The Real History of an Uprising: Stonewall Movie Examined
Reviews of the movie Stonewall have been negative, but the Hollywood film does offer a chance to talk about the real history of LGBT resistance By: Keegan O’Brien*—…
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Amnesty International Votes to Decriminalize Sex Work, Protect Sex Workers
By: Sara Brown/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—At the International Council meeting in Dublin, Ireland, Amnesty International voted in support of decriminalizing sex work, in order to…
Trans Women are 49 Times More Likely to Have HIV & Here’s Why You Should Care
By: Diane Anderson-Minshall*/Special to TRT— Let me tell you about a woman I met. Let’s call her Trina. On the surface, we have some similarities….
Dating a Trans Person & the Complications that Follow
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— When people are attracted to each other, usually dating follows and a relationship may begin. If things develop, there may…
Life, Lesbians and the Pursuit of Hotness
Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara talk making out, gay cred and a ‘liberating’ summer of lady-led films By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Legally… lesbian? Well,…
Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival Will Be the Last
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— In an unexpected statement, Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival founder and organizer explained that the 40th Anniversary of the MichFest will be the…
Cisgender Men and Their Fears of Dating Trans Women
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— You may or may not know it, but there is a good percentage of men who prefer trans women as…
Simmons Announces New Undergraduate Admissions Policy Welcoming Transgender Women
By: Clara Lefton/ TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—This Fall, Simmons College became the third traditional women’s college in the United States to welcome transgender women as…
Ask a Transwoman: Am I Trans?
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Dear Lorelei, I’ve known since I was nine years old that I didn’t want breasts. I went through puberty very young….
Smith Students Continue to Protest Smith Admissions’ Policies for Transgender Women
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— NORTHAMPTON, Mass.—Smith College students recently held a protest on campus in response to admissions policies they say are exclusionary towards…
Are You a Girl? A Child’s Question: Reflections on the Journey to Living as Female
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— After a coffee date with my girlfriends on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, I came home to my apartment and found…
Op-Ed: Why is Gay Inc. Ignoring Chelsea Manning & CeCe McDonald?
By: Keegan O’Brien— CeCe McDonald and Pvt. Chelsea Manning (formerly known as Pvt. Bradley Manning before recently coming out as transgender) are queer freedom fighters…
New Report Says Trans People Face “Broken Bargain” in Employment
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—A new report by the LGBT Movement Advancement Project (MAP) paints a picture of the employment scene for transgender people….
LifeSkills Project Celebrates First Year at Anniversary Ball
Performances and Ball categories bring together participants and community members By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Reporter— LifeSkills—an empowerment-focused research study for young transgender women ages 16-29, offered…
LifeSkills Empowers Transgender Women, Galvanizes LGBTQ Community
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times– The LifeSkills Project, a program for and by transgender women at the Fenway Institute, is making the news…