Vibrant Colors Within The Transgender Community (and Everywhere Else!!)
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist I am a white trans woman who enjoys living a comfortable middle class life. I know trans people who are…
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Independence For Whom?
Independence Day: An introspection for the significance of the 4th of July and what it really represents By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— As the July 4 federal…
Get Out of the Way: A Perspective on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— On Jan. 18, we honor Martin Luther King Jr. by celebrating his life and achievements as an iconic American civil rights leader….
Ask a Trans Woman: TDoR, a Vigil for Our Dead, a Reminder for Our Community
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— I’ve been avoiding writing this. It’s been in my head for a while now, but every time I sit down to…
From the Editor’s Desk: Privilege and the Inconvenient Truth
By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— ¡“Buenos Dias! ¿Dormiste bien”?, are two simple phrases frequently used to start my day, my day as a bi-cultural and bilingual white woman…
Justice for Trayvon Martin Comes Out of Community, Not Courtrooms
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist— Five hundred and four days passed between the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and the ‘not guilty’ verdict of George…
Simplifying Racism & Blaming Marginalized Groups Is Never OK (Updated)
By: Graysen Martínez Ocasio*/TRT Publisher– No one said the world affairs and the people that surround us are remotely aware of differences that should not…