Fenway Announces Studds Award Honorees: The Hat Sisters
Fenway has announced its 2017 Congressman Gerry E. Studds Award Honorees: Tim O’Connor and John Michael Gray – known throughout the community as the The…
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Malcom Ribot: FTM Traveler Trailblazes a Path for Trans Men Across the U.S.
Malcolm Ribot on his transgender journey By: Graysen M. Ocasio/TRT Publisher— The man behind the wheel. The humble smile and coyness that charms. His life…
Hundreds of Parents’ Condemn Trump Admin on the Rights of Trans Kids
The Rights of Trans Kids, Which Anti-LGBT Sessions Stopped as Soon As Sworn Into Office By: Sarah McBride— Today, in response to the U.S. Department of…
Over Half of California Girls in Juvenile Justice Facilities Are LGBTQ or Gender Nonconforming
The Disparities affecting the LGBTQ Girls of Color who also identify as LGBTQ or Gender Nonconforming is Alarming SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Yesterday, the National Center for…
NatGeo to Make Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric Free Beginning Valentine’s Day
Special Encore Also Scheduled to Air February 13 at 9/8c WASHINGTON—National Geographic has announced it will make the two-hour documentary GENDER REVOLUTION: A JOURNEY WITH KATIE…
Point of Pride Awards Two Trans Recipients $9K for Gender-Affirming Surgeries
EUGENE, Ore.—Over the weekend, Point of Pride, PoP, announced it will award $9,000 to two recipients, according to PoP officers. The first award will go…
Why Lady Gaga’s Self-Empowerment Activism Is Not Enough
Lady Gaga has been vocal about social justice issues in the past, At the Super Bowl not so much By: Mike Yepes*/TRT Guest Columnist— Last…
Hostile Laws & Lack of LGBT Protections Leave Trans People at Risk
The Map Report Look at Transgender Legal Equality and Trans People at Risk Across the Country DENVER, Col.— The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)…
The Rainbow Times Celebrates 10th Anniversary: Feb. 2007-Feb. 2017
The Rainbow Times’ 10th Anniversary When we first began this journey a decade ago, we never realized the many circumstances & opportunities that would present…
Trump’s Religious Freedom Order: A Sweeping Plan to Legalize Discrimination
News reports obtained by The Investigative Fund and The Nation reveal that a leaked copy of an executive order to be signed tomorrow morning by…
AG Healey Announces Lawsuit Against Pres. Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration
Joins Federal Case Challenging Ban on Immigration from Seven Predominantly Muslim Countries; Executive Order Violates Federal Law, Due Process and Equal Protection, Lots of Support from…
LGBT Orgs. Condemn Trump’s Inhumane and Un-American Immigration Ban, Reactions
By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— LGBT Rights Organizations are in fierce opposition to an executive order,“Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,” signed…
Federal Court Asked to Halt Enforcement of School Laws that Target Gay Students
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah— Equality Utah and two public school students, represented by the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and the law firm of…
American Majority Sides with LGBT Rights, Though Gender Neutral Bathrooms Cause Division
54% support “bathroom bills” and 6 in 10 agree a gender-neutral bathroom option should be required in public buildings NEW YORK, N.Y.—With 40 state legislatures…
HRC: Anti-LGBTQ Action Anticipated in Statehouses During 2017
Today, HRC released a new report previewing battles against anti-LGBTQ state legislation expected in the year ahead. With at least 40 anti-LGBTQ bills in 16 states introduced so…
The Women’s March Attendees Prove to Be Organized Activists Too
The Women’s March was held globally, to send a stronger message to Trump, but his response speaks volumes of what’s to come; Get ready for…
175 Mayors from 42 States Launch “Mayors Against LGBT Discrimination”
Mayors Against LGBT Discrimination kicks off with pre-inauguration briefing in DC WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, in advance of the upcoming inauguration, 175 mayors across the country from…
Historic Battle to End HIV/AIDS Encounters Dangerous Opposition from Conservatives
The Rainbow Times interviewed AIDS Action Committee Executive Director Carl Sciortino about his thoughts on the recent state budget cuts that will impact HIV/AIDS direct…
Op-Ed: Resistance Starts on Inauguration Day
Fighting for civil rights before, during and after is part of the resistance for many By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to TRT— On Friday, January 20, Donald…
GLSEN Report: Mass. Schools Remain Hostile for Many LGBTQ Secondary Students
GLSEN’s Biennial National School Climate Survey Shows Students Still Lack School-Based Supports, for many LGBTQ Secondary Students, Despite Positive Effect on School Climate for LGBTQ Students MASSACHUSETTS–GLSEN today…
First Amendment Defense Act Could Impede the Civil Rights of LGBTQ People Across the Nation
If passed, the First Amendment Defense Act would have devastating implications for same-sex couples and the larger LGBTQ community. By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— Eleven…
LGBTQA Community Come Together in Lowell to Fight Prejudice, Bigotry
Election sparks Lowell Mass. protest for LGBTQA community’s rights By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— LOWELL, Mass.—When Nancy Green thinks about the election of Donald Trump, the…
Local Businesses Receive Top Score in HRC’s Corporate Equality Index
Human Rights Campaign releases 2017 Corporate Equality Index and continues to advocate against regressive legislation nationwide By: Jenna Spinelle/TRT Reporter BOSTON—More than two dozen companies…