Natasha On Being Trans At WLP, Guest Feature
WLP gave Natasha respect and a place where she could feel whole By: Henry Morris/Special to TRT— This month, we had the pleasure of sitting…
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Biden Admin: 10 Ways It Can Support LGBTQ+ People
The Movement Advancement Project, along with the Center for American Progress, Equality Federation, GLSEN, National Center for Transgender Equality, and SAGE, released a list of…
Empowering Feminine Experience, Intersectional Identities & Gender Equality
…that’s what she said explores feminine experience, gender, identity, love and rage, premieres in Boston on March 12-15 BOSTON—Societal resistance to gender equality comes center…
Ask A Trans Woman: Where Have I Been?
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— If you’re a regular reader of this column, you may have noticed that it has been absent for a couple of…
Be Visible: Fight The Trans Military Ban, Support Our Own
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/ TRT Columnist— The transgender military ban is unacceptable. The ban effectively erases transgender identities as if transgender people don’t even exist….
Orgs. Sue NC Officials For Denying Health Care To Transgender Employees & Trans Children
GREENSBORO, NC—Lambda Legal and Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) filed a federal lawsuit against North Carolina officials today for discrimination in state employee…
What Is Your Transgender Narrative? A Personal Look & Reflection Of Mine
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— In November 2018, Andrea Chu, a transgender woman, wrote an opinion in the New York Times, which stirred a lot…
HIV Testing & Prevention: Identifying And Reaching At-Risk And Hidden Populations
Rutgers HIV/LGBT health expert discusses the importance of focusing research on local areas in order to implement tailored prevention program strategies NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.—Rutgers scholar…
Trans Community Members Talk #WontBeErased Meaning & Message
Laila Ireland, 32, She/Her/Hers Retired Army Veteran, TransMilitary Advocate/LGBT Activist Colorado, USA We are currently at the forefront of the fight for equality, for the…
Older Trans Women And Their Search For Cis Partners
Finding suitable partners later in life By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Many older trans women used to live in a heteronormative world. They may have…
Study: Efficacy Of Interventions For Young Transgender Women In Reducing HIV Infection Risks
BOSTON—A new HIV prevention study published in JAMA Pediatrics found that Project Lifeskills—a culturally specific, empowerment-based, and group-delivered behavioral prevention intervention—significantly reduced sexual risk for HIV acquisition…
Feminizing Hormones: What Happens When You Take Them?
When taking feminizing hormones, the effects vary per individual By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— If you are a trans person, you might opt to take…
Ask A Trans Woman: Questions I Want & Don’t Want To Be Asked
These are not all bad, but as a trans woman I don’t appreciate them By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– “What’s one question you wish people would…
Trans Talk: Keeping the Lines Open With Those Who Disagree With You Can Be Trying
When trans talk, or any other, turn into big problems By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— I have been observing various trans friends on Facebook and…
Comunidad LGBTQ de Nueva Inglaterra Lamenta la Trágica Muerte de Activista Transgénero de WMA
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…
Boston Medical Center Releases Study on Gender Affirmation Surgery
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— Boston Medical Center recently released the results of a study quantifying the number of transgender patients opting for gender affirmation…
Ask A Trans Woman: Makeup, Femininity & Identity—A Complicated Social Issue Facing Women
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— These are serious times, and I’ve written about some pretty serious topics recently. These things are important to write and talk…
Gender Pay Gap on Six Top US Banks; Not on Tech Industry
“In the Stone Ages”: After Tackling Tech Industry in 2016, Arjuna Capital Finds Major Resistance at US Banks on Gender Pay Gap BOSTON, Mass.—If 2016…
Fenway Women’s Dinner Party “Love” Honoree: Ann Maguire
Fenway has announced its 2017 Susan M. Love Award Honoree: Ann Maguire. The award ceremony will take place during Fenway Women’s Dinner Party in April…
Ask a Trans Woman: A Static Sense of Sexuality vs. Dynamic Elements of Attraction
The elements of attraction and what role they play in our sexuality By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Here’s a problem I encounter as a bisexual woman,…
Lovers or Fetishists? The men who love trans women
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist Recently, I read an opinion piece about men who desire trans women. The column went on to say that some of these men…
Looking Back and Looking Forward on Trans Equality
Trans Equality means full protections and rights, just like cisgender people have them By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— I first entered the trans community in…
President Obama’s Budget Allocates Funding for New Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Program, Resources for Trans Women
Plus, PrEP for trans women considering it By: Eric Brus* President Barack Obama presented his administration’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) to the U.S….