Welcoming Health Care Settings For LGBTQIA+ People
BOSTON—A paper published in Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved provides detailed guidance for creating culturally responsive health care environments for lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
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HUD To Enforce Protections For LGBTQ People In Housing
HUD Announcement comes as federal agencies implement landmark Supreme Court ruling WASHINGTON—Today the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it will…
Mazzoni Center: PTWC ’21 Will Be Virtual
PHILADELPHIA—Mazzoni Center today announced that due to the ongoing pandemic, its 2021 conference will be delivered in a virtual format. For more than a decade the…
LGBTQI Orgs. Request COVID Vaccine Statistics
LGBTQI Orgs. urge the Association of State and Territorial Health Officers (ASTHO) to ensure outreach to LGBTQI communities and include sexual orientation and gender identity data…
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…
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…
Trans Voting, Overcoming Barriers At The Polls
Trans Voting and the importance of voting for trans and nonbinary people By: Patrick DuBois/Trans Headlines & Louise Prollamante*/GLAAD A recent VoaNews report explained that…
Markey Has Earned His Seat, Our Trust
The Rainbow Times Endorses Ed Markey for Senate By: The Rainbow Times’ Editorial Staff*— When The Rainbow Times was found in 2006, our mission centered…
Boston’s Transgender Resistance Vigil
Boston’s Transgender Resistance Will Hold Vigil/March This Saturday DORCHESTER, Mass.—As the world reflects on the 50th Anniversary of Pride, it is a somber moment for members…
Conversion Therapy Ends In Tallahassee
Born Perfect Applauds City of Tallahassee for Passing Groundbreaking Ordinance to End Conversion Therapy; Unanimous vote by Tallahassee City Council ensures that LGBTQ youth and…
Introducing Ellen LaPointe, Fenway Health’s New CEO
If you haven’t yet made her acquaintance, get ready to see a lot of Ellen LaPointe. The longtime social justice activist, attorney, and nonprofit leader…
Fear & Ignorance Masquerading As Religious Freedom, Conservatism
The right’s religious freedom uses excuses to discriminate against trans and many other groups By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Extremist religion has been—and still is—a…
Trans Youth Health Care Threatened By Legislation
Contrary to what health experts in trans youth healthcare say, legislators continue harmful practices By: Audrey Cole/Reporter— BOSTON—Nearly a dozen states have introduced bills to…
LGBTQ Health Competency Outside Of Boston
The harsh realities of LGBTQ health care beyond Boston By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief— What do you do if you are LGBTQ, are in a medical…
LGBTQIA+ People Harmed Under Trump’s 3 Years In Office, New Brief Details
During the third year in office, Trump Administration expanded discriminatory policies and practices that are harming the health and well-being of LGBTQIA+ people in America,…
The Holidays And Self Care, Family
The Holidays and the care you need from others By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief— Happy Holidays! Although for many, this is the “most wonderful time of…
Mayors Against LGBTQ Discrimination: 350 Mayors From 50 States
National coalition against LGBTQ Discrimination hits milestone, now represents mayors from every state WASHINGTON—Today the Mayors Against LGBTQ Discrimination coalition announced that it has reached more than…
Key Cases Before SCOTUS: Our Rights At Stake
SCOTUS’ Decision Will Impact all LGBTQ+ people and their loved ones By: HRC— After coming out as transgender to her employer, Aimee Stephens was fired…
Op-Ed: The 2020 Census–If You Aren’t Counted, We Don’t Count
Importance of Being Counted in the Census 2020 Can’t Be Undermined By: Tim Wang and Sean Cahill*— Six months from today, on April 1, 2020,…
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…
Transgender Stress Comes From Many Sources
The different circumstances that bring transgender stress to trans individuals is discussed by Deja Nicole Greenlaw.
Accelerating Acceptance Report Finds LGBTQ Discrimination Rising Among Youth, Veracity Challenged
By: Audrey Cole/Reporter— BOSTON—Although more young people are outwardly identifying as LGBTQ than ever before, there is allegedly a greater lack of queer acceptance by…