RICHMOND, Va. – By killing an amendment that would have stripped discriminatory language from Virginia’s Constitution and advancing a bill that reaffirmed the right of religious officials to refuse to…
News reports obtained by The Investigative Fund and The Nation reveal that a leaked copy of an executive order to be signed tomorrow morning by…
Yesterday, the President nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve on the United States Supreme Court. GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), which litigates in federal…
The New Year, the inevitable limbo and its effect on the LGBTQ community Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— During my time at a Massachusetts law school…
By: Allen Bush— Berklee presents Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Conspirare in a performance of Considering Matthew Shepard, a moving, three-part contemporary oratorio composed by Craig Hella Johnson. In 1998, a…
Either Clinton or Trump will win, our LGBTQ rights depend on our choice By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Disclaimer: As this is an advice and opinion…
BOSTON – September 26, 2016 – Today, the MassEquality PAC officially announced its third round of endorsements for the 2016 Massachusetts legislative races. Candidates newly endorsed…
The importance of this elections for LGBTQ people By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT columnist— It’s a presidential election year in the good old U.S.A. and everyone…
Due to the discriminatory North Carolina anti-LGBT law the NBA move became a reality Yesterday, the NBA announced that they would be pulling the 2017 All-Star…
WASHINGTON—Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, and Equality NC, the state organization working…
By: Mike Givens*/TRT Assistant Editor— United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death is poised to shake up the political arena in the coming months…
Urge FTC to protect consumers from deceptive, false, and misleading practices WASHINGTON—Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), and…
Every day this week, the DNC will highlight reasons Americans need the Senate to do their jobs, not obstruct President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee. WASHINGTON—The Democratic…
The most-ever anti-LGBT bills are being introduced By: Molly Griffard/ACLU Out For Freedom Campaign Strategist— It’s official: We’re seeing a pattern of extremes emerge in…
By: Sara Brown/TRT Reporter— In 2016, the nation will elect a new president and some voters are wondering where the major candidates stand on LGBTQ…
By: Mike Givens*/TRT Assistant Editor— June 26, 2015 was a historic day for LGBTQ people. That warm Friday was one that I will never forget. I…
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— Dear LGBT Community, This is a cease and desist letter regarding the accusation that Ben Carson is a homophobe. Stop…
GLAD Files First-of-its-Kind Lawsuit Against the insurance company BOSTON, Mass.—Today, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) filed a claim with the Massachusetts Commission Against…
WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez will induct civil rights leader and worker rights equality pioneer Frank Kameny into the Department of Labor’s Hall…
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people has been a hot topic in the media recently after Indiana…
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—The Sixth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld same-sex marriage bans in four states—Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee—in…
GENEVA, Switzerland—For the first time in its history, today the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) expressed concern over the dangerous and discredited practice of…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a division of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has issued an official guidance…