Report: LGBT People Of Color Lives In Rural America
LGBT People of Color Experience Heightened Impacts of Acceptance or Discrimination in Rural Life, Pointing to Critical Need for Nondiscrimination Protections; Shatters Stereotypes of Life…
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Exclusive: Mayor Driscoll, the Salem All-Star and LGBT Community Champ
Salem’s own Mayor Driscoll talks LGBT equality, school system, comparisons to the late Boston Mayor Tom Menino and more in this exclusive Q&A. By: Nicole…
LGBT People of Color Face Rampant Discrimination, Bias and Abuse in the U.S. Criminal Justice System
As the nation focuses on disparities in policing and criminal justice, a new report spotlights how our broken system adversely impacts LGBT people of color. …
NCLR Calls For Accountability After Anti-LGBT Attack
Anti-LGBT words from political or influential figures carry consequences, in this case a massacre against mostly LGBT people of color SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—The National Center…
Op-Ed: The Urgency of Now; Why We Continue to Invest in LGBT Organizations of Color
By: Eli Vivas & Kendra Graves*/Special to TRT— In 2009, Quincey J. Roberts and Corey Yarbrough decided to be the change they wished to see in LGBT…
The State of Transgender Rights: Legislation, Empowerment and Equality
By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— Despite heightened transgender awareness in the U.S., largely due to reality star Caitlyn Jenner’s emergence, the reality of transgender rights and struggles…
Huntsville, AL Hosts Alabama #RuralPride Summit February 4
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) will host the next #RuralPride summit in Huntsville, Alabama on…
Exclusive: Harvard University Seminar Series Explores LGBT Issues Post-Marriage Equality
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Throughout the 2014-2015 academic year, Harvard University is hosting a seminar series called “After Marriage: The Future of LGBT Activism.”…
GLAD Appoints Janson Wu, as its New ED
BOSTON, Mass.—Janson Wu, Deputy Director and Senior Staff Attorney for Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), has been appointed the organization’s new executive director….
HRC Statement on the NFL Draft of Michael Sam
Today openly gay college football star Michael Sam was drafted into the NFL by the St. Louis Rams.
AIDS: Signs of Progress, But Worries About Cuts
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— More than 9,000 people with HIV were on a waiting list for federal assistance in buying their medications in…
DOMA’s Repeal: A Nick on the Tip of the Iceberg
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief— DOMA. It is about time that heinous act of discrimination was overturned. Like many of you, I was in tears, celebrating…
Gayborhood News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Exec. Assistant Publisher— Boston, MA Boston Police issue order for police interactions with trans* individuals The Boston Police Commissioner has issued a…
HBGC Expands Board of Directors, Adds Trans Man and Ally of Color
BOSTON, Mass. — The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC) announced April 17 that it has added five new members to its board of directors. The expansion of the…
Openly Gay Mayoral Candidate from Mississippi, Beaten, Burned
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– JACKSON, Miss. — The death of openly mayoral candidate, whose remains were found last week along the Mississippi River levee, is…
Black History Month Overshadowed by Prejudice
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief– February kicks off Black History Month, a month designated to pay tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with…
Simplifying Racism & Blaming Marginalized Groups Is Never OK (Updated)
By: Graysen Martínez Ocasio*/TRT Publisher– No one said the world affairs and the people that surround us are remotely aware of differences that should not…
Outcry to Free Trans Woman, CeCe McDonald, Grows Nationwide
By: Bet Power*/Special for TRT– On June 5, 2011, a young African American, transgender woman survived a violent attack motivated by racism and transphobia in…
Book Marks: Carry the One; Coral Glynn; I Must Resist: Bayard Rustin’s Life in Letters and Riding Fury Home
By: Richard Labonte*/Special for TRT– Carry the One, by Carol Anshaw. Simon & Schuster, 272 pages, $25 hardcover. The flawed natures of ordinary people are…
A Weekend with Tiger Tyson hosted by the HBGC
BOSTON, Mass.—Is the city of Boston ready for a weekend with Tiger Tyson? Residents will have the chance to answer that question when the Hispanic…
Bobby Rodriguez inspires as LGBT mentor at Baystate Health
By: Graysen Martínez Ocasio*/TRT Publisher– Charismatic, classy, candid and trustworthy. Visael Rodriguez, the Chief Diversity Officer of Baystate Health, is not only a loyal…