What the Federal Government Can do to Improve LGBT Health
By Sean Cahill*— In the last five years, the federal government has taken significant steps toward recognizing and addressing health disparities that affect lesbian, gay,…
sexual orientation
How to Collect the Information Needed from LGBT Patients
By: Sean Cahill— The maxim that you cannot manage what you cannot measure has become a cliché. But when it comes to managing―and ending―the disparities…
Federal Appeals Court Upholds New Jersey Law Prohibiting Conversion Therapy for Minors
Court Rejects Anti-LGBT Groups’ Constitutional Challenges to Law TRENTON, NJ—Today, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit unanimously upheld…
Study: Diverse Group of Patients Willing to Answer Q’s about Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity in Healthcare Settings
BOSTON, Mass.―A study conducted by researchers from The Fenway Institute and the Center for American Progress and published yesterday in PLOS ONE Journal finds that a diverse…
National Group Launches new PrEP Initiative Aimed at Young Gay Men of Color
Resources from the 2014 International AIDS Conference By: Eric Brus*— The National Minority AIDS Council recently announced its new PrEPare for Life online resource page. The…
Equal Justice for LGBTs Animates Warren Tolman in Mass. Attorney General Race
By: Chuck Colbert / TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—Only one candidate for statewide office in Massachusetts has earned his party’s endorsement outright: former state Senator Warren…
Former Ex-Gay Therapy Proponents “Ex-Gay” Movement Denounce Conversion Therapy, Stand with NCLR’s #BornPerfect
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.—Yesterday, nine former leaders of so-called “ex-gay” ministries published a joint letter denouncing the dangerous practices of conversion therapy and lending their support…
Federal Court Rejects 2nd Lawsuit Challenging NJ Law Prohibiting Conversion Therapy for Minors
TRENTON, NJ—Today, Judge Freda Wolfson of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed a lawsuit that challenged a 2013 New…
MassEquality Applauds President’s Executive Order Banning LGBTQ Employment Discrimination
BOSTON, Mass.─This morning, President Obama signed two executive orders establishing nondiscrimination protections for federal employees and employees of federal contractors based on sexual orientation, gender…
GLAD: Executive Order will Help New England’s LGBT Federal Workers
Impact of White House Executive Order on LGBT Federal Workers and Contractors in New England; Statement by Gary Buseck, Interim Executive Director ofGay & Lesbian Advocates…
Breaking: Pres. Obama Signs Executive Order to Protect LGBTs
Fact Sheet on Executive Order By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— WASHINGTON, DC—In a brief ceremony in the East Room of the White House, with a…
Equaldex Offers Web Database, Timeline of LGBT Laws, Organizations & News Globally
By: Lauren Walleser/ TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Equaldex—a collaborative website that serves as a database for LGBT rights—uses crowdsourcing to create a visual database and…
Joint Statement on Withdrawal of Support for ENDA and Call for Equal Workplace Protections for LGBT People
BOSTON, Mass.—The provision in the current version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that allows religious organizations to discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender…
LGBT Groups Against ENDA’s Religious Exemption
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—A growing number of national and statewide LGBT organizations are coming out against the proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act, saying that…
Anti-LGBT Conservative: “Overturning Marriage Ban is Akin to KKK Lynching”
Following the July 2nd hearing on a motion to overturn Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage, Eladio Jose Armesto, Chairman of the Florida Democracy League, and…
NCLR Launches National Campaign to Protect LGBT Kids from Dangers of Conversion Therapy
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) is launching #BornPerfect: The Campaign to End Conversion Therapy, a national effort aimed at protecting…
Orlando Mayor, City Council File Brief in Support of FL Marriage Equality Lawsuits
ORLANDO, Fla.—The Orlando City Council voted today to support Mayor Buddy Dyer in filing an amicus curiae brief in Florida’s marriage equality lawsuits. Also known…
Why I’m Working for Martha
By: Valerie Fein Zachary*/Special to TRT— My wife, Jacqueline, and I are celebrating our 19th wedding anniversary this week (the 10th legal one, of course). We got…
Protesters Risk Arrest Outside DNC’s LGBT Fundraiser
NYPD Refuses to Arrest Protesters Who Blocked Street as Presidential Motorcade Passed By NEW YORK, NY—Today outside Gotham Hall, where the Democratic National Committee’s LGBT…
Pres. Obama Asks Staff to Prepare Executive Order
In a sudden but not necessarily unexpected gesture, the White House indicated today that President Obama has “directed his staff” to prepare an executive order to prohibit federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Fulfilling the Promise, Winning Justice
By: Kara Coredini/Executive Director of MassEquality— When the individuals and organizations that would come to be MassEquality: The Campaign for Equality first came together, promises…
Houston Mayor’s ‘Very personal’ Battle Could Turn Into Most Important Political Battle for LGBTs
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— In a battle she characterized as “very personal” and “about me,” Annise Parker, the openly gay mayor of the fourth…
Gay Eagle Scout, Fired Gay Scout Leader, Deliver 125K Petition Signatures Urging Amazon to Suspend Donations to Boy Scouts
As customers demand to know why Amazon is violating its own user agreement that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, the company remains…