Pregúntale a Lambda Legal – Acceso al Baño Para Personas Transgénero
Por: Dru Levasseur/Abogado de derechos Transgéneros de LL— P: Soy una persona transgénero y recientemente fui cuestionada por un empleado de un restaurante local cuando…
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Gayborhood News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Exec. Assistant Publisher— Boston, MA Boston Police issue order for police interactions with trans* individuals The Boston Police Commissioner has issued a…
Are Transpeople Proud? A Personal Viewpoint on Pride and Self-Acceptance
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Every year LGBT Prides are held throughout the world and every year they get bigger and bigger. More and more…
Ask Lambda Legal – Bathroom Access for Transgender People
By: Dru Levasseur/Transgender Rights Attorney for LL— Q: I’m a transgender person and was recently questioned by an employee of a local restaurant when I…
To Cook is To Love: A Foodies Journal and a Book Review
By: John Verlinden*/TRT Columnist— Book Review: Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us My nominee for this year’s list of great summertime reading…
Jossie Valentin Announces Candidacy for Holyoke Ward 4 City Councilor
By: Graysen Martínez Ocasio/TRT Publisher— HOLYOKE, Mass. – A local resident of Holyoke and a fierce supporter of Alex Morse’s platform during the Holyoke Mayoral…
Same-Sex Couples Ask New Mexico Supreme Court to Protect Their Right to Marry
Lawsuit also asks court to recognize marriages between same-sex couples performed out of state as valid in New Mexico ALBUQUERQUER, N.M.—Late Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties…
Rhode Island Marriage Equality: Now What?
Webinar will Help Couples Prepare to Marry in RI PROVIDENCE, R.I.–When Rhode Island’s marriage equality bill was signed into law on May 1, 2013, same-sex…
New Guidance from HHS Protects LGBT Elders
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…
Nuestro Orgullo: El Amor es Amor – ¡Qué Viva la Decisión de la Corte Suprema!
Por: Wilfred Labiosa/Columnista de TRT— Orgullo, ¿por qué y para qué? Estas preguntas no sólo me las hago frecuentemente sino que también hago hincapié durante…
Allied Media Conference Gives Voice & Representation to Marginalized Groups
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist— This month I am writing my column from Detroit, Michigan while attending the 15th Allied Media Conference (AMC). This space has…
Faith, family, and God: Despite Apology, Exodus Continues Spiritual Abuse
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Physical and emotional harm are two known forms of abuse. However, spiritual abuse is often overlooked. Spiritual and emotional mistreatment…
U.S. Supreme Court Rulings Are Bittersweet Joy
The Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals applauds the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 decisions handed down by the Supreme Court of…
BREAKING: Marriage Equality Returns to California
Following historic decisions, weddings begin immediately as 9th Circuit ends Prop 8 once and for all WASHINGTON, D. C. – Gay and lesbian couples will immediately…
Celebrity Chef Tiffani Faison Gets A Taste of Provincetown
Chef Tiffani Faison, of Bravo’s Top Chef and chef/owner of Sweet Cheeks BBQ in Boston, will emcee an event featuring food from 20 Provincetown restaurants…
Senate Passes Immigration Reform Bill in Historic Week in Washington
NQAPIA delivers 2,700 postcards to the Senate calling for immigration reform whileSupreme Court makes historic decision on marriage equality WASHINGTON, DC—YESTERDAY, the Senate voted 68-32…
Ending Conversion Therapy in Massachusetts
Personal Stories From Survivors and Ways to End this Practice in MA Boston, MA – A group of conversion therapy survivors and their supporters known…
HBGC Hosts Book Signing For BET.com “Health Hero” Yolo Akili
Boston, Mass. — The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC) will host author Yolo Akili for a discussion, reading and signing of his new book “Dear…
Fenway Health & AIDS Action Committee’s Partnership: Better Care for HIV Patients & Tackle the Disease
Historic Partnership Will Enhance Programs and Services at Both Organizations BOSTON, Mass.—The Boards of Directors at Fenway Health and AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts (AAC)…
HRC Statement on Reintroduction of the Respect for Marriage Act
Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court found Section 3 of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional, lawmakers in both the House and the…
National LGBT Advocacy Groups Issue Guide to Same-Sex Couples After Historic Ruling on DOMA
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision to strike down Section 3 of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), 11 national…
National Reactions to DOMA & Prop 8 Decisions – Updated
The Supreme Court of the United States has spoken. The people and our LGBT leaders and allies are now speaking back. Their reactions below show…
Double Victory: DOMA and Prop 8 Struck Down
By: Lisa Keen*/Keen News Service— In a stunning double victory, the U.S. Supreme Court today issued decisions that strike down both the Defense of Marriage…