Transgender Day Of Visibility: Biden’s Words Historic
Transgender Day of Visibility’s Words From President Biden Are Uplifting & Supportive To Trans Community By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— President Joe Biden put out a…
trans women of color
TDOR 2021: 53 Trans Murders So Far
This year, during TDoR (November), 53 Trans People Have Been Murdered, Most of them Are People of Color By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— Each November 20, at…
Progress Pride Flag, Boston Pride Debates
When LGBTQ+ Justice Goes Beyond the Rainbow & Why the Progress Pride Flag is Important within that Context; A Look at Recent Developments Within Boston…
Boston’s Transgender Resistance Vigil
Boston’s Transgender Resistance Will Hold Vigil/March This Saturday DORCHESTER, Mass.—As the world reflects on the 50th Anniversary of Pride, it is a somber moment for members…
Trans Man & LGBTQ Activist Slain On Jan. 1st
What needs to be done to address this trans man and other trans murders in this ravaging epidemic By: Chris Gilmore/Special to TRT— As the…
AMA Classifies Trans Murders An Epidemic
Trans Murders Concern the American Medical Association; Calls For Action By: Audrey Cole/TRT Reporter— CHICAGO—Twenty-five transgender lives were taken in 2019 as a result of…
National Epidemic: Fatal Anti-Transgender Violence, Says HRC
Epidemic takes the lives of trans and GNC people, some go uncounted too Submitted by the Human Rights Campaign— HRC Foundation released A National Epidemic: Fatal Anti-Transgender…
Attend A TDoR: Help Bring An End To Transgender Murders
Please Attend a TDoR & Learn to Accept Our Lives and Work to End Transgender Members By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw */TRT Columnist— It’s November again…
Transgender Day Of Remembrance & Its Future
What Others Say To Do on Transgender Day of Remembrance By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— I’ve written a lot about the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR)…
Transgender Travel: A Changing Landscape
Today’s Transgender Travel Experience; Unexpected Places Welcoming The Community By: Andrew Collins*/TRT Travel Columnist— The transgender travel experience is slowly improving for this community, but…
Stonewall 50: Remember. Celebrate. Act.
During the Stonewall anniversary, there is more than just “celebration” By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, the penultimate…
Can Trump Turn Back The Clock On Equality For LGBTQ People in the US?
By: Keegan O’Brien*/TRT Guest Columnist— “AS your president, I will do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of…
Serial Killer May Be Targeting Jacksonville’s Transgender community
Community calls for transgender training for law enforcement to aid in the investigation; respect and use right pronouns JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Equality Florida mourns the murder of…
New Policy Outlines Best Practices For Retaining Transgender Women in HIV Care
BOSTON—Today, The Fenway Institute of Fenway Health released a policy brief, Retaining transgender women in care: Best practices in the field, outlining provider best practices and…
Justin Tranter: A Delusion Come True & Connecting Better With Females
Grammy-nominated songwriter on career reinvention By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Who needs awards when you have Oprah? True, walking away with a shiny, golden statue…
Transgender Murders: Hateful, Menacing Murders of Trans People Must End Immediately
By: Ben Power/TRT Guest Columnist— In the first six weeks of 2018, brutal violence claimed the lives of at least three transgender women in the…
Building an Inclusive LGBTQ Justice Movement: From Visibility to Accessibility
By: JP Delgado Galdamez/TRT Guest Columnist— Alex* is a writer, identifies as transgender, is disabled** and was recently forced to do their therapy appointments over…
TRT Exclusive—Pride & Prejudice: Queer Caribbean Expatriates on Culture, Discrimination & Life Away From Home
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— In part one of this series, The Rainbow Times introduced our readership to LGBTQ Caribbean expatriates living and working in Massachusetts….
TRT Exclusive: State Legislators Fight to Improve Protections for LGBTQ Incarcerees
By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— A new criminal justice reform bill slated to be voted upon by the Massachusetts legislature in 2018 could explicitly mandate protections…
Communities Come Together for Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigils
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…
A Trans-Bashing: What Allies Need to Know About “Safe” Places and Being Better Allies
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— If you consider yourself an ally to trans people, then please read this column. Don’t get me wrong, trans people themselves…
Exclusive: Massachusetts Bill Provides Explicit Legal Protections for Transgender People in Public Spaces
It was not until the complete bill passed, with public spaces protections, that it seemed like a reality for Mass. By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor—…
How Do We Stop Violence Against LGBTQ People?
Violence against LGBTQ people is on the rise and the attacks come from most institutions, parties By: Keegan O’Brien/TRT Guest Columnist— My friends and I…