Faith, Family, and God – Preferring Hell, if God is Homophobic; He is Not
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, one of South Africa’s greatest spiritual and political leaders, said in late July, “I would not worship…
Opinion
Detransition or Stand Your Ground? Transpeople Grapple with the Decision
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— It is estimated that approximately 1 percent of transgender people detransition. That is, they return back to their birth gender….
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal: ¿Protegiendo y Sirviendo? — Cuéntanos Tu Historia
Por: Beverly Tillery/Directora de Educación Comunitaria y Abogacía de Lambda Legal— P: El otro día estaba caminando por la calle, y un policía me detuvo…
Ask a Transwoman: On Grandmothers, Granddaughters & Being Trans: A Tribute to my Nana
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— To some extent it’s always been the aim of my writing, as well as my activism, to personalize transgender people, to…
Ask Lambda Legal: Protected and Served? Tell Us Your Story
By: Beverly Tillery/Director of Community Education & Advocacy— Dear Ask Lambda Legal, Q: I was walking down the street the other day, and a police…
Creep of the Week: Lonely Ex-Gay Christopher Doyle
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— “One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever know…” I’m sorry to report, but Ex-Gay Pride Month has been retroactively…
Claim Your Tax Refund Due to DOMA’s Ruling, Know Your Rights
More stories like this one, will continue to appear in The Rainbow Times. By: Janice Kaye*/Special to TRT— Have you been married for any of…
Thinking Out Loud: Do We Have to Forgive the Ex-Gays?
For people who have endured the ex-gay message of Exodus, apologies might be much too little, too late. By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT— When Alan Chambers,…
Op-Ed: Justice for Trayvon Martin: Fight the Zimmerman Mindset
By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to TRT— Only in a country as racist as the United States could a grown adult racially profile, hunt down, and murder…
The Backlash of Radical Abortion Law
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief— Last month, the Texas Republican-led Senate passed its abortion bill. This bill, pegged as the most restrictive abortion bill in the…
The (not-so) Subtleties of Facing Discrimination in a Very Public Space
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— As I’m sitting here writing these words, I am angry. I tried to write something fun this month. I wanted to write…
Faith, Family, and God – Economic Poverty Among LGBTQ People
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— LGBTQ organizations and individual activists still fight for legal equality in housing, employment, and family definition, but justice goes beyond…
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal: Después de DOMA, ¿Qué Significa Para Usted?
Por: Susan Sommer/Directora de litigio constitucional para Lambda Legal— P: Ahora que DOMA ha desaparecido, ¿qué significa para mi familia? R: La victoria en la…
What’s It Like Being Trans? The Good, the Bad, & the New Way of Thinking
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Being trans involves living your life, but with more questions, unusual situations and new thoughts than the average person. One…
¡Hay Esperanza en el Futuro de África!
Por: Wilfred Labiosa/Columnista de TRT— Escribo esta columna durante mi vuelo de regreso a casa. He pasado unas semanas en África, Tanzania y Uganda. Fui…
Ask Lambda Legal: After DOMA, What Does it Mean for You?
By: Susan Sommer/Director of Constitutional Litigation— Q: Now that DOMA is gone what will it mean for my family? A: The victory at the Supreme…
Justice for Trayvon Martin Comes Out of Community, Not Courtrooms
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist— Five hundred and four days passed between the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and the ‘not guilty’ verdict of George…
Creep of the Week: Pat Robertson Spews “Christian” Hatred Against LGBTs
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— Oh, Pat Robertson. He really is trying too hard to present himself as the epitome of angry and dogmatic old…
Creep of the Week: Gay “Hater” Greg Quinlan Goes After Supreme Court Justices
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— Have you been feeling a little less gay than usual this month? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Ever since the…
Racism Prevails: No Justice for Trayvon Martin
By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— And the verdict is in. Not guilty. As I watch the news coverage on the George Zimmerman trial on CNN, I am…
The Defeat of DOMA: Is it the End of Marriage Inequality in U.S. Immigration Law?
By: Matthew I. Hirsch*/Special to TRT— On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, is unconstitutional. Writing…
Thinking Out Loud: DOMA’s Still Here
But if you want to know how we’ll get full marriage equality anyway, just ask conservative Justice Scalia By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT— The Supreme…
Defeating DOMA & Prop 8: We’ve Made History, but We’re Far From Finished
By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to TRT— Wednesday June 26th 2013 will be a day that’s remembered in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer history, and our community’s…