New Shelter Set to Help Ease Youth Homelessness in Greater Boston
By: Jessica Castellanos/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—Y2Y Harvard Square will be opening a student-run shelter for at-risk youth, and ensure a safe haven for those who…
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As SCOTUS Marriage Decision Looms, New Report Maps LGBT Equality State by State
In the majority of states, LGBT people and their families would still face legal discrimination If the United States Supreme Court grants same-sex couples the…
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…
In Charge! Tom Bourdon Gets It Done in Greater Boston
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— Founded in 1972, PFLAG is the nation’s largest family and ally organization serving the LGBTQ community with over 350 chapters across…
American College of Physicians Publishes 2nd Edition of The Fenway Guide to LGBT Health
New content teaches current, future providers about the unique health care needs of sexual and gender minorities PHILADELPHIA, Penn.—The American College of Physicians (ACP) today…
LGBT People of Color Face Lifelong Risk of Living in Poverty
Washington, D.C.— A new report released today documents how systemic failures to protect certain students, recognize modern families, and protect people from discrimination drive and…
Shameful Indiana-Style Bill Passed by Florida House Committee
Would Delay Adoption For Many Vulnerable Children Equality Florida today strongly condemned the Florida House Judiciary Committee for passing an adoption bill that allows discrimination…
MA Commission on LGBTQ Youth’s Annual Recommendations; Prioritizing Expansion of Public Accommodation Protections
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— The Massachusetts Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning Youth released a report in March recommending policy changes…
Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2015 Introduced
By: The Seattle Lesbian— Sponsored by Senator Patty Murray, Senator Tammy Baldwin, and Congressman Mark Pocan The Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2015 requires colleges…
Unity Pride Forms in Boston: Promotes Inclusivity, Celebrates Differences, Unites Through Social Justice
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Pride season will be here before we know it, and this year, a new organization called Unity Pride has…
Transgender Americans Face Staggering Rates of Poverty, Violence
New Reports Find Widespread Discrimination, Economic Vulnerably, and Health Disparities WASHINGTON, D.C.— In a year when transgender Americans are experiencing unprecedented visibility in the State…
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…
GLAD #ThisIsLuv Campaign: Love & Support in Black Communities
BOSTON, Mass.—GLAD has teamed up with You Belong Co-Founders, former NFL player Wade Davis and writer Darnell L. Moore along with the National Black Justice…
Swampscott: The 12th Jurisdiction to Include Gender Identity in Public Accommodations Policy
BOSTON, Mass.— Yesterday, Swampscott, Mass. became the 12th jurisdiction in the Commonwealth to enact a policy that will add gender identity to its non-discrimination policy in…
Changing Romantic Preference Along With Changing Gender Identity
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— When trans people transition to their true gender identity, most will keep their romantic preference the same, meaning that whatever…
Post Marriage: Campaign to Highlight Need to Update State Nondiscrimination Laws
Many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people (206+ million) and their families live in a state that still needs to update or clarify its…
Saks Fifth Avenue Withdraws Assertion Claiming Transgender People are not Protected by Title VII
U.S. Department of Justice files historic statement in the case asserting that Title VII prohibits discrimination against transgender people HOUSTON, TX — In two major…
HRC: Equal Treatment Still Out of Reach for LGBT Americans
New Report Reveals that Equal Treatment Remains Out of Reach for LGBT Americans in Most States – Discrimination Continues Even With Marriage Equality WASHINGTON—The Human…
Petition Slams InTouch Weekly Over Transphobic Bruce Jenner Cover
A new Care2 petition is calling on InTouch Weekly to apologize for its latest magazine cover, which features a Photoshopped image of former U.S. track…
NCLR Applauds Virginia Bill Protecting Children from Conversion Therapy
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Today, Virginia Delegate Patrick Hope and Senator Louise Lucas introduced a bill protecting children and their families from the dangerous and discredited practice…
9 out of 10 Transgender Employees Discriminated Against in the Workplace
Transgender Economic Equality on Agenda at 2015 Creating Change: February 4-8 in Denver, Colorado The U.S. unemployment rate for gender non-conforming individuals is twice the…
Justice for Leelah Alcorn
By: Keegan O’Brien*/The Socialist Worker— In her suicide note, a transgender teen who took her own life asked for her death to “mean something.” Keegan O’Brien explains…
Op-Ed: MassEquality’s Commitment is to a Grander Vision
By: Various Community Organization Leaders*— [Bay Window’s editor] Sue O’Connell’s editorial on December 17, “Is it Time for MassEquality to Retire?” asks the wrong question….