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LGBT Military Equality Takes Center Stage at Tonight’s State of the Union
Same-sex wife of BG Tammy Smith to be seated with First Lady WASHINGTON, DC – The fight for LGBT military equality will be on display tonight in President Barack Obama’s annual State of the Union address, set to begin at 9:00 p.m. EST before a joint session of Congress. Tracey Hepner, the same-sex wife of Army [...]
Pres. Obama Names Gay Veteran as 1 of 8 “Citizen Co-Chairs” of Inauguration
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The Presidential Inauguration Committee announced Thursday (January 17) that an openly gay veteran of the Air Force will be among the eight “Citizen Co-Chairs” for President Obama’s second inaugural ceremony. David Hall, an official with Outserve-SLDN who helped with the successful effort to repeal the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell law [...]
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Boston, MA Grant received to educate gay men about domestic violence The Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project has received a $10,000 Verizon Foundation grant to support a program educating GBTQ men about domestic violence and the role they can play in responding to it. The campaign will aim to empower [...]
ENDA Must Fight It Out in Congress Like DADT
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The Employment Non-Discrimination Act –or ENDA—has always been a top priority for the LGBT community politically. It’s been around in one form or another for almost 40 years, passed the House once, and nearly passed the Senate once. Now, as President Obama — the most pro-gay president in history — [...]
The OutField: No Turkeys this Thanksgiving
By: Dan Woog*/Special for TRT– So what do LGBT Americans have to be thankful for this Thanksgiving? The passage of same-sex marriage in three more states earlier this month, and the rejection of an anti-gay resolution in another. The reelection of a president who ended “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and who routinely mentions gay men [...]
Obama Victory Bodes Well for LGBT Community
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service In the November 6 race with the greatest impact on the LGBT community, President Obama secured re-election Tuesday night, winning both the popular and electoral vote majorities. The Obama re-election on the same night the LGBT community won unprecedented battles in four states over marriage equality and Wisconsin elected the [...]
Historic: First Trans Woman to Head OutServe-SLDN
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– She’s the right person in the right place at the right time. That’s the consensus viewpoint about West Point graduate Allyson Robinson, a former Army officer and transgender woman who was selected last week as the new executive director of the nation’s leading LGBT military advocacy organization, OutServe-SLDN, which announced plans [...]
Equality Needs a Champion Like Elizabeth Warren
By: Kara Suffredini, Esq.*/Special to TRT– Eight years ago, we knew that if we won the right to marry in Massachusetts the rest of the country would follow. We were right. Today, five other states and the District of Columbia recognize the marriages of same-sex couples, and it’s only a matter of time before marriage [...]
HRC Statement Tweets and Opinion on Passing of Sen. Arlen Specter
Press Release and TRT Opinion– Many are reacting to the passing of former Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter. HRC President Chad Griffin issued the following statement on the death of former Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter: “On behalf of the Human Rights Campaign, I extend our condolences to the family of Arlen Specter. His support for repeal of [...]
Election: Ignoring and Ostracizing Needs of Some LGBTQ People Through Homonationalism
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist– I am tempted to write a scathing article about Paris Hilton’s ridiculous homophobic and HIV/AIDS-ignorant verbal vomit, however, I have chosen otherwise. Though please do check out her comments while also paying attention to some of the sex negativity coming out of the gay press. It is plenty easy to critique [...]
In NYC: DADT Repeal Celebrated One Year Out
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– A gala tribute honoring veterans, service members, and activists in the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal effort sold out this week on Tuesday evening, Sept. 18, as 1,100 attendees boarded the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum, located in New York City. The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, OutServe, and the Interbank [...]
One Year Out, Report Finds Few Issues With DADT Repeal
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– In a few short days, backers of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal are throwing a party aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum, located in New York City. It’s a pretty big deal, the one-year anniversary celebration to be held on Tuesday, September 18, which includes a tribute to retired [...]
Coast to Coast, Gays React to Ryan as Romney’s VP
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– The dog days of summer brought the 2012 presidential race into sharper focus, when on Saturday morning, August 11, presumptive Republican Party nominee Mitt Romney announced that his choice for running mate would be Representative Paul Ryan, a seven-term congressman from Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District. LGBT experts’ reactions LGBT politicos were [...]
SLDN and OutServe to Merge
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– Two leading organizations in the successful effort to repeal the ban on openly gay military service have announced they are merging. News of Service members Legal Defense Network and Out Serve’s joining forces broke on July 2 after the boards of directors of each group voted unanimously to combine forces. In [...]
An LGBTQ-Discrimination Going-out-of-Business Sale
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 apparel. By the time you read this, Pride season will be in full swing. I’ve already marched in one parade myself. If you live in or near the New England [...]
