Trump 2.0, Avoid Blow To LGBTQIA+ People
Trump Will Destroy America: Will Annihilate People of Color Who Don’t Side With Him. He Will Continue to Take Down LGBTQIA+ & Women’s Rights; Abortion…
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Nondiscrimination Statute Affirmed In CT
In a friend-of-the-court brief, GLAD urged the Conn. Supreme Court to affirm the state’s nondiscrimination laws, including for LGBTQ people HARTFORD—Recently, the Connecticut Supreme Court…
LGBTQ Youth Crisis In Child Welfare System
GLAD issues Statement on the Crisis Facing LGBTQ Youth in the Mass. Child Welfare System GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) Senior Staff Attorney Polly…
Healey, Other AGs: Pass Equality Act Now
Massachusetts AG Healey Joins Coalition of AGs Urge Senate to Pass the Equality Act BOSTON—Attorney General Maura Healey recently joined a coalition of 25 attorneys…
LGBTQ PoC Brief’s Shockingly Unequal Harms
Research Brief Documents the Shockingly Disproportionate Harms Discrimination Inflicts on LGBTQ PoC WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, a coalition of leading LGBTQ rights groups joined together to release…
Transgender Detransition: Due To Family Pressures, More
Study Shows Discrimination, Stigma, and Family Pressure Are The Culprit Of Transgender People’s Detransition BOSTON—A new study published in LGBT Health found that 13.1% of currently identified transgender…
Trump Receives 70+ Million Votes, A Reckoning Is Coming Post Election
Trump, despite countless lies, failure to deal with COVID-19, racist actions, and discriminatory policies toward marginalized groups still lands millions of votes. By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief—…
Biden Admin: 10 Ways It Can Support LGBTQ+ People
The Movement Advancement Project, along with the Center for American Progress, Equality Federation, GLSEN, National Center for Transgender Equality, and SAGE, released a list of…
Transgender Youth Sue AZ Over Birth Certificates
Transgender youth should be able to have the correct ID to match their gender identity. “Arizona should not be allowed to require my son to…
LGBTQ Business Owners Compete In Lucrative Cannabis Trade
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— In part two of the series, The Rainbow Times shares the stories of LGBTQ business owners as they navigate the…
Discrimination in Tennessee: Corporations, More Oppose It
LGBTQ Discrimination: Following the signing of HB 836 in Tenn., top businesses sign a letter opposing the bill NASHVILLE—Today, 35 corporations and 107 small businesses released…
LGBTQ Healing Through Travel & Nature
An introspective examination on how travel and the great outdoors’ healing power can uplift LGBTQ people in times of need; and a Book that was…
Report: LGBT People Of Color Lives In Rural America
LGBT People of Color Experience Heightened Impacts of Acceptance or Discrimination in Rural Life, Pointing to Critical Need for Nondiscrimination Protections; Shatters Stereotypes of Life…
Transgender Travel: A Changing Landscape
Today’s Transgender Travel Experience; Unexpected Places Welcoming The Community By: Andrew Collins*/TRT Travel Columnist— The transgender travel experience is slowly improving for this community, but…
Intense Internalized Homophobia: LGBTQ Immigrants, “Hope at St. Anne’s”
By: Lilo*/Sent to TRT via E-mail— To The Rainbow Times: My inbox had an unread e-mail on Palm Sunday. The subject line was “Intense Internalized…
New Report Points Unique Challenges, Rewards For 3 Million+ Rural LGBT People
Rural Life Amplifies Impact of Both Acceptance and Discrimination, But Millions of Rural LGBT People Have Few Legal Protections DES MOINES, IA—Popular culture images of…
LGBT Elders Conference Takes Center Stage At Salem State
By: Audrey Cole/TRT Reporter— SALEM, Mass.—The eighth annual LGBT Elders in an Ever Changing World conference, a day-long event focusing on issues of older persons…
Dangerous Anti-LGBTQ Legislation Advances In Tennessee
NASHVILLE – The next generation of North Carolina’s highly controversial HB2 could become law in Tennessee, along with a sweeping slate of anti-LGBTQ bills. Tennessee lawmakers…
Kennedy, Harris, Scott Reintroduce Bill To Amend Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Restoring & Protecting Civil Rights and Religious Freedom in the Trump Era By: Audrey Cole/TRT Reporter— WASHINGTON—In an attempt to ensure that others are not…
The Latest LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Developments
Transgender service members testify in historic Congressional hearing; Tennessee anti-LGBTQ bills could cost state billions; Anti-transgender bills die in South Dakota WASHINGTON—For the first time ever, five transgender service…
Kennedy Introduces Resolution, Rejects Trump Transgender Military Ban
Continues House Democratic response to misguided transgender military ban policy WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Joe Kennedy III early last week introduced a resolution rejecting President…
GLSEN Reports Massachusetts Schools Unsafe For Many LGBTQ Secondary Students
Massachusetts schools lack many inclusive resources and affirming policies for LGBTQ students MASSACHUSETTS–GLSEN today released state-level data from its benchmark National School Climate Survey, which…
New YouTube Series Explores Social, Cultural Issues Impacting LGBTQ Youth Of Color
In response to staggering rates of LGBTQ bullying and suicide ideation, Advocates for Youth’s new series creates a safe and affirming space where LGBTQ young people…