MassEquality Counterprotested SHFA’s Event
Organizers of “Super Happy Fun America,” the Producers of Straight Pride, Hosted a Fundraiser Celebrating the Riots of January 6 at the Capitol; MassEquality Counterprotested…
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Transgender Youth Sue AZ Over Birth Certificates
Transgender youth should be able to have the correct ID to match their gender identity. “Arizona should not be allowed to require my son to…
Stonewall & The Black Lives Matter Rebellion
By: Keegan O’Brien*— The Stonewall Riots gave birth to the modern LGBTQ movement, as we know it. On its 51st anniversary, we are witnessing the…
Trans Man Sues Baltimore Hospitals For Discrimination
The facility claims religious exemption to deny the surgery to trans man BALTIMORE—A transgender man allegedly was denied gender affirmation surgery at the University of…
Boston Pride Board Resignation Sought, New Org. Says
Boston Pride 4 the People Forms; Composed of 21 Committee Chairs, co-chairs & volunteers Who Resigned After Ongoing Allegations Of Racism And Transphobia From The…
Suicide: Why Transgender People Attempt It?
Suicide is something that most, if not all, transgender people think about By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— I just was informed that a transgender friend…
Boston’s Transgender Resistance Vigil
Boston’s Transgender Resistance Will Hold Vigil/March This Saturday DORCHESTER, Mass.—As the world reflects on the 50th Anniversary of Pride, it is a somber moment for members…
Fear & Ignorance Masquerading As Religious Freedom, Conservatism
The right’s religious freedom uses excuses to discriminate against trans and many other groups By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Extremist religion has been—and still is—a…
Trans Man & LGBTQ Activist Slain On Jan. 1st
What needs to be done to address this trans man and other trans murders in this ravaging epidemic By: Chris Gilmore/Special to TRT— As the…
Tis The Season To Be Jolly, Fa-la-la-la-la …
What the Holiday Season and “Family” Members; What Happens to Trans People By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw */TRT Columnist— It’s the holiday season again and tis…
Homophobic, Racist, Etc. Rhetoric From Springfield City Council Candidate?
Xenophobic, Racist, Homophobic, Transphobic Invectives Reminiscent of Trump By: Mike Givens*/TRT Columnist— My jaw dropped when I first read it. I was sitting in my…
Transgender Travel: A Changing Landscape
Today’s Transgender Travel Experience; Unexpected Places Welcoming The Community By: Andrew Collins*/TRT Travel Columnist— The transgender travel experience is slowly improving for this community, but…
Straight Pride Parade: A Stark Reminder–Queer People Still Under Attack
The Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence; Straight Pride Parade in Boston By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— It’s a difficult time to be a cisgender, heterosexual,…
The Network/La Red Brings LGBTQ Sexual & Domestic Violence To The Forefront
By: Audrey Cole/TRT Reporter— BOSTON—A Massachusetts coalition of more than 60 organizations against sexual assault and violence, recently met with state lawmakers to brief them…
Despite Federal Courts’ Block, Trump Asks High Court To Implement Transgender Military Ban Now
Even Though Four Federal Courts Have Blocked It, Trump Attempts to leapfrog the ordinary appeals process, quietly files petitions for cert before judgment over holiday weekend…
NCLR, GLAD Refute Trump’s Bogus Attempt To Disguise His Transgender Military Ban
WASHINGTON—The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) last night struck back at the Trump Administration’s latest attempt to…
Trump’s Plan To Deny Transgender People Exist Met With Resistance
Transgender People, Allies and Activists Up In Arms; “No matter what this administration orders federal agencies to do, the courts still have the authority to…
Vote Yes On Question 3 To End Discrimination In Massachusetts
Religious extremists who will never want to end discrimination in Massachusetts will go after anyone, not just transgender people By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— In…
#UsToo: Raising Awareness Of LGBTQ Survivors
LGBTQ Survivors Don’t Often Share Sexual Assault Instances of Abuse The #MeToo movement has proven to be truly revolutionary. The testimonies of countless courageous survivors…
A Perspective: The Needs of LGBTQ Elders and Elders of Color in the 21st Century
LGBTQ Elders and LGBTQ Elders of Color face particular challenges. New England Pride Guide 2018 | Special Edition By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor and Nicole…
Polling Transgender Politics: Civil Rights on Mass. Ballot this November, We Deserve Better
By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— As a Commonwealth that prides itself on being a pioneer of civil rights and a beacon of hope for the marginalized, I’ve learned that the…
Women’s March Organizers Respond To Allegations Of Racism, Transphobia
By: Nicole Collins/TRT Intern— The January 20th nationwide Women’s March has seen some attendees leveling accusations of transphobia and racism at organizers of local demonstrations across the country. Boston’s march this year took place…
Creep of the Week: Matt Walsh
A one-car-hideaway show, as Matt Walsh calls it By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— It should be obvious by now that the Creep of the Week…