The OutField: Extreme Sports Seek LGBT Acceptance
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT— Five-year-old Tedi Bowler was “totally into” sports. But in Duluth, Minn. in the 1980s, she says, “girls were not allowed…
Minnesota
Misleading Anti-Transgender Newspaper Ads Spark Outrage in Minnesota
A controversial ad that ran in three Minnesota newspapers this weekend opposing a statewide transgender rights school policy is being criticized for misleading readers with false, fear-based…
Top Ten LGBTQ Stories of 2013: The Countdown
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Even before 2013 began, everyone knew what the big news story for 2013 would be. The U.S. Supreme Court had,…
Rhode Island Marriage Law Signed; More States Could Vote Next Week (Updated)
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee signed a marriage equality bill into law this evening (May 2), just an hour after the state House gave the measure…
Catholic Church & NOM Responsible for 60% of All Anti-Equality Funding in 4 Marriage Ballot States
New HRC report finds money being siphoned from Dioceses around the country to fund political campaigns aimed at discrimination Washington – The Catholic Church is funneling…
The OutField: Denny Smith, Coaching for Equal Rights in Minnesota
By: Dan Woog*/Special for TRT– As a basketball coach for 30 years, Denny Smith seldom thought about LGBT issues. Being gay wasn’t right or wrong;…
LGBTQ News From Our Gayborhoods: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Anchorage, AK Challenge to same-sex eligibility for survivor benefits in Alaska Lambda Legal has filed a legal challenge on behalf…