Boston’s Transgender Resistance Vigil
Boston’s Transgender Resistance Will Hold Vigil/March This Saturday DORCHESTER, Mass.—As the world reflects on the 50th Anniversary of Pride, it is a somber moment for members…
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National and International LGBTQ News Briefs
The Rainbow Times’ Pick of News Briefs For You “Several mainstream television programs portray asexuality—and hopefully more will soon” Though asexuality is still little-understood by…
Hostile Laws & Lack of LGBT Protections Leave Trans People at Risk
The Map Report Look at Transgender Legal Equality and Trans People at Risk Across the Country DENVER, Col.— The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)…
Op-Ed: No on Massachusetts Ballot Question 2
A Perspective on Question 2 and its effects on public school programs By: Kaden Mohamed*/MTPC Steering Committee— Growing up in New York City and being the…
AG Healey’s Office Partners with Medical Community to Improve Care for LGBT Patients
Trainings Held for Hospital Personnel to Improve Access to Medical Care for LGBT Patients, Special Focus on Transgender Individuals BOSTON—As a part of her efforts…
Leading Coalition of Latino Organizations: LGBTQ-Inclusive Policy Recommendations to Presidential Candidates
Also released Recommendations for Federal Policymakers WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), a coalition of 40 of the nation’s preeminent Latino advocacy organizations, released its…
Op-Ed: Transgender People Still Experience Barriers to Healthcare, But Change Is On The Way
By: Harvey Makadon, MD— The transgender community has experienced impressive advances in societal understanding and recognition in the last few years. The Obama Administration has…
Facebook Updates “Real Name” Policy, Affects Trans, Others
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief— Facebook has been under fire by thousands of LGBT organizations, groups and activists and concerned users for its discriminatory “real name”…
Combating Partner Violence, Focuses on LGBTQ People of Color, TOD@S
By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— BOSTON, Mass.—Alarming figures indicate that up to 75 percent of LGBTQ individuals have experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), as found in a…
Freedom Massachusetts: Public Hearing on Transgender Rights
By: Sara Brown/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Transgender rights advocates need your testimony and attendance to Freedom Massachusetts’ public hearing on October 6 to push legislation forward…
Positively Trans: Assesses Needs & Realities of Transgender People Living with HIV/AIDS
OAKLAND, Calif.—Today, Transgender Law Center launched the Positively Trans (T+) survey, a first-of-its-kind community-led needs assessment to examine the legal and policy landscape as experienced…
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…
Gender Non-Conforming Teen Faces Discrimination at South Carolina DMV
DMV Actions Restricted Free Speech and Violated Constitutional Protections NEW YORK—The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) calls upon the South Carolina Department of…
The Summit: Transforming Victimization by the Prison Industrial Complex into Empowerment & Action
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist– On Saturday, April 27th, the Hispanic/Black Gay Coalition will team up with Black and Pink to host a summit for formerly…
UMass Stonewall Center Director Discusses New Book, Gender Fluidity and Trans Youth
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter– The Director of the UMass Stonewall Center, LGBT activist and scholar, Dr. Genny Beemyn spoke with The Rainbow Times about ze’s latest…
In the Life Groundbreaking Episode: Journeys of Transgender Children & Their Families
New York, NY – This month, the award-winning newsmagazine In The Life will debut “Becoming Me,” featuring eight families with transgender and gender nonconforming children…
Northampton LGBT ancestor Anna de Naucaze’s story intrigues, inspires
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter– On Feb. 5, a rapt audience in the Smith College Campus Center listened to a story of an early 20th-century gender…