Creep of the Week: Errol Naidoo, Family Policy Institute of South Africa Homophobe
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Earlier this month in South Africa, workers were on strike at a Marikana platinum mine demanding better wages. Police shot…
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Pregúntale a Lambda Legal – Acceso a la Vivienda para Parejas del Mismo Sexo
Por: Natalie Chin/Abogada por Lambda Legal– P: Acabo de casarme con mi pareja del mismo sexo. Estamos en el proceso de buscar un departamento o…
Thinking Out Loud: Feeling the Flames, Hatred from the “Divine” Right
How a frenzy of right wing comments got me thinking … By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT– When I sat down to write my last column…
Creep of the Week: “Reverend” William Owens & His Judgment of Gays, Pres. Obama
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT– Can we just get one thing clear? If you’re black and Christian then the thought of same-sex couples makes you…
Thinking Out Loud: Chick-Fil-A Freedom of Speech Means Supporting Bigotry & Bullying
By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT– There were so many things I could have written about today: openly lesbian Tammy Smith’s promotion to the rank of…
Creep of The Week: Paul Ryan, Loved by Log Cabin Republicans
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Dear Log Cabin Republicans, We need to talk. It’s about your new boyfriend. Look, I know you’re all smitten with…
Chick-fil-A Flap About Homophobia, Hate; Not Gay Marriage
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– In the few months since the anti-gay Chick-fil-A controversy burst onto the national stage, local gay-rights activists have been clear about…
Creep of the Week: Louis Sheldon, No Traditional Values, Just Hatred
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Gayship Enterprise to base, do you read me? I repeat, Gayship Enterprise to base. We are closing in on our…
Letter to the Editor: The Gospel According to Plato, Our Olympian Ideals, & More
In verses 189-193 of The Symposium — a Gospel According to the Evangelist Plato, written in 89th year after the birth of Our Lord Savior and Messiah,…
Thinking Out Loud: Freedom and Chicken Sandwiches
Is standing up for LGBT rights tantamount to censorship? By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– I am so happy I decided to stop eating chicken last…
Creep of the Week: Bryan Fischer “Gays Are Bullies … Vicious, Mean …”
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Poor Chick-fil-A. The company’s president, Dan Cathy, makes a few disparaging remarks about how marriage equality is basically the same…
Chicken Flap and the Real Issue of Equality for All
By: Charlene Strong*/Special for TRT– Can we please stop making the right of equality on par with the tastiness of a crispy chicken sandwich?? The media’s…
To Cook is to Love: A Foodie’s Journal & Jurassic Park Café
Food, politics and the 2012 elections By: John Verlinden/TRT Food Columnist– Remember Jurassic Park, the best-seller and blockbuster movie? It was a cautionary tale about…
In the Name of God: Episcopal Marriage Rite; Liturgy Approved for Same-Gender Unions
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist– The Episcopal Church, the American branch of the Anglican Communion, nominally headed by Elizabeth Windsor (a.k.a. Her Majesty the Queen),…
Thinking Out Loud: Are We Out Enough?
How a Facebook status update raised hard questions about my marriage By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– During a lazy day last weekend, my partner, Traci,…
The Hijacking of Family and Christian Values
By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief– The oppressor cannot be the victim. Yes, it is as simple as that. If you’re anything like me, you would have…
Exijamos Imágenes Justas LGBT a Nuestros Medios de Comunicación
Por: Wilfred Labiosa*/Columnista de TRT– Todos los días hay alguien que sale del clóset. Ahora son tantos/as que algunas veces ni es noticia, ¡sino sólo…
The Influence of the Media: The New Trans Revolution Will be “Liked”
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– What do you think it will take to break through the media distortion lens that makes folks look at us filtered…
Changing your Name and Gender, Don’t Forget your Will Either
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist– You are finally ready to change your gender. Now comes the legal aspect. First is a trip to your local…
Creep of the Week: Judson Phillips, Tea Party Nation founder
By: D’Anne Witkowski/Special for TRT– With Democrats and many Republicans demanding that Mitt Romney release his tax returns, it was only a matter of time…
Three-Strikes Bill Passes Mass. House & Senate Despite Objection
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist– Despite a multi-faith, multi-racial, cross-community effort, the fight to stop the three-strikes bill in the Massachusetts legislature failed. In November, both…
Ask Lambda Legal – Arizona’s Immigration Law
By: Iván Madrigal-Espinoza/LambdaLegal, Special for TRT– Q: Some of my gay friends have expressed some insensitivity towards immigration issues—especially with the news about Arizona’s anti-immigrant…
TOD@S Shines Spotlight on Domestic Violence in Black/Hispanic Communities
Prevention and intervention project surveys community needs, increases access to services and resources Boston, MA (July 2012) – When we hear the words “domestic violence” or…