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…
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…
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…
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist– To the transwomen who are/were family men and who have suffered the loss of family: When I began writing for TRT…
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…
BOSTON, Mass.—On July 1, 2012, the Transgender Equal Rights Act will take effect. For the first time in the Commonwealth’s history, transgender residents will be…
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Leslie Feinberg was arrested last night amidst hundreds of Chrishaun “CeCe” McDonald supporters protesting outside of the Hennepin County Public Safety Facility….
By: Kara Suffredini, Esq.*– This weekend, Boston will celebrate its 42nd Pride March. It’s hard to believe that in just two generations Pride has evolved…
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist– Congratulations to President Obama, a true American! President Barack Obama has come out in support of same-sex marriage. This is…
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– It’s just that time of year. Trees are budding, birds are singing and LGBTQ people are pulling out their best rainbow-colored…
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– Dear Miss Erisis, I am stuck between two conflicting approaches, schools of thought, with regard to the idea of “passing.” I…
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist– The little boy knew that he had to keep his mouth shut about wanting to be a girl. He went…
By: Bet Power*/Special for TRT– On June 5, 2011, a young African American, transgender woman survived a violent attack motivated by racism and transphobia in…
By: Tynan Power*/TRT Columnist– For the last few months, my life — or at least my e-mail — has been dominated by the upcoming LGBT…
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– Sometimes these columns get written in the strangest places. This one was actually written on a Greyhound bus from NYC to…
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist– Let me tell you a little story about a boy who was born in the early 1950s. He was born…
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist– Everyone needs to go to the doctor for their physical well-being. We need to have whatever’s in our bodies checked…
By: Tynan Power*/TRT Columnist– In February, my community was gripped by the unfolding trial of David Fried-Oppenheim, founder of a popular local performing arts center….
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– If you were talking to someone and in the conversation they referenced your old birth/boy name (several times), what would you…
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist– Welcome to February, the second month of 2012. Here in New England, ol’ man winter is still around, but most…
By: Tynan Power/TRT Columnist* Before I transitioned, I struggled mightily with what it “meant” to change genders. Although I had felt that I was male…
By: Tynan Power*/TRT Columnist- There’s something about a new year that makes many of us feel full of potential. It’s a fresh start, a clean…
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist- Do you think the national debate over same-sex marriage helps or hurts the fight for civil rights for trans people? —…
January 6, 2011 By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist The other day I was thinking back to the year 2000 and of all the changes that…