6th Annual LGBT Elders Conference in Salem, Mass.
The LGBT Elders Conference will focus on older adults and their caregivers SALEM, Mass.—The sixth annual LGBT Elders in an Ever Changing World conference is being held on…
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Ian Harvie: Transforming Minds One Truth at a Time and How ‘We’re All Trans’
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— For Ian Harvie, it’s not about earning the title of “first trans person in the world with a one-hour standup…
Ask a Trans Woman: What’s the Difference between “Sex” and “Gender” Anyway?
Often confused, sex and gender are explained By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist — Dear Trans Woman, I have some confusion you may need to school me…
The Gender Revolution: Comparing the Past and Present
The changes a new gender revolution affords this new generation By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— After watching the Katie Couric special on “The Gender Revolution,” I teared…
Breaking: White House Rescinds Transgender Student Protections, Reactions
Transgender students harmed by Trump administration in new plan BOSTON, Mass.—On Wednesday, February 22, the Trump administration announced plans to rescind Obama-era guidelines that barred…
Malcom Ribot: FTM Traveler Trailblazes a Path for Trans Men Across the U.S.
Malcolm Ribot on his transgender journey By: Graysen M. Ocasio/TRT Publisher— The man behind the wheel. The humble smile and coyness that charms. His life…
NatGeo to Make Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric Free Beginning Valentine’s Day
Special Encore Also Scheduled to Air February 13 at 9/8c WASHINGTON—National Geographic has announced it will make the two-hour documentary GENDER REVOLUTION: A JOURNEY WITH KATIE…
Point of Pride Awards Two Trans Recipients $9K for Gender-Affirming Surgeries
EUGENE, Ore.—Over the weekend, Point of Pride, PoP, announced it will award $9,000 to two recipients, according to PoP officers. The first award will go…
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,…
Boy Scouts: Yes to Trans Boys
By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— Early this week in an unexpected and swift decision, The Boy Scouts of America changed its course and will now admit transgender children, who…
Ask a Trans Woman: Trans and Kinky; Proud to be Who I Am
A kinky and frank discussion of sex and sexuality By: Lorelei Erisis/TRT Column Writer— For the past few months my column has been pretty overtly political,…
Unknowingly Challenging the Binary from the Beginning: One Trans Woman’s Story
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Back in the early 2000s, when I first came into the trans community and began going to trans support groups…
In the Wake of 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, Vigilance Needed More Than Ever
Trans-columnist dissects the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election and action to take By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— It’s been nearly a month since the 2016 U.S. Presidential election and the…
Ask a Trans Woman: After the Election, Importance of Strangers Protecting Strangers
After the Election Results, What We Can do for One Another By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— A few months ago, I wrote a column about being…
Ropes & Gray, GLAD and MTPC Partner to Launch Transgender ID Project
New Rapid-Response Program Creates Free Legal Resource for New England Transgender Community BOSTON—Global law firm Ropes & Gray, together with GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)…
The Election Results: From the Publisher’s Desk, Nationwide Twitter Backlash
The protests and evidence of disastrous abuse by Trump supporters following the Election Results By: Graysen M. Ocasio*/TRT Publisher— ” … I Could Say So Much…
The Rainbow Times 2016 Endorsements Released
The endorsements are based on research of candidates’ pro-equality stances across the board By: TRT Editorial Staff— Presidential Candidates: Hillary Clinton for President It’s Hillary…
Religious Freedom, Safety Concerns Fuel Anti-Trans Initiatives in Massachusetts
Four churches and their anti-trans initiatives threaten transgender equality in the Bay State By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— As a child, Liv Wyatt remembers controversial…
Pronouns: Do They Really Matter? Misgendering Hurts!
Misgendering is a major problem for transgender and gender nonconforming people By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— I was scrolling through my Facebook wall the other…
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…
MassEquality & Freedom Mass On AG, MCAD Guidance Related to Transgender Rights Law
BOSTON, Mass.—In response to the release of official guidance by Attorney General Maura Healey’s office and the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) on implementing Massachusetts’ new…
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—…
Food for Thought as you Vote in the Upcoming Elections in November
The importance of this elections for LGBTQ people By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT columnist— It’s a presidential election year in the good old U.S.A. and everyone…