Warren Releases Plan For Securing LGBTQ+ Rights & Equality
The Warren campaign is the only campaign to directly send TRT such a detailed LGBTQ+ plan CHARLESTOWN, Mass.—Today, Elizabeth Warren released her plan to secure…
transgender women of color
4th Transgender Woman of Color Murdered in FL; Media, Law Enforcement Still Misgender Victims
ORLANDO, FLA.—Yesterday, Equality Florida and GLAAD mourn the death of Sasha Garden, a transgender woman of color murdered in Orlando on Thursday, July 19. Sasha…
New England Pride Guide: Violence Against Transgender Women of Color on the Rise
Transgender women of color, crime reporting, political climate among challenges faced by the community By: Jenna Spinelle/TRT Reporter— Ciara McElveen. Keke Collier. Brenda Bostick. Chay…
Groundswell Announces Fund to Support Grassroots Organizing led by Women of Color and Transgender People of Color
New “Liberation Fund” Aims to Ensure Reproductive & Gender Justice by Supporting Women of Color and Transgender People of Color to Build Grassroots Power OAKLAND,…
New Reports Highlight Inequities Faced by Transgender People Living with HIV
OAKLAND, Calif.—Transgender Law Center released two new reports today examining the experiences and disparities faced by transgender people living with HIV—primarily transgender women of color….
Trump’s Threat to Transgender Youth
By: Keegan O’Brien*— Kyler Prescott grew up in San Diego. He was an avid piano player, an animal lover and a talented writer. According to…
Anti-HIV Mobile App for Young Gay/Bi Males Gets Funding & National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
The Anti-HIV App, MyPEEPS, will feature entertainment-like scenarios among other things By: Eric Brus*— NIH Awards $7.9 Million to Test Mobile HIV Prevention App for…
First Ever Transgender HIV Testing Day Observed
By: Eric Brus*— On Monday, April 18, the inaugural National Transgender HIV Testing Day (NTHTD) was observed in the United States. Sponsored by the Center…
Getting to Zero Coalition Determines Strategy to Reduce HIV Diagnoses
By: Luke Sherman/TRT Contributor— Advocacy organizations, public health officials, and concerned community members came together for the first time in late February to discuss the…
LGBTQ Students: More Likely to be Sexually Assaulted, Less Likely to Report It
By: Sara Brown/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—As the nation becomes more educated of the epidemic of sexual assaults happening on college campuses, LGBTQ students (especially…
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*—…
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….
#MakeRoom: HBGC’s New Leaders Institute Host QTPOC Art Exhibit in Support of Trans Justice
BOSTON—On October 10th from 4-7 p.m., the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC) will host #MakeRoom-A QTPOC Art Initiative For Trans Justice In Massachusetts to support Massachusetts…
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…
The National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020
Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order releasing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020, detailing principles and priorities to guide our collective national work to address…
The Tragic Death of India Clarke Deserves Better Reporting
TAMPA, Fla.—Family, friends as well as the entire LGBT community are grieving over the murder of India Clarke, a transgender woman of color whose body…
Mainstream LGBTQ News Coverage Virtually Only About Marriage Equality
By: Milo Todd/Special to TRT— Marriage Equality. That’s a success and a massive deal. History was made mere weeks ago (http://tiny.cc/ql07zx). But as I saw…
Why the LGBT Movement Should Support #BlackLivesMatter
By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to The Rainbow Times— The Baltimore Rebellion has reignited a national discussion about police violence and racism and what relationship the LGBTQ…
Unity Pride Forms in Boston: Promotes Inclusivity, Celebrates Differences, Unites Through Social Justice
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Pride season will be here before we know it, and this year, a new organization called Unity Pride has…
Ask a Trans Woman: TDoR, a Vigil for Our Dead, a Reminder for Our Community
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— I’ve been avoiding writing this. It’s been in my head for a while now, but every time I sit down to…
Standing Up for Justice: An Interview with CeCe McDonald
By: Keegan O’Brien*— [This interview was originally published on www.SocialWorker.org] CeCe McDonald faced life in prison for defending herself against a racist and transphobic hate…
Why Celebrating LGBT Latin@ Pride is Important
• According to The annual Hate Violence Report released by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs in 2012 (NCAVP), 73 % of ALL Anti-LGBTQ homicide victims…