Letter to the Editor: The Gospel According to Plato, Our Olympian Ideals, & More
In verses 189-193 of The Symposium — a Gospel According to the Evangelist Plato, written in 89th year after the birth of Our Lord Savior and Messiah,…
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Thinking Out Loud: Freedom and Chicken Sandwiches
Is standing up for LGBT rights tantamount to censorship? By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– I am so happy I decided to stop eating chicken last…
Creep of the Week: Bryan Fischer “Gays Are Bullies … Vicious, Mean …”
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Poor Chick-fil-A. The company’s president, Dan Cathy, makes a few disparaging remarks about how marriage equality is basically the same…
Chicken Flap and the Real Issue of Equality for All
By: Charlene Strong*/Special for TRT– Can we please stop making the right of equality on par with the tastiness of a crispy chicken sandwich?? The media’s…
To Cook is to Love: A Foodie’s Journal & Jurassic Park Café
Food, politics and the 2012 elections By: John Verlinden/TRT Food Columnist– Remember Jurassic Park, the best-seller and blockbuster movie? It was a cautionary tale about…
Thinking Out Loud: Are We Out Enough?
How a Facebook status update raised hard questions about my marriage By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– During a lazy day last weekend, my partner, Traci,…
The Influence of the Media: The New Trans Revolution Will be “Liked”
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– What do you think it will take to break through the media distortion lens that makes folks look at us filtered…
Changing your Name and Gender, Don’t Forget your Will Either
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist– You are finally ready to change your gender. Now comes the legal aspect. First is a trip to your local…
Creep of the Week: Judson Phillips, Tea Party Nation founder
By: D’Anne Witkowski/Special for TRT– With Democrats and many Republicans demanding that Mitt Romney release his tax returns, it was only a matter of time…
Three-Strikes Bill Passes Mass. House & Senate Despite Objection
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist– Despite a multi-faith, multi-racial, cross-community effort, the fight to stop the three-strikes bill in the Massachusetts legislature failed. In November, both…
Ask Lambda Legal – Arizona’s Immigration Law
By: Iván Madrigal-Espinoza/LambdaLegal, Special for TRT– Q: Some of my gay friends have expressed some insensitivity towards immigration issues—especially with the news about Arizona’s anti-immigrant…
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal – La Ley Sobre Inmigración de Arizona
Por: Iván Espinoza-Madrigal/Abogado de Lambda Legal– P: Algunos de mis amigos gay han mostrado una falta de sensibilidad hacia asuntos de inmigración—especialmente con las noticias…
Re-examining The Violence Against Women Act: Does It Help or Hinder?
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist– The majority of the GLBT press is currently heralding the Violence Against Women Act as an essential piece of legislation for…
Book Marks: Spreadeagle, Tea Leaves, Point of Knives, Cobra Killer
By: Richard Labonte*/Special for TRT– Spreadeagle , by Kevin Killian. The Fellow Travelers Series/Publication Studio, 590 pages, $16 paper, $10 e-book. It was two decades in…
Creep of the Week: Florida’s Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll Bashing Black Lesbians
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Hey, did you know that Florida’s Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll does stand-up comedy? Here’s a snippet from her act: Q:…
Thinking Out Loud: A Lesson in Fairness
By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– Last week I had the privilege of interviewing Mitch and Devynn Stein, father and daughter, on L.A.’s IMRU radio. Devynn…
Book Marks: LGBT Book Reviews Containing Hot Topics & Controversies
By: Richard Labonte*/Special for TRT– The Truth is Bad Enough: What Became of the Happy Hustler?, by Michael Kearns. CreateSpace, 294 pages, $15.95 paper. First…
Creep of the Week: “Ultimate Man Scout: Chuck Norris”
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– Have you heard the news? President Obama hates the Boy Scouts of America and wants to make all of the…
You Can Help the LGBTQ Prison Community by Becoming a Pen Pal
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist– It has been a few months since I wrote explicitly about the realities of incarceration in our LGBTQ communities. As Massachusetts…
We Reap What We Sow: Food and Politics and the 2012 Elections
By: John Verlinden/TRT Cuisine Writer– We still call it the “Farm Bill,” and politicians still want the photo op with a small farm family whenever…
It’s Time to Reach Out to, Fight for and Listen to Our Youth
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– Last month, I had the opportunity to attend and speak at The Massachusetts Commission on GLBT Youth Hearings, held locally at…
SB 1070: Today’s Immigrants Woes Not So Different Than Past Ones
By: Graysen Martínez Ocasio*/TRT Publisher– Arizona’s SB 1070 should not be a part of this nation of ours, for it is blatant discrimination and racial…
Creep of the Week: GOProud, Deliberately Supports Hatred & Anti-Gay Candidates
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– There are some folks in this world who just don’t understand gay Republicans. I am not one of them. Though…