Lorelei Erisis, Columnist
Lorelei Erisis, former Miss Trans New England, can be contacted at: loreleierisis@therainbowtimesmass.com.
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Miss Trans America Founder’s Husband Sentenced To Life
Miss Trans America’s killer gets life with possible parole in 25 years; Friends reacts to the sentencing By: Audrey Cole/Reporter— NORTH ADAMS, Mass.—Many members of…
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)…
Ask A Trans Woman: The Hidden Complexities Of Being Trans And Closeted On Halloween
Transgender People & Halloween, There’s Just More To It By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— If you’re reading this column, there’s a better than even chance you…
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…
Ask A Trans Woman: We Are Under Attack & This Is How We Win
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— (Note: This was the final reading copy of the speech I gave at the 2019 Boston Dyke March.) Sisters and siblings,…
Ask A Trans Woman: Importance Of Face-To-Face Interactions
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— I recently received this question from an old friend of mine. Community. It’s incredibly important. But then, I doubt I need…
How To Avoid Misgendering & What To Do If You Already Have
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– I recently received this question from an old friend of mine: “I fear misgendering people that I don’t personally already know…
Faith, God & Family: Be One Of The Creator’s Prophets, Be True To Your Creation
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— It’s not a burden anyone wants. The Giver of Life designates persons, known or not, with a special kind of…
Trump’s Trans Military Ban: Why We Need To Resist, Why I Dislike Doing So
Fighting or not as the trans military ban unfolds By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— I have an admission to make. The Supreme Court’s recent decision upholding…
Ask A Trans Woman: Thoughts From A Gender-Affirming Vacation In Florida
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— This column isn’t about anything, necessarily or rather, I’m not trying to make a particular point. Anyway, part of this whole…
Ask A Trans Woman: I am Trans And I’m Actually Really Happy About It
Being Trans is synonymous with happiness to me, most of the time By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— For the last few months, with everything going on…
Ask A Trans Woman: The Next Step—We The People, Re-United As One
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— It’s one of the quirks of working for a monthly paper that often I need to step outside the constantly churning,…
Why You Should Vote Yes On 3, For Trans People & Your Community
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…
Ask A Trans Woman: Thinking About Identity – Who I Am & Who I Am To You
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…
Ask A Trans Woman: Answering Questions From Around The World
The columnist “Ask a Trans Woman” piece and some personal Q’s from an Indian reader By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— One of the more interesting parts…
Ask a Trans Woman: Celebrating My Transition and Remembering Where It Started
What surrounded me as I was in the midst of celebrating my transition By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— As I sit here writing this column, it…
Ask a Trans Woman: This Pride Season, What Are You Marching For?
Remembering the roots of Pride By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Pride season is officially here. As I write this, I’m fresh off of marching in the…
What you need to know about FOSTA-SESTA and how it affects all of us
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— There are times when I feel compelled to write about a topic, but just don’t really know where, or how, to…
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…
Ask a Trans Woman: The Risks and Rewards of Coming Out as Trans
Coming Out means different things for different folks, and circumstances change constantly By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— This morning with a column looming and a brain…
Ask a Trans Woman: Living With the Lingering Pain of a Friend’s Death
The sort of lingering pain that never really leaves you By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— I’m going to be honest with you dear readers; I’m having…
UPDATED: NE LGBTQ Community Continues to Mourn Tragic Death of W Mass. Trans Activist
Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien is first reported trans murder victim of 2018 in the United States By: Nick Collins and Mike Givens/TRT Intern and TRT Assistant…