The Struggle for Trans Rights and Support from Allies Throughout the Years
A Look at the Evolution of Trans Rights and Support. By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/ TRT Columnist— I recently attended a presentation on terminology related to…
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Easing the Transition for Transgender Vermonters
TransForm Project to Improve the lives of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Vermonters Courtesy of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship— When Al York first heard of the…
Trans Talk 101: Terms to Know and Use
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— In an effort to gain a better understanding of the language used in transgender culture, The Rainbow Times has compiled a special…
Kate Bornstein: Her 2016 Views and News on Gender
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— In late January, I saw Kate Bornstein at Real Art Ways in Hartford, Conn. If you don’t know Kate, she…
Social Justice Group Launches U.S. Trans Survey for Transgender Americans
National Center for Transgender Equality Launches Survey Devoted to the Lives and Experiences of Trans People Washington, DC — On Wednesday, August 19th, the National Center for…
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…
Protesters Risk Arrest Outside DNC’s LGBT Fundraiser
NYPD Refuses to Arrest Protesters Who Blocked Street as Presidential Motorcade Passed By NEW YORK, NY—Today outside Gotham Hall, where the Democratic National Committee’s LGBT…
Ask a Transwoman: What Should I Call All of Us? Using Language in Flux
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— This month I thought it would be a good idea to talk about words. I thought I’d give you a little…
Manifesto: Being Angry, Not Losing Our Temper & Building a World We Want to See
By: Lorelei Erisis/TRT Columnist– First of all, I Love You. All of you. But I’m angry. Angry that there are those who suffer simply for…
LGBT Unity and Trans Solidarity Part 2: Why We Must Stand on Our Own
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– In the first part of this column, I presented my argument for why the “T” belongs as an integral part of…
LGBT Unity and Trans Solidarity Part 1: Why We Belong Together
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– Q. Why are Trans People included in the LGBT acronym? What does our struggle have to do with a person’s sexuality?…