COVID, Variants & Trans People
Covid Vaccine, Covid’s Ability to Morphe and the Attacks from the Religious Right on Others But Not Themselves By: Chris Gilmore*/TRT Columnist— How long will…
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New RNC Spokesperson Elizabeth Harrington Hates Trans Kids, Troops
By: Neal Broverman— Transphobic writer Elizabeth Harrington will be the Republican National Committee’s new national spokesperson, the party announced Thursday. Harrington replaces Kayleigh McEnany, who’s…
Organizations React to North Carolina’s Lawsuit Against Federal Government Over HB2
RALEIGH, N.C.—North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice that asks a federal court to determine that House…
Rising Star Jess T. Dugan Transforms Minds Through Portraits of Transgender Trailblazers
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— There’s a photograph of Jess T. Dugan from 2005 with bandages over where her breasts used to be. She’s standing…
Lawmaker Wants to Change North Carolina’s LGBT-Inclusive Public Accommodations Ordinance
The speaker of North Carolina’s House of Representatives, Tim Moore, wants to change an ordinance adopted by the Charlotte City Council in its LGBT-inclusive public…
Transgender Vets: Higher Rates of Mental & Medical Health Issues; National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Feb. 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day By: Eric Brus* In recent years, many research studies have identified significant health disparities―including very high rates…
Complacency Could Mean Disaster for LGBTQ Rights in 2016 and Beyond
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…
Report: Transgender Experiences in Sex Work, Decriminalization Recommended
New Data Shows Harms to the Community, Population At High-risk for HIV NEW YORK—The Red Umbrella Project (RedUP), the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE),…
Gov. Cuomo Extends Discrimination Protections to Transgender New Yorkers
NEW YORK—Equality Federation applauds New York Governor Andrew Cuomo who announced last night, at Federation member Empire State Pride Agenda’s gala, regulations to protect transgender people…
The New York Times’ Stumbling, Problematic Transgender Coverage
By: Carlos Maza/LGBT Program Director Media Matters for America— When you hear of a media outlet peddling debunked and misleading research in order to argue against providing…
Sexual Minorities Archives Gains Federal Non-profit Status; Received Leslie Feinberg Library
NORTHAMPTON, Mass.—The Sexual Minorities Educational Foundation, Inc. (SMEF), the non-profit organization that furthers the work of the Sexual Minorities Archives, was notified by the Internal…
World’s Premier AIDS Conference Finds Poor Coverage of Populations Most-at-Risk for HIV
A new report produced by a coalition of global advocacy organizations shows that the International AIDS Conference (IAC) program continues to lack meaningful coverage of…
Marginalized Populations Worldwide Unite, Call for Revised Approach to Global HIV Epidemic
Washington, D.C. – As HIV rates continue to climb among marginalized groups around the world, the major global networks of gay men, people who use drugs,…
Trans United for Obama Launches Nationwide Effort
WASHINGTON — Trans United for Obama, a national volunteer effort, has launched a campaign to rally transgender people, their allies, families, and supporters in the…
Making Room for Diverse Trans Identities at the May LGBT Muslim Retreat
By: Tynan Power*/TRT Columnist– For the last few months, my life — or at least my e-mail — has been dominated by the upcoming LGBT…