On behalf of the following members of the Special Legislative Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Aging, we strongly urge Massachusetts’voters to vote Yes on 3 to uphold…
By: Dr. Norman Spack*/Special to TRT— On November 6th we will be asked to go to the polls and vote on a number of different…
By: Christine M. Hurley/TRT Reporter & Photographer— Equal-rights activist, Emmy-nominated actress and documentary film producer Laverne Cox spoke at BAGLY yesterday in support of the…
WASHINGTON—The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) last night struck back at the Trump Administration’s latest attempt to…
Transgender People, Allies and Activists Up In Arms; “No matter what this administration orders federal agencies to do, the courts still have the authority to…
Transgender People, especially youth, need healthcare just as everyone else BOSTON—Fenway Health today warned of the threat to public health if the Trump administration’s plans…
Yes on 3 Campaign Launches New Ad to Dispel Myths about Transgender Nondiscrimination Law BOSTON—Prominent women’s organizations and sexual assault prevention advocates, including Democratic Congressional…
Bryn McCarthy*/Special to TRT— YES on Question 3 Maybe, if you live in Boston, you’ve seen me on the street. Like most Boston students, I’m…
The Municipal Equality Index shows that only 2 cities, Salem and Cambridge, hold a perfect score (no added bonus point) in Massachusetts; extend vital protections to…
By: Gov. Charlie Baker/Special to TRT— From the earliest days of the Revolution to landmark legislation that expanded access to health care, Massachusetts has always…
Williams Institute study illustrates lack of public safety concerns around equitable access to public spaces for transgender people; Yes on 3 Campaign charges ahead By:…
Religious extremists who will never want to end discrimination in Massachusetts will go after anyone, not just transgender people By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— In…
What it means to vote Yes On 3 for all, not just trans people By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— A column like this is always sort…
Award-winning Trans actor to take center stage at UMASS Fine Arts Center By: Audrey Cole/TRT Reporter— AMHERST, Mass.—In early November, UMASS Fine Arts Center (FAC)…
Continuing to waste taxpayers monies, Trump continues his quest to get the trans military ban at all cost RIVERSIDE, Calif.—The U.S. District Court for the Central…
By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— My intensely personal experience with the transgender community, in the most intimate way possible, has made me keenly aware of how damaging…
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…
The Self, My Identity And What It Means To The Recipients By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Identity. Who are we? Who do we tell people we…
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…
Trump insists On Trans Military Ban Without Evidence WASHINGTON—This weekend, Federal District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued a ruling ordering the Trump administration to disclose information about…
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— The other day I heard a self-proclaimed Democrat who voted for Trump say he didn’t like Hillary. “Bernie would have…
Members of the LGBTQ community urgently need to unite rather than ostracize others By: Nicole Collins*/TRT Intern— Whatever happened to pride? Not pride with a…
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…