Op-Ed: Steve Grossman’s Record Speaks For Itself & I Endorse Him
By: Erica Kay-Webster*— Recently I was disappointed and saddened to read an op-ed piece submitted to The Rainbow Times from Gunner Scott, the former Executive…
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Pregúntale a Lambda Legal: El Programa Ryan White y el Seguro Médico
Por: Scott Schoettes/Director Proyecto de VIH — Estimado Lambda Legal, P: Soy una persona con VIH que vive en Kentucky y recibo ayuda para pagar…
Say it Loud, I’m Trans & I’m Proud! On Pride Season & Self-Acceptance
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— It’s June again and it’s Pride season. After living painfully in the closet for years, I can now enjoy days…
Open Letter: Where were you Steve … in 2010?
While I applaud Steve Grossman for his support of marriage, which happened 10 years ago now, where were you Steve when Charlie Baker, as well…
Idaho Div. of Veterans Services Deny Lesbian Veteran Burial Wish
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— Imagine that your spouse is dead. You spent 17 years of your lives together, caring for and loving each other….
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal: LGBTs en Centros de Detención
Por: Jael Humphreys/Abogada para Lambda Legal— P: Tengo una prima que fue recientemente detenida por el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE), y…
Creep of the Week: “Pastor” Kevin Swanson, Equates Homosexuality with Cannibalism
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— The last time I was snacking on some Teddy Grahams I thought to myself, “These little bears sure are cute….
Creep of the Week: Hypochristian Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— If you live in a state where something shitty is happening, you always have the reassurance that, hey, at least…
Creep of the Week: Anti-Gay & Anti-Women Hobby Lobby
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— It’s really amazing that in 2014 Americans are still fighting over birth control. As in whether or not contraception makes…
Ask Lambda Legal – Job Seeking While Openly Gay, Discrimination
By: Greg Nevins/Counsel and Workplace Fairness Program Strategist— Dear Lambda Legal, Q: I just graduated college, and am looking for my first full-time job. I…
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal – Buscando Trabajo Si Soy Gay, ENDA
Por: Greg Nevins, Abogado y Estratega del programa de igualdad en el trabajo— Querido Lambda Legal, P: Acabo de graduarme de la universidad, y estoy…
El Suicidio Se Puede Prevenir: Toma Estas Medidas ¡Actúa Ahora!
Por: Wilfred Labiosa*/Columnista de TRT— ¿Cómo debemos enfrentar este problema que se suscita tanto en nuestra sociedad? ¿Cómo podemos prevenir más suicidios en nuestra comunidad?…
Creep of the Week: Franklin Graham and His Homophobic Jesus & Bible
There are a lot of things about the right-wing universe that don’t make a lot of sense to me. The fanatical obsession with the unborn paired with the callous disregard of poor children and their families, for example. The insistence that the Bible is literal and must be adhered to, and yet the careful cherry picking of what passages they actually want to follow.
Creep of the Week: Gov. Rick Snyder, More Worried About Same-Sex Parents than His State’s Fate
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— The Michigan marriage trial, officially known as DeBoer v. Snyder for plaintiff April DeBoer and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, has…
Standing Up for Justice: An Interview with CeCe McDonald
By: Keegan O’Brien*— [This interview was originally published on www.SocialWorker.org] CeCe McDonald faced life in prison for defending herself against a racist and transphobic hate…
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal: Personas LGBT de la Tercera Edad
Por: Karen Loewy/Abogada y Estratega Principal, Programa de Personas de la Tercera Edad de Lambda Legal— P: Mi pareja y yo hemos estado juntos por…
OP-Ed: St. Patrick’s Parade — Still Exclusionary, Divisive to LGBTs
As a transgender woman and veteran I have very mixed thoughts and feelings. To me the decision and it’s restrictions say to us that you…
Creep of the Week: Texan & Tea Partier Ted Cruz
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— America is a tough place for sensitive men. Crying is forbidden unless a guy wants to be seen as some…
We Need Justice for All CeCe McDonalds
By: Keegan O’Brien/Special to TRT— The long-awaited day finally arrived January 13 when CeCe McDonald was freed from prison. For those unfamiliar with CeCe’s case,…
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal: El Matrimonio Civil en Utah
Por: Hayley Gorenberg/Adjunto Directora Legal para Lambda Legal— P: He estado leyendo acerca del matrimonio civil en Utah y la Corte Suprema ¿Qué tan grave…
Ask Lambda Legal: Utah Same-Sex Marriages
By: Lambda Legal Deputy Legal Director Hayley Gorenberg— Dear Ask Lambda Legal – Utah Marriages Q: I’ve been reading about the Supreme Court stopping marriages…
Thinking Out Loud: Letter to Me, Age 14
If I could share some accumulated wisdom with my younger self, it would sound about like this. By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT— Dear Abby, As…
Creep of the Week: NJ’s Chris Christie against Trans People
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— We can all sleep easier now knowing that it is still a huge pain in the ass for transgender people…