Building an Inclusive LGBTQ Justice Movement: From Visibility to Accessibility
By: JP Delgado Galdamez/TRT Guest Columnist— Alex* is a writer, identifies as transgender, is disabled** and was recently forced to do their therapy appointments over…
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UPDATED: NE LGBTQ Community Continues to Mourn Tragic Death of W Mass. Trans Activist
Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien is first reported trans murder victim of 2018 in the United States By: Nick Collins and Mike Givens/TRT Intern and TRT Assistant…
New England LGBTQ Community Mourns Tragic Death of Western Masssachusetts Trans Activist
Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien is first reported trans murder victim of 2018 in the United States. By: Nick Collins/TRT Intern and Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— North…
TRT Exclusive: Queer and Caribbean: LGBTQ+ Culture & The Island Identity
In part one of a two-part series, The Rainbow Times examines the LGBTQ culture through the lens of Caribbean lifestyle. By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— Not…
Lessons Learned from Confronting a Transphobic Name-Caller
By Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist — “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never harm me.” Remember that chant from your childhood? It…
Dealing With a Lack of Support Can Be Difficult When You Are Trans
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/ TRT Columnist— When I first entered the trans community I was told that I would lose people in my life if…
Neo-Nazis, the KKK, and White Supremacists Are Coming After All of Us
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— I wasn’t surprised when the KKK, white nationalists, and white supremacists gathered in Charlottesville, Virginia to protest the removal of…
Lambda Legal & OutServe-SLDN Sue the Trump Administration to Reverse Trans Military Ban
SEATTLE – Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration’s ban on military service by transgender individuals….
The Link Between Erectile Dysfunction & the Trans Military Ban
By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— Not surprisingly, the Trump administration failed to explain any details of his reckless twitter announcement of the transgender service member ban from…
Transphobia: It’s Internal, External, and Needs to be Addressed
Recent Trump actions against the transgender community and transphobia hurt this community By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— One of the major issues that trans people…
Breaking: Trump Bans Transgender Service Members From The Military; More Reactions
WASHINGTON—In an unexpected move, President Donald Trump announced through tweets today that he was re-instating the ban on transgender Americans openly serving in the armed…
Existence of Trans People Should Not Be Up for Public Debate, Scrutiny
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Actress and trans activist Laverne Cox recently released a statement concerning her thoughts on why some people use restrooms as a…
Supreme Court Decides to Return Gavin Grimm Case to Lower Court
BOSTON, Mass.—The Supreme Court announced that it is sending Gavin Grimm’s case (G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board) back to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals…
New Study Highlights Disparities in Health Care Experienced by Transgender Patients
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care identifies areas for improvement for transgender patients By: Jenna Spinelle/TRT Reporter— BOSTON—Massachusetts is known as a leader in providing health care…
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation: Lack of Expertise, of Transgender Health Needs
WELLESLEY, Mass.—Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation, through its Health Equity Roundtable initiative, today released a far-reaching report that identifies numerous areas in which the health…
AG Healey: New Hotline to Report Incidents of Bias-Motivated Threats, Harassment & Violence
Bias-Motivated threats and others have been reported since the elections, 800 number to call BOSTON—Following reports of harassment and intimidation of racial, ethnic and religious…
Religious Freedom, Safety Concerns Fuel Anti-Trans Initiatives in Massachusetts
Four churches and their anti-trans initiatives threaten transgender equality in the Bay State By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— As a child, Liv Wyatt remembers controversial…
Family Sues San Diego Hospital for Discriminatory Treatment of Transgender Teenager
The hospital didn’t follow the family’s requests to avoid discrimination against the transgender teenager, which eventually resulted in catastrophic result SAN DIEGO, Calif.—Today, the mother…
Orlando Shooting Highlights Disparities, Oppression in Latinx Community
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— Sixty-five days after the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, doctors at Orlando Regional Medical Center upgraded the status of…
Exclusive: Massachusetts Bill Provides Explicit Legal Protections for Transgender People in Public Spaces
It was not until the complete bill passed, with public spaces protections, that it seemed like a reality for Mass. By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor—…
Looking Back and Looking Forward on Trans Equality
Trans Equality means full protections and rights, just like cisgender people have them By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— I first entered the trans community in…
Following Orlando Tragedy: LGBTQ Latinx Organizations & Allies Reaffirm Resolve to End Violence Against Marginalized Communities
Dozens of LGBTQ Latinx organizations unite in solidarity to end LGBTQ racism, discrimination, homophobia against people of color and other marginalized communities. A coalition of LGBTQ…
Op-Ed: The Urgency of Now; Why We Continue to Invest in LGBT Organizations of Color
By: Eli Vivas & Kendra Graves*/Special to TRT— In 2009, Quincey J. Roberts and Corey Yarbrough decided to be the change they wished to see in LGBT…