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National Reactions to the High Court Decision Upholding Affordable Care Act, 5-4
Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) “This is an important day for the Supreme Court and an important day for Americans who need affordable health care coverage. But I hope this will also be an important day for our politics and our discourse. For the past three years, opponents of health reform did everything they could to [...]
U.S Supreme Court Immigration Law Decision: LGBT Orgs. React
[Continuously updated with other organization leaders' reactions] BOSTON, Mass. —The United States Supreme Court today just released its decision about SB1070, the 2010 Arizona Immigration Law. In such a decision, according to MassEquality, the Court “struck down three key provisions” of the immigration law but upheld the key provision that allows “police to arrest immigrants [...]
¡Apoyemos a nuestros hermanos en Recuperación!
Por: Wilfred Labiosa*/Columnista de TRT– Hay muchos/as que están en recuperación de drogadicción y alcoholismo y no lo sabemos … ¿por que? Muchos/as no se sienten que pueden compartirlo ya que en nuestra comunidad LGBT la mayoría de las veces la confraternización se basa en tomar alcohol o en fumar. Estos hóbitos se convierten en [...]
Visión Latina: Nuestra Hermandad Latina LGBT
Por: Wilfred Labiosa/Columnista de TRT– ¿Qué nos une como comunidad Latina? Tenemos tantas diferencias pero a la misma tenemos muchas similitudes. Por supuesto que nos une el idioma. El idioma de cada país Latino es diferente ya que tenemos idiosincrasias que algunas veces nos hacen particulares, pero nos entendemos. Las categorías de Latino o Hispano, [...]
2012 TRT Heroes Calendar in this edition, yours to keep!
By: Gricel Martinez Ocasio, Publisher– Happy New Year! We hope that 2012 is a better year for everyone, especially a better year for the economy. We, at TRT, start 2012 with a bang, for we bring you the First Annual 2012 TRT Heroes Calendar—a wall calendar that highlights the TRT Heroes nominated by, voted on [...]
Reactions to the MA House & Senate’s Passage of the Transgender Equal Rights Bill: Community Leaders Speak Out
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– “With the passage of this bill, the transgender people of our state will have significantly greater legal protections, and that is what we rightly celebrate. We all know the bill is not perfect, because it omits the critical protections in public accommodations that the transgender community needs and deserves. Legislation involves [...]
