equality Florida today strongly condemned the Florida House Judiciary Committee for passing an adoption bill that allows discrimination…
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Florida House Committee Will Consider Indiana-style Adoption Bill
As Indiana struggles with the growing political and economic backlash over its so-called religious freedom law, Florida lawmakers are pursuing a similar bill that would…
MA Commission on LGBTQ Youth’s Annual Recommendations; Prioritizing Expansion of Public Accommodation Protections
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— The Massachusetts Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning Youth released a report in March recommending policy changes…
LGBT Hate Disguised by Religious Freedoms and Politics
By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief— According to many, religious conservatives have been defeated in the same-sex marriage battle. Although there are a few clinching tightly to…
Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2015 Introduced
By: The Seattle Lesbian— Sponsored by Senator Patty Murray, Senator Tammy Baldwin, and Congressman Mark Pocan The Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2015 requires colleges…
Love Has No Labels Campaign – What is Your Bias?
By: The Seattle Lesbian— The Ad Council is leading an unprecedented group of historic brands to launch a new series of public service advertisements (PSAs)…
Unity Pride Forms in Boston: Promotes Inclusivity, Celebrates Differences, Unites Through Social Justice
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Pride season will be here before we know it, and this year, a new organization called Unity Pride has…
Op-Ed: Springfield LGBT Center—Leadership & Service; A Call to Action
By: George Ramirez/ Special to TRT— For those of us who live in the Pioneer Valley, the mainstream discussion surrounding all things “gay,” seems to…
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…
Post Marriage: Campaign to Highlight Need to Update State Nondiscrimination Laws
Many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people (206+ million) and their families live in a state that still needs to update or clarify its…
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…
NCLR Applauds Virginia Bill Protecting Children from Conversion Therapy
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Today, Virginia Delegate Patrick Hope and Senator Louise Lucas introduced a bill protecting children and their families from the dangerous and discredited practice…
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…
Justice for Leelah Alcorn
By: Keegan O’Brien*/The Socialist Worker— In her suicide note, a transgender teen who took her own life asked for her death to “mean something.” Keegan O’Brien explains…
The Gay Year in Review: 7 Hot Topics That Had Us Talking in 2014
By: Mikey Rox*/Special to TRT— This year the LGBT community laughed together, cried together, and celebrated together as news broke on issues important to us…
Robert Pitman Becomes 1st Openly Gay Judge to Sit on Federal Bench in Texas
By: Sarah Toce/The Seattle Lesbian— The U.S. Senate Tuesday night confirmed Robert Pitman to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Pitman…
Equality Florida Launches TransAction Florida, to Support Transgender Equality
TAMPA, Fl.—Seizing on the growing momentum for transgender equality nationwide and across the state, Equality Florida has launched TransAction Florida, a statewide initiative created to increase awareness…
Promise Place School for LGBTQ Homeless Youth Holds 1st Annual Gala
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— HYANNIS, Mass.—Over $100,000 was raised Saturday, December 6 as Promise Place School—a residential school aiming to provide a permanent, safe…
Simmons Announces New Undergraduate Admissions Policy Welcoming Transgender Women
By: Clara Lefton/ TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—This Fall, Simmons College became the third traditional women’s college in the United States to welcome transgender women as…
West Palm Beach City Commissioners Vote to Support Marriage Equality
WEST PALM BEACH, Fl.—At this evening’s meeting, West Palm Beach City Commissioners joined the statewide marriage equality debate by unanimously voting to sign on to…
Michigan Coalition Opposes Trans Discriminatory Bill
By: The Seattle Lesbian/Special Collaboration— Freedom Michigan coalition members are speaking out against a bill introduced by State Rep. Frank Foster (R-Petoskey) that would allow continued…
What Obamacare Means to LGBT Americans, Others
By: Matthew Heinz, MD/Director of Provider & LGBT Outreach— The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has a longstanding and deep commitment to advancing…
In Apology to Trans Community, HRC pledges Push for Broad LGBT Bill
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—The leader of the nation’s largest LGBT organization offered an apology to the transgender community at the same time…