Faith, Family, and God – Who’s Religious Freedom?
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist- Marriage equality passed in New York despite strong and sometimes fierce religious opposition. Of course there were many in the…
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America, transgender rights and religion
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist- The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition and other great groups are, as I write this column, lobbying for Transgender rights in…
Queer Questions Straight Talk, an inside look
By: Abby Dees There is nothing I like better than a 1000-page academic treatise that explains our LGBT-ness in the most multisyllabic and unfunny way…
The pros and cons of plastic surgery
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist- Lorelei, Can I ask you about plastic surgery? I’m thinking about getting some work done and I have issues with surgically…
The search for understanding, Part II
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist- Last we convened here dear readers; I was living in Northampton for the first time around and speaking to you of…
Regional LGBT chambers and their importance
By: Jenn Tracz*/Special for TRT- Back in November I wrote about an amazing experience that I had at a conference in Washington D.C., hosted by…
It, Ze, They: What pronoun to use?
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter and Columnist* At the Five College Queer Sexuality and Gender Conference held at Hampshire College on March 5th, I was handed…
Purging: An awful, painful ordeal many transwomen have to endure
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist- Purging. The Free Online Dictionary defines it as “1. a. To free from impurities; purify. b. To remove (impurities and…
Police repression: Third largest perpetrators of anti-LGBT violence
By: Jason Lydon/TRT Columnist- On March 25, 2011 former City Councilor Chuck Turner reported to the Federal Bureau of Prisons to begin his three year…
Visión Latina: Primavera, época nueva y de renacimiento para la felicidad
Por: Wilfred Labiosa/Columnista de TRT- Ya tuvimos que mover los relojes una hora más tarde, la nieve se derritió y ahora esperamos el Día de…
Is Serotonin the Gay Chemical?
By: Echo Brooks/ TRT Online Columnist- A Chinese scientist states he has found that removing serotonin from a male mouse will decrease his mating desire…
Alliances in School
By Echo Brooks/TRT Online Columnist- Gay straight alliances are typically student based programs within school systems that provide meeting places, ideas, support and events that…
The buying power of LGBT individuals is expected to hit $800 billion in 2011
By: Jenn Tracz*/CABO’s Executive Director- Using CABO as an everyday resource Each month when I sit down to write my column I am always drawn…
To Cook is To Love: A Foodies Journal, going to St. Patty’s is a must!
By: John Verlinden*/TRT Cuisine Writer- Green is Good! Everyone’s going green these days. Concerns for our planet’s health have motivated us to recycle more and…
Faith, Family, and God: Women driven out by male power hunger and insecurities
By Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist- Power and control are some of the most socially, spiritually, emotionally, and intellectually corrupting forces since human existence. These twin…
Mi serenata LGBT cubana y el entendimiento cubano de nuestra comunidad
By: Wilfred Labiosa*/Columnista de TRT- Regreso a Cuba, esta vez no sólo para trabajar en situaciones humanitarias pero también para aprender y compartir más con…
Ask a Transwoman: The search for understanding, Part I of II
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist- I have (a question) that I am asked all the time by straight and gay people. “I have read and heard…
Voices of youth: Shaping our struggle for GLBTQ liberation
By: Jason Lydon/TRT Columnist- I must say that the past few weeks have made it very difficult to focus on any one thing. There are…
Trans man’s view: A Singular (Trans) Experience
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter & Columnist- In the last issue of The Rainbow Times, local activist Bet Power suggested that it might be time for the…
Repealing the health care law would be costly for LGBT Americans
By: Kathleen Sebelius- To win the future, America will need to make the kind of investments and reforms that allow our nation to out-innovate, out-educate,…
Treat Them like Family
By Echo Brooks/ TRT Online Columnist- I recently watched a video of an elderly straight couple speaking on the topic of marriage equality. It goes…
Marriage Doesn’t Make a Family
By Echo Brooks/TRT Online Columnist- Zach Wahls, a nineteen year old man raised by a committed lesbian couple, took a stand before the Iowa State…
To Cook is To Love: A Foodies Journal
By: John Verlinden/TRT Cuisine Writer– New Year – New Resolution I can’t believe another year has passed. So have you made any resolutions? My New…