Amicus Brief: Bathroom Access Crucial for Transgender Students’ Development
SAN FRANCISCO—Being able to use the same bathroom as other students at school is critical for the healthy development of transgender adolescents, says an amicus…
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Calif. Gov. Signs Landmark Bill Protecting Transgender Children in Foster Care
California Governor Jerry Brown signed yesterday a landmark bill that protects transgender children in the foster care system.
Ask a Trans Woman: A Single Act of Discrimination Changed it All for Me
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— This month’s column is something a little different. It is the text of a speech I delivered at the Massachusetts State…
A Trans Woman’s Journey From the Straight to the LGBT World
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Like many trans women, I came from the straight, heterosexual community. I knew very little about the LGBT community. All…
Gender Reel: Boston’s Premiere Film Festival
BOSTON, Mass.—Gender Reel, a national traveling film and art festival, is coming to Boston for the very first time with two free nights of films…
HHS Proposes New Rules Banning Transgender Health Care Discrimination
Could End Most Insurance Plans’ Practice of Excluding Transition-Related Care WASHINGTON—Today, the (HHS) announced proposed rules to implement the non-discrimination provision of the Affordable Care…
Warning: Genital Inspection, 50 Feet Ahead
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief— Maybe you’ve heard of him. The Congressman from South Dakota who thinks its perfectly fine to “inspect” the genitals of transgender…
Trans Comics Take Over New York’s Only Tammy’s Twist
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Okay, so, it’s well past two in the morning and my deadline is noon tomorrow, or rather, later today. I’ve been…
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…
Trans Women are 49 Times More Likely to Have HIV & Here’s Why You Should Care
By: Diane Anderson-Minshall*/Special to TRT— Let me tell you about a woman I met. Let’s call her Trina. On the surface, we have some similarities….
Mass. Updates Process for Changing Gender Markers on Birth Certificates
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has modernized the standard and process for changing gender markers on birth certificates. As a result, proof of surgery is no…
NCTE Responds to Governor Christie’s 2nd Veto of Birth Certificate Modernization Bill
Today, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has vetoed a bill that would have eased access to accurate birth certificates for transgender people. This is Governor Christie’s second…
Now What? LGBT Struggles & Changes That Lie Ahead Post Marriage Equality
By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief— I’ve seen many changes during my editorship at The Rainbow Times. The changes came with the needs of the community, first…
Study: Public Accommodations Protections Critical to Transgender or Gender Nonconforming People’s Health
According to a recent Study, gender minority people who are transgender or gender nonconforming experience widespread discrimination and health inequities. Since 2012, Massachusetts law has…
The Tragic Death of India Clarke Deserves Better Reporting
TAMPA, Fla.—Family, friends as well as the entire LGBT community are grieving over the murder of India Clarke, a transgender woman of color whose body…
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…
Obama Owes Transgender Community an Apology
By: Natalia Muñoz*/Special to TRT— In June 2015, many in the LGBT communities nationwide were in a particularly celebratory mood. As has become an annual…
Ask A Trans Woman: Caitlyn Jenner’s Transition
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Lately, it seems like the only question people want to ask me is, “What do I think about the whole Caitlyn…
Transgender Transition & Family: When Things Don’t Go Smoothly
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— When you transition to living full time in your true gender it can be one of the happiest days of…
Key Businesses Support New Campaign to Secure Nondiscrimination Protections
Freedom Massachusetts launches bipartisan campaign to win passage of public accommodations protections for transgender Bay Stater BOSTON, Mass.—Some of the region’s and nation’s biggest businesses…
Still #WickedPissed, Boston Pride Mum on Demands
By: Sara Brown/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Thousands of online users and organizations across the state and nation took to the streets and stormed the internet responding…
Boy Scouts Should Lift Ban on Gay Scout Leaders, Affirm Transgender Inclusion
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Last week, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, sent the following letter to the National President of…