BOSTON—Recently, the Massachusetts House and Senate both passed a Conversion Therapy Ban bill, which would outlaw the practice of conversion therapy for minors, a dangerous…
GLAD Praises Passage in House and Now Senate, Urges Quick Enactment into Law The Massachusetts State Senate today passed An Act Relative to Abusive Practices…
WASHINGTON—All four anti-transgender bills in South Dakota are now dead after HB 1225, which sought to prohibit transgender student athletes from participating in school sports teams that…
By: Nicole Collins/TRT Intern— Easthampton, a small Massachusetts town of just over 16,000 residents located south of Northampton in the Pioneer Valley, is apparently working…
State becomes first in U.S. history to successfully defend transgender rights by popular vote BOSTON—Tonight Massachusetts voters firmly supported a “Yes” vote on Question 3,…
By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— The ballot initiative that would uphold transgender protections in public accommodations, or strip them away, goes to a popular vote in just…
By: Dr. Norman Spack*/Special to TRT— On November 6th we will be asked to go to the polls and vote on a number of different…
Transgender People, Allies and Activists Up In Arms; “No matter what this administration orders federal agencies to do, the courts still have the authority to…
By: Gov. Charlie Baker/Special to TRT— From the earliest days of the Revolution to landmark legislation that expanded access to health care, Massachusetts has always…
A vigil and rally to protect immigrants BOSTON—Recently, Mass. legislators released the FY2019 Budget Bill which failed to include four basic protections for immigrant families…
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— A Springfield, Massachusetts attorney, Tahirah Amatul-Wadud is hoping to unseat incumbent Congressman Richard Neal in the 1st District of Massachusetts….
#Hike4Rights Initiative, A Forum to Advocate for Trans Rights New England Pride Guide 2018 | Special Edition By: Nicole Collins/TRT Intern— On August 15, trans…
By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— As a Commonwealth that prides itself on being a pioneer of civil rights and a beacon of hope for the marginalized, I’ve learned that the…
By: Michael Givens/TRT Assistant Editor & Nick Collins/TRT Intern— BEVERLY, Mass.—A Beverly, Mass. teacher is suing a Montessori school he taught at for nearly three…
Massachusetts residents look to Oregon as a model for providing non-binary people options to update their pronouns on official documents; gender marker changes encompass various…
Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien, activista transgénero, es la primera víctima transgénero de homicidio en el 2018 en los Estados Unidos Por: Nick Collins/Interno de TRT y…
Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigils, Massachusetts By: Jenna Spinelle/TRT Reporter— BOSTON—After a year that has seen continued violence against transgender people, the LGBTQ community and…
By: Patrick Schultz/Special to TRT— Salem is at a Crucible Moment. Kim Driscoll has a forward-looking vision for Salem, and is far and away the…
“Religious Freedoms” Amicus Brief Filed in Case Over Colorado Business that Refused to Serve Same-Sex Couple BOSTON—Arguing that a business owner’s personal beliefs do not…
By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— SALEM, Mass.—On November 7, Salem residents will decide the fate of City Hall’s highest office as they cast their vote for…
BOSTON—This Saturday, July 8, marks the one-year anniversary that Governor Charlie Baker signed into law the update to Massachusetts’ nondiscrimination law to include protections for transgender…
By: Keegan O’Brien/TRT Guest Columnist— Gay marriage leads to “the deterioration of marriage and the family” and “societal collapse. Keeping same sex couples from marrying…
HOLYOKE, Mass. – A grand opening event for the LGBTQIA community will be held on Saturday, June 3 at 3:00 p.m. to celebrate the settlement…