Prayers for Bobby: El Suicidio de LGBTTs
Por: Francisco “El Jimagua” Cartagena Méndez/Columnista de TRT— La película Plegarias para Bobby (‘Prayers for Bobby’) refleja una triste historia de la vida real sobre…
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Pregúntale a Lambda Legal: ¿Erré al Confiar en Colega Que Tengo VIH?
Por: Kyle Palazzolo/Abogada, Lambda Legal— P: Soy enfermera y me encanta mi trabajo. No hay nada más gratificante que cuidar a mis pacientes y trabajar…
Gov. Baker Mandates for More LGBT Enterprise in State Contracts
Governor Charlie Baker has announced an expansion of the Commonwealth Supplier Diversity Program to allow for more than 21,000 LGBT-owned businesses to compete.
The Politics of Prescriptions: When Profits Come Before People
By: Mike Givens*/TRT Columnist— Kim Davis has had enough media attention, don’t you think? By the time you read this column, the delusional clerk…
The Real History of an Uprising: Stonewall Movie Examined
Reviews of the movie Stonewall have been negative, but the Hollywood film does offer a chance to talk about the real history of LGBT resistance By: Keegan O’Brien*—…
The Truth Doesn’t Matter; It Just Doesn’t
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief— By now, you would think that we all would be fairly numb to the deceptive practices of the Republican Party, particularly…
Hipocresía y Homofobia del Papa Francisco
Por: Francisco “El Jimagua” Cartagena Méndez/Columnista de TRT— Entonó el Papa Francisco el agnusdéi del discrimen y la homofobia. No es nada nuevo que el…
Ask a Trans Woman: A Single Act of Discrimination Changed it All for Me
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— This month’s column is something a little different. It is the text of a speech I delivered at the Massachusetts State…
Faith, God and Family: Marriage Equality and Religious Liberty, A Theologian’s Reflection
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Faith Columnist— Justin Tanis, Managing Director at the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry, established at the Pacific School…
A Trans Woman’s Journey From the Straight to the LGBT World
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Like many trans women, I came from the straight, heterosexual community. I knew very little about the LGBT community. All…
Creep of the Week: Anti-LGBT Mike Huckabee Who R-Will Never Be President
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— Bust out the rainbow M16 assault rifles because things are about to get FABULOUS! The United States Army is about…
Warning: Genital Inspection, 50 Feet Ahead
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief— Maybe you’ve heard of him. The Congressman from South Dakota who thinks its perfectly fine to “inspect” the genitals of transgender…
Donald Trump Shows True Colors
By: Mike Givens*/TRT Guest Columnist— Jorge Ramos, a well-known anchor for Fusion TV and Univision, was abruptly escorted out of an August 25 press conference…
Trans Women are 49 Times More Likely to Have HIV & Here’s Why You Should Care
By: Diane Anderson-Minshall*/Special to TRT— Let me tell you about a woman I met. Let’s call her Trina. On the surface, we have some similarities….
Obituary: The Community Bids Adieu to Ariel Maranda Gibbs (Updated)
Ariel Maranda Gibbs, 47 July 20th 1968 – August 3rd 2015 Ariel Maranda Gibbs passed away peacefully at her home in Naples, Maine on Monday…
The Tragic Death of India Clarke Deserves Better Reporting
TAMPA, Fla.—Family, friends as well as the entire LGBT community are grieving over the murder of India Clarke, a transgender woman of color whose body…
Faith, God and Family: SCOTUS Decision Doesn’t Change Hearts & Minds
By: Paul P. Jesep/ TRT Columnist— The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on marriage equality. Absent the introduction of a constitutional amendment in…
Matrimonio Gay y el Terrorismo Espiritual
Por: Graysen Martínez Ocasio*/Publicador de TRT— Este fue un momento histórico, el 26 de junio, cuando la Corte Suprema de la nación—en un voto 5-4—declaró…
La Desventaja Social en las Comunidades Gay
Por: Francisco Cartagena Méndez*/Especial para The Rainbow Times— El clasismo, la homofobia y el racismo son conceptos muy arraigados en diferentes culturas. Los seres humanos,…
Now We Celebrate Marriage Equality: Tomorrow We Fight for More
By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to TRT— I still vividly remember how it felt to be spat on and called a “fag&ot” at fourteen, when I went…
Obama Owes Transgender Community an Apology
By: Natalia Muñoz*/Special to TRT— In June 2015, many in the LGBT communities nationwide were in a particularly celebratory mood. As has become an annual…
Mainstream LGBTQ News Coverage Virtually Only About Marriage Equality
By: Milo Todd/Special to TRT— Marriage Equality. That’s a success and a massive deal. History was made mere weeks ago (http://tiny.cc/ql07zx). But as I saw…
SCOTUS to Rule on ACLU Marriage Equality Cases
ACLU of Massachusetts experts available to provide legal analysis and historical context BOSTON, Mass.—By Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on six cases from…