Thinking Out Loud: If We’re Going to Wear Men’s clothes, Let’s Do it Right
By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT– I have a problem with lesbians in ties. I don’t have a problem with lesbians with short hair (I’ve got…
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Thinking Out Loud: At the Bottom of the Barrel; Do I Have More to Say About LGBT Issues?
By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT– If you are a regular reader of mine, perhaps you noticed that I was MIA last month. A dedicated procrastinator,…
Congress: 1st Day, 1st Fight; GOP-led Rules Highlight Defense for DOMA
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The Republican leaders in the U.S. House started off the 2013-14 session giving unusual prominence to their legal defense of…
Creep of the Week: Justice Antonin Scalia’s Homosexual Stance
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– A famous Italian Catholic has had a big change of heart regarding marriage equality after publicly saying some pretty nasty…
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…
Ask Lambda Legal: Boy Scouts of American; Can I Come Out?
By: Thomas Ude, Jr./ LL Senior Staff Attorney– Q: I am an Eagle Scout and I am gay. Having been involved with the Boy Scouts…
World AIDS Day 2012: Getting to Zero
By: Rebecca Haag*– The AIDS epidemic has raged for 30 years. But the prospect of ending it has never looked brighter. Science is driving toward…
Creep of the Week: Peter LaBarbera
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Remember that old saying about trying the same thing over and over and expecting different results being the definition of…
InterPride Condemns ‘Anti-Homosexuality Bill’ in Uganda
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada — InterPride, International Association of LGBTI Pride Organizers, is deeply opposed to, and condemns the anti-homosexuality bill (often referred to as the…
How Race Could Affect This Election
By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief– If you’re anything like me, you may be experiencing some anxiety this election cycle—severe anxiety. I’ve always been a news junkie….
The OutField: Chris Billig is Gay for Soccer
By: Dan Woog*/Special for TRT– The “gay soccer” stories come fast and furious. * Major League Soccer sponsors Spirit Day, encouraging players and fans to…
Thinking Out Loud: Are We Out Enough?
How a Facebook status update raised hard questions about my marriage By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– During a lazy day last weekend, my partner, Traci,…
Re-examining The Violence Against Women Act: Does It Help or Hinder?
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist– The majority of the GLBT press is currently heralding the Violence Against Women Act as an essential piece of legislation for…
Team OUT Run Competes for At-Risk LGBT Youth In Boston Marathon 2012
BOSTON, Mass. – The Theater Offensive’s Team OUT Run will compete at the Boston Marathon 2012 and lace up their sneakers for at-risk LGBT youth…
Creep of the Week: Misogynistic Rush Limbaugh
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Poor Rush Limbaugh. Can’t a guy even call a girl a s&#t on the radio these days without people getting…
Creep of the Week: Pat Robertson for heterosexuality with demonic possession
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Congratulations, Pat Robertson, for being chosen as Creep of the Week. There were a lot of outstanding candidates this week,…
Westboro Baptist Church: Sandra Fluke is Poster Child for Slutdom
Church Submits Ads to Rush Limbaugh Show– Margie Phelps, daughter of Fred Phelps and sister of Shirley Phelps-Roper of the famed Westboro Baptist Church, who’s…
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Organizers Reject MassEquality’s Application To Participate In Parade
BOSTON, Mass.—Organizers of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade that takes place in South Boston rejected an application by MassEquality to participate in Sunday’s parade….
Fed. Lawsuit Filed Against Scott Lively, Organizations March Against Hate
Quotes by TRT Staff — This morning in Springfield Federal Court, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights, NYC, filed a federal lawsuit against Abiding…
Creep of the Week: Kirk Cameron & His Extreme Right “Beliefs”
By: D’Anne Witkowski/Special for TRT– On March 2 Kirk Cameron was on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight for some reason. To many viewers it must have…
Thinking Out Loud: Two Lesbians Abroad
What our guidebook didn’t tell us about being out of the closet in Egypt By: Abby Dees/Special for TRT– Nearly 3500 years ago, the female…
Op-Ed: CNN Suspends Roland Martin: Says His Words Are Intolerable
By: Christian Langstaff/Special Op-Ed– After several hate-filled tweets, by CNN’s Martin, the contributor has been suspended, The Advocate reported. Allegedly, Martin’s anti-gay comments were tweeted while…
TRT HEROES: Pioneering Heroes for a whole town, Polly Bixby and Karen Grzesik
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter– Polly Bixby and Karen Grzesik didn’t set out to become pioneers in the Massachusetts schools. When the two gym teachers helped…