La Sexualidad en la Vejez y los Ancianos Gay
Por: Francisco “Jimagua” Cartagena Méndez/Columnista de TRT— Nuestros ancianos/as se enamoran y sienten deseos sexuales. La sexualidad ha estado presente a lo largo de la…
Opinion
Life After Caitlyn Jenner: We Still Face Struggles & Support is Still Needed
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Since Caitlyn Jenner came out, it is not unusual to find in the daily news a story of a trans…
Survey: Majority of Americans Back Up Open Transgender Military Service
WASHINGTON—Today, the American Military Partner Association (AMPA), the nation’s largest organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) military families, responded to the results of a…
Trans Women are 49 Times More Likely to Have HIV & Here’s Why You Should Care
By: Diane Anderson-Minshall*/Special to TRT— Let me tell you about a woman I met. Let’s call her Trina. On the surface, we have some similarities….
Tearing Down the Walls: Beyond the Stonewall Rebellion
The story of the Stonewall Rebellion and the rise of the gay liberation movement. By: Keegan O’Brien*— Forty-six years ago patrons at the Stonewall Inn,…
Social Justice Group Launches U.S. Trans Survey for Transgender Americans
National Center for Transgender Equality Launches Survey Devoted to the Lives and Experiences of Trans People Washington, DC — On Wednesday, August 19th, the National Center for…
Obituary: The Community Bids Adieu to Ariel Maranda Gibbs (Updated)
Ariel Maranda Gibbs, 47 July 20th 1968 – August 3rd 2015 Ariel Maranda Gibbs passed away peacefully at her home in Naples, Maine on Monday…
Now What? LGBT Struggles & Changes That Lie Ahead Post Marriage Equality
By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief— I’ve seen many changes during my editorship at The Rainbow Times. The changes came with the needs of the community, first…
Reflexión y Tristeza: Pérdidas Personales — ¡Hasta Luego a Tod@s!
Por: Wilfred Labiosa*/Columnista de TRT— Durante el mes de Junio tuvimos la decisión de la Corte Suprema aprobando nuestras uniones/matrimonios entre parejas del mismo sexo…
Ask a Trans Woman: Why Trans Actors Should Play More Trans Characters
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— I recently finished watching the new Netflix science fiction series, “Sense8.” I binged on it in a couple of big gulps….
Faith, God & Family: Amazing Grace Saves, but Marriage Equality is Not Safe
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— In late June, President Barack Obama gave a momentous eulogy, at a funeral service for a pastor, one of nine African-Americans…
Puerto Rico Luego de la Decisión Suprema sobre el Matrimonio Igualitario
Por: Francisco “Jimagua” Cartagena Méndez/Columnista de TRT— Venció el amor y el respeto a la diversidad de orientaciones sexuales. Hoy, Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico…
Dating a Trans Person & the Complications that Follow
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— When people are attracted to each other, usually dating follows and a relationship may begin. If things develop, there may…
Positively Trans: Assesses Needs & Realities of Transgender People Living with HIV/AIDS
OAKLAND, Calif.—Today, Transgender Law Center launched the Positively Trans (T+) survey, a first-of-its-kind community-led needs assessment to examine the legal and policy landscape as experienced…
Op-Ed: Marriage Equality Helped All of Us; Fight Continues; No to Gay, Inc.
By: Keegan O’Brien*— While millions celebrated the Supreme Court’s historic ruling on June 26 making gay marriage the law of the land in all fifty…
Creep of the Week: Delusional Ryan T. Anderson & Marriage Equality
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— Now that the rainbow dust is starting to settle after all the big gay parades celebrating the Supreme Court decision,…
Op-Ed: Positive Thoughts – Passing the HIV Test
By: Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr./Special to TRT— Getting tested for HIV nowadays is a snap. In the era of over-the-counter rapid in-home testing, I’m befuddled…
Caitlyn Jenner’s Poignant Speech at ESPYS: Her Fight for Trans Kids
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter & Columnist— “If you want to call me names, make jokes, doubt my intentions, go ahead. I can take it. But…
Faith, God and Family: SCOTUS Decision Doesn’t Change Hearts & Minds
By: Paul P. Jesep/ TRT Columnist— The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on marriage equality. Absent the introduction of a constitutional amendment in…
Matrimonio Gay y el Terrorismo Espiritual
Por: Graysen Martínez Ocasio*/Publicador de TRT— Este fue un momento histórico, el 26 de junio, cuando la Corte Suprema de la nación—en un voto 5-4—declaró…
LGBTQ Struggles Do Not End with Marriage Equality
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief— Since the SCOTUS decision leading to the legalization of same-sex marriage across the nation, I have found myself breathing a bit…
La Desventaja Social en las Comunidades Gay
Por: Francisco Cartagena Méndez*/Especial para The Rainbow Times— El clasismo, la homofobia y el racismo son conceptos muy arraigados en diferentes culturas. Los seres humanos,…
Now We Celebrate Marriage Equality: Tomorrow We Fight for More
By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to TRT— I still vividly remember how it felt to be spat on and called a “fag&ot” at fourteen, when I went…