Nex Benedict Should Be Alive
Nonbinary teenager Nex Benedict’s Death Happened Right After A Beating Episode at School On February 8th, 16 year-old nonbinary Oklahoma resident, Nex Benedict, died** a…
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LGBTQ+ People Say Farewell Trump Admin.
A New Dawn is Coming; A Biden Administration Means Protections for LGBTQ+ People By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— I, for one, am so glad that…
Connecting Transgender Vermonters With Each Other
Courtesy of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship— When University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine student Eli Goldberg applied to be an Albert Schweitzer Fellow with…
TRT Exclusive: Queer and Caribbean: LGBTQ+ Culture & The Island Identity
In part one of a two-part series, The Rainbow Times examines the LGBTQ culture through the lens of Caribbean lifestyle. By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— Not…
NE Pride Guide—The Perils of Whitewashing: Importance of Nuanced Dialogue in the Aftermath of Pulse Orlando
By: Javier Fernandez*/TRT Guest Columnist— In the early morning hours of June 12, 2016, the nation awoke to the tragic news of the Pulse Orlando…
The Intersection of Anti-Transgender Laws and Sexual Violence
Anti-Transgender Laws hurt everyone By: Boston Area Rape Crisis Center— People who are transgender are much more likely to be sexually assaulted than other members of…
Equality Florida Applauds Passage of Historic LGBTQ Protections in Jacksonville
The LGBTQ-Inclusive Jacksonville Human Rights Ordinance is the Official Law of the Land JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Yesterday, after years of hard work and courageous advocacy from the…
Report Highlights LGBTQ People Abuse, Discrimination Within the Criminal Justice System
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— A new report co-authored by the Center for American Progress (CAP) and the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) highlights several severe…
Haverhill, Fla. Protects LGBT Town Employees
HAVERHILL, Fla.—Following up on an LGBT-inclusive resolution supporting freedom from discrimination adopted last year by the Haverhill Town Council, the Town has updated its Equal…
RI Bars Insurers from Exclusions for Transgender Health
Yesterday, the Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner released a bulletin Regarding Prohibited Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity and Expression. The bulletin…
RI Medicaid Program Removes Outdated Transgender Exclusions
This week, Rhode Island’s Department of Health and Human Services announced that the state’s Medicaid program has removed arbitrary and outdated coverage exclusions for transgender…
Planned Parenthood Battle Emblematic of a Bigger Struggle for Women’s Rights
By: Mike Givens*/Special Guest Columnist— In 2015, a horrifying trend of abuse, marginalization and mistreatment is rearing its head publicly across the country. The…
Gov. Cuomo Extends Discrimination Protections to Transgender New Yorkers
NEW YORK—Equality Federation applauds New York Governor Andrew Cuomo who announced last night, at Federation member Empire State Pride Agenda’s gala, regulations to protect transgender people…
NCLR: Obama Admin’s Groundbreaking Report on Conversion Therapy
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Today the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), released…
The New York Times’ Stumbling, Problematic Transgender Coverage
By: Carlos Maza/LGBT Program Director Media Matters for America— When you hear of a media outlet peddling debunked and misleading research in order to argue against providing…
Florida: Legislators Push for Statewide LGBT Discrimination Protections
The assistant manager of a hospital department in Kissimmee was commended often and promoted twice. But in November he was fired, after what he described…
ADL Testifies in Support of Banning Youth Conversion Therapy
BOSTON, Mass.—The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today submitted testimony to the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, in support of House Bill No….
AAMC Releases Groundbreaking Medical Guidelines for LBGT Community
By: Sara Brown/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Revolutionary medical guidelines on how to care for the LGBT community were released by the Association of American Medical…
Point Foundation Announces 36 New Higher Education Scholarships
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Point Foundation (Point) is awarding new scholarships to 36 students who have demonstrated academic excellence and leadership in their communities, despite facing obstacles…
Hartford Public Schools to Train Principals On LGBTQQ Issues in the 2015-2016 School Year
HARTFORD, Conn.—In the 2015-2016 school year, Hartford Public Schools, in collaboration with the LGBTQQ community (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning), will train its principals on…
Greenacres, Florida Enacts LGBT-Inclusive Civil Rights Ordinance
GREENACRES, Fla.—At this evening’s meeting, the Greenacres City Council members unanimously voted to enact a civil rights ordinance establishing, as matter of public policy, that the city…
Report: Impact of HIV on Black Gay Men is ‘Greatest’ Failure of US Response to AIDS
By: Eric Brus*— “Our nation’s inability to effectively address HIV infections among Black gay men . . . is one of the greatest failures of…
Equality Florida Launches TransAction Florida, to Support Transgender Equality
TAMPA, Fl.—Seizing on the growing momentum for transgender equality nationwide and across the state, Equality Florida has launched TransAction Florida, a statewide initiative created to increase awareness…