Why the LGBT Movement Should Support #BlackLivesMatter
By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to The Rainbow Times— The Baltimore Rebellion has reignited a national discussion about police violence and racism and what relationship the LGBTQ…
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Lesbians Receive $10K for Discrimination
By: The Seattle Lesbian— After discriminating against a lesbian couple in New York, a taxi driver was ruled by a city administrative judge to pay the…
Op-Ed: Boston Pride’s Decision to March in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade is an Abandonment of Solidarity
By: Keegan O’Brien and Ann Coleman*— This St. Patrick’s Day made history in Boston, Mass. as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer organizations were finally…
Justice for Leelah Alcorn
By: Keegan O’Brien*/The Socialist Worker— In her suicide note, a transgender teen who took her own life asked for her death to “mean something.” Keegan O’Brien explains…
Remembering Leelah Alcorn: You Will Always Sparkle
Trans teen ends life after years of “Christian” rejection By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief— Leelah Alcorn, assigned a different name at birth, knew all too well what…
Ask a Trans Woman: A Scene of the Banality of Everyday Discrimination
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— It being a new year, I thought I’d give you something very different this month: a little glimpse inside an all-too-common…
¡Vive la Vida y Cada Día en el 2015 con Esperanza y Amor!
Por: Wilfred Labiosa/Columnista de TRT— El 2014 fue, para mí, un año de muchos cambios y aunque nunca suelo escribir de mis cosas personales, quiero…
Book Review: An Exploration of Male Sex Workers, Beyond the Stigma
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— It’s January! Time to snuggle up with a good read! “Male Sex Work and Society,” edited by Victor Minichiello and John…
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal: El VIH y la Discriminación en el Empleo
P: Yo he trabajado con la misma empresa por varios años, y en general, estoy contento. Recientemente, me hice la prueba del VIH, y mi…
Op-Ed: MassEquality’s Commitment is to a Grander Vision
By: Various Community Organization Leaders*— [Bay Window’s editor] Sue O’Connell’s editorial on December 17, “Is it Time for MassEquality to Retire?” asks the wrong question….
Hundreds of Orgs., Businesses, Police, More, Sign Onto Amici Supporting Florida Marriage Ban Challenge
Chiefs of Police, city and county governments among signatories in Friend-of-the-Court briefs before 11th Circuit Court of Appeals In more than 25 unique amicus briefs that have…
Creep of the Week: Stone Casting & Anti-LGBT “The Duggars”
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— I’ll admit I’ve never watched “19 and Counting,” the reality show about the Duggar family. But from what I understand,…
Victory! New York City Council Votes to End Discriminatory Birth Certificate Policy
Passes Legislation Eliminating Surgery Requirement for Transgender People Seeking to Align Their Birth Certificates with Their True Selves Action Comes After TLDEF Sues City for…
Letter to the Editor: Rox is a Homophobe
Dear Editor, Mikey Rox’s piece in your Dec. 3 edition, “9 Reasons Why Coming Out On A Holiday Isn’t A Good Idea,” was homophobic and…
Ask a Trans Woman: Thanking Our Community for their Help
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— As I write this, I’ve just come home from my second Transgender Day or Remembrance (TDoR) observance of the weekend. It’s…
¡Mis 10 Deseos para la Comunidad LGBT!
Por: Wilfred Labiosa*/Columnista de TRT— ¡Un año nuevo ya se aproxima! Otro año con esperanzas, deseos, y sueños llega. Espero que a todos/as se les…
“Being Trans is Beautiful and Should be Celebrated:” Learning to Accept Yourself
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— The title above is a partial quote from Laverne Cox. Her full quote, from her speech at University of Miami’s…
Faith, Family and God: Creating Blessings for Yourself and Others
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— In November, I gave a workshop on integrating spiritual care with mind and body health. Too often we compartmentalize, losing…
LGBTQ Undocumented Community Demanding Immediate Release of Transwoman Raped in ICE Custody
PHOENIX, Az.—Trans and Queer Undocumented Immigrants from the Arcoiris Liberation Team and the Arizona Queer Undocumented Immigrant Project (AZQUIP) came together along with community leaders…
Desde Puerto Rico: ¡Prosperidad para Nuestra Patria!
Por: Wilfred Labiosa*/Corresponsal de TRT— Ya hace par de meses que me mudé a Puerto Rico. Aunque no lo crean, me mudé a Puerto Rico…
Denmark Celebrates 25 Years of Marriage Equality, Wants Your Photo
Twenty-five years ago the first same-sex couple was lawfully married under the Danish registered partnership law, the first of it kind and an inspiration for same-sex marriages, partnerships, civil unions and family laws in countries all over the world.
Letter to the Editor: Israel is Not a Colonial, Racist Society
To the Editor, Israel is not “a colonial settler society based on racial apartheid” (“There’s no pride in apartheid; stop pink washing Israel’s crimes,” Keegan…
LGBT Super PAC, MassSpirit, Launched in Massachusetts
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—Say hello to a new player in Bay State gay politics: The MassSpirit PAC, a grassroots political action committee, aimed…