Creep of the Week: Anti-Gay/Women/Christmas, Bernard McGuirk
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– December is upon us, dear readers. The halls are getting decked, gay apparel is being donned, people are striking harps…
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Thinking Out Loud: Confessions of a Marriage Doubter
By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– I’ve been writing about marriage a lot lately, which seems weird to me because even up to my own wedding…
New Faith & Equality Website Offers Gift to LGBT Youth, Families
HICKORY, NC — In the coming weeks, families around the country will be gathering together for the holidays. But in far too many cases, these…
Openly Gay VCU Coach Terminated After Winning Season
University Launches Investigation Into Whether Coach Was Let Go for Being Openly Gay RICHMOND, VA — Following a winning season with a 25-6 record, the…
Barbra Streisand: The ‘Funny Girl’ Returns
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special for TRT– Barbra Streisand takes center stage, but she’s not busting out “The Way We Were.” Not today, anyway. The legend is…
ENDA Must Fight It Out in Congress Like DADT
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The Employment Non-Discrimination Act –or ENDA—has always been a top priority for the LGBT community politically. It’s been around in…
Screen Queen: The 2012 Queer (TV Series, Movie, Musical) Gift Guide
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special for TRT– FOR FANS OF CHANNING TATUM Magic Mike It’s the season of giving – and director Steven Soderbergh is very generous…
Notre Dame Approves Gay/Straight Ally Student Group
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– In a move affirming of gays on campus, officials at University of Notre Dame said they would recognize an organization for…
HRC Statement on Tragic Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut
Washington — Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin released the following statement regarding the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut: “The entire HRC family…
FBI Data: Hate Crimes Based on Sexual Orientation on the Rise
Washington – For the first time, crimes directed against individuals on the basis of sexual orientation are the second most frequent hate crime committed after crimes…
Donors Supporting Marriage Equality in 2012 Dwarfed Those Who Opposed It
Financial giving is another indicator of national momentum Washington, DC – The Human Rights Campaign today released an analysis of donors to the four states with marriage equality…
Creep of the Week: Judge Robert C. Jones; “Adoption is for Losers”
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– In the uphill battle for marriage equality, gays and lesbians have had to stare down many a disappointing court decision…
Deep Inside Hollywood: Matthew McConaughey, Jane Lynch, X-Men sequel & Charlize Theron
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special for TRT– Matthew McConaughey joins The Dallas Buyers Club Maybe you’ve seen photos of recent public appearances by actors Matthew McConaughey…
The Religious Freedom Red Herring & DOMA
By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– By the time you read this, you’ll probably know if the Supreme Court has decided to hear one of the…
“The Falls” – Mormon Love: Interview with Writer/Director Jon Garcia
“I fell in love with the process,” says writer/director Jon Garcia, who’s new film, the beatific, compelling and heartbreaking love story, “The Falls,” will be…
High Prevalence of Tobacco Use & Nicotine Dependence in LGBTs
Work of The Fenway Institute’s Network for LGBT Health Equity Spotlighted by Tobacco Foundation Legacy has released a report entitled LGBT Communities & Tobacco Use. This…
MassEquality, Others React to U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision on Prop. 8 & DOMA
BOSTON, Massachusetts — On December 7th, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would hear arguments in Windsor v. United States, which challenges Section 3 of the…
Historic: The U.S. Supreme Court Takes Prop. 8 and Windsor
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– In a surprise development, the U.S. Supreme Court announced on December 7 that it will review both the Proposition 8…
Savage Love: Polarizing Media Pundit on ‘Crazy’ Queer People, It Gets Better & Bullying
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special for TRT– In his two-decade career as a sex-advice columnist, and more recently as creator of the It Gets Better Project, Dan…
Ring-a-ding-ding: Anti-LGBT Salvation Army & Why We Should Be Proactive
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief– ’Tis the season. You may not be able to go out shopping without hearing the joyous ringing of that glorious bell…
Queer Sex and Sexuality: Learning and Understanding the History in Public Spaces
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist– While adorably, if not gratuitously, smooching my boyfriend outside against a business’ wall in the middle of the day, I paused…
Are You Ready to Celebrate the December Family Holidays as an Outsider?
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist– The December holidays will soon be upon us. Whether it’s Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Yule, it’s a time of coming…
Faith, Family, and God: Christmas is a Myth and Jesus Was not Born in December
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist– Atheists and humanists are using bus, city and highway billboards to proclaim the myth of Christmas. Religious folks are having…