ENDA — The Prospects: Senate Support Reaches 60
By Lisa Keen*/Keen News Service— With one sentence, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid promised, during his remarks on the floor Monday, that he will…
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GLBTQ-DVP Turns 20; Wins $700K Contract for Unprecedented Research
BOSTON, MA —The GLBTQ Domestic Violence Project (formerly the Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project) is proud to announce its 20th Anniversary year. In 1993, Curt…
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, 2013
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION For more than two centuries, our Nation has struggled to transform the ideals of…
VAWA Passes House: Full Protections for LGBT, Native Americans
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– In a major victory for Democrats, the U.S. House voted Thursday (February 28) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act…
All for One and One for VAWA, or Not
By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief– For the first time since its enactment in 1994, last year’s 112th Congress failed to pass a reauthorization of the Violence…
Re-examining The Violence Against Women Act: Does It Help or Hinder?
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist– The majority of the GLBT press is currently heralding the Violence Against Women Act as an essential piece of legislation for…
White House Objects as House Omits LGBTs from Domestic Violence & Defense Bills
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– Despite a warning that President Obama may exercise his veto power, the U.S. House Wednesday (May 16) approved a version…
Civil and Human Rights Coalition Opposes H.R. 4970, Leaves LGBTQ & Other Group’s Rights Out
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– A new House version of the Violence Against Women Act leaves LGBT, immigrant and Native women and men without vital services…
Does the Violence Against Women Act Protect Women or LGBT communities from violence?
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist– The majority of the LGBT press is currently heralding the Violence Against Women Act as an essential piece of legislation for…