Loneliness, Isolation As LGBTQ+ Spiritual Beings
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Faith Columnist— It should be no surprise to anyone. Loneliness and social isolation are a national healthcare epidemic. According to the…
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Suicide: Why Transgender People Attempt It?
Suicide is something that most, if not all, transgender people think about By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— I just was informed that a transgender friend…
CT Pride Announces 1st Virtual Pride Event
HARTFORD, Conn.—CT Pride, a collaboration of Connecticut’s statewide Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride organizations, announced a virtual parade and festival to help celebrate…
Tis The Season To Be Jolly, Fa-la-la-la-la …
What the Holiday Season and “Family” Members; What Happens to Trans People By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw */TRT Columnist— It’s the holiday season again and tis…
Faith, God &Family: You Are Light, Even If You Experience Depression
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Faith Columnist— Many experience loneliness and isolation, especially this time of year. Sometimes unhealthy self-medication is used like drugs, food, or…
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…
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…
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…
#CONNECTEDBoston: An Op-Ed to Black and Brown Gay, Bisexual and Queer men
By: Amir Dixon/Special to TRT— When I moved to Boston from South Florida for school almost five years ago, I was adamant that I wanted…
Report Calls for Law Enforcement Reform Policy Dealing with LGBT people & People Living with HIV
Plus, watchdog group finds that media underreports major HIV news. By: Eric Brus* A new report from Columbia Law finds that policy changes are needed…
Dyke Night Productions Hosts LGBT Comedy Night: Features Sandra Valls & Crys Matthews
By: Lauren Walleser/ TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Dyke Night Productions, known for hosting many lesbian and LGBTQ-focused nightlife events throughout Boston, will present One Night…
GSA Coalition Leadership Conference Inspires Activism & Youth Leadership in RI
By: Ashley Mark/TRT Reporter– Youth Pride Inc. will be hosting its 8th annual GSA Coalition Leadership Conference in March in Providence, R.I. The conference brings…