Justice for Leelah Alcorn
By: Keegan O’Brien*/The Socialist Worker— In her suicide note, a transgender teen who took her own life asked for her death to “mean something.” Keegan O’Brien explains…
2015
Exclusive: Rosie Cepero Brings Love & Hope from Beyond
TLC Star speaks about spirits, LGBTQ youth, parents and “Angels Among Us” By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief— Rosie Cepero, the leading star of TLC’s “Angel’s Among…
OUTVETS to Make History Marching in Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—Last month, The South Boston Allied War Veterans Council (AWVC) voted 5-4 in favor of allowing an LGBT veterans…
Family Equality Council to Host 20th Annual Family Week in 2015
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— SOMERVILLE, Mass.—Family Equality Council (FEC)—a national organization that connects, supports, and represents the three million parents who are lesbian, gay,…
Exclusive: Harvard University Seminar Series Explores LGBT Issues Post-Marriage Equality
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Throughout the 2014-2015 academic year, Harvard University is hosting a seminar series called “After Marriage: The Future of LGBT Activism.”…
Fenway Study: Transgender Youth at High Risk for Negative Mental Health Outcomes
Primary Care clinicians should routinely screen transgender youth for mental health concerns BOSTON, Mass.—Transgender youth have disparately negative mental health outcomes related to depression, anxiety,…
Exclusive from Florida: Gay Couples say “I Do!”
By: Viviana Valiente/TRT Florida Correspondent— Miami, Fla.—The legalization of same sex marriages in Florida, many attest, is remarkable. The definition of marriage is no longer…
Remembering Leelah Alcorn: You Will Always Sparkle
Trans teen ends life after years of “Christian” rejection By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief— Leelah Alcorn, assigned a different name at birth, knew all too well what…
The OutField: ‘Big News’ on the LGBT Sports Front
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT— Back in the day—“the day” being, say, 2012—an athlete coming out as gay or lesbian was Big News. In 2014,…
Ask a Trans Woman: A Scene of the Banality of Everyday Discrimination
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— It being a new year, I thought I’d give you something very different this month: a little glimpse inside an all-too-common…
Faith, Family and God: Finding your Truth & Relevance in 2015
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Often when I conduct a workshop, speak before a civic group, or receive an email inquiry about spiritual counseling and…
TRANSitioning at Work: Are you Ready? Are they Ready? Let’s Do It!
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Transitioning to your true gender is a wonderful thing. You’ve gotten to the point where you’re finally on the right…
¡Vive la Vida y Cada Día en el 2015 con Esperanza y Amor!
Por: Wilfred Labiosa/Columnista de TRT— El 2014 fue, para mí, un año de muchos cambios y aunque nunca suelo escribir de mis cosas personales, quiero…
Book Review: An Exploration of Male Sex Workers, Beyond the Stigma
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— It’s January! Time to snuggle up with a good read! “Male Sex Work and Society,” edited by Victor Minichiello and John…
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal: El VIH y la Discriminación en el Empleo
P: Yo he trabajado con la misma empresa por varios años, y en general, estoy contento. Recientemente, me hice la prueba del VIH, y mi…
Was Whitney Houston a Lesbian?
Yolonda Ross Plays Whitney Houston’s rumored lesbian lover in the upcoming Lifetime movie By: Mark Dawson*/Special to TRT— There’s one thing Yolonda Ross, the actress who…
MassEquality Congratulates Senator Rosenberg on Being Sworn in as MA’s Senate President
BOSTON, Mass.— Today, Senator Stan Rosenberg (D — Amherst) was sworn in as the 93rd Massachusetts Senate President. A true leader and advocate for the…
MassEquality Applauds Governor’s Signing of Homeless Youth Bill
BOSTON, Mass.—Today, Governor Patrick signed into law the Unaccompanied Homeless Youth bill which defines who is an unaccompanied homeless youth and instructs the Executive Office…
Assessing the Fight Against AIDS: How Close Are we to ‘Getting to Zero’?
By: Eric Brus* Although we are 30 years into the AIDS epidemic, we still do not have consensus around precisely what “ending the epidemic” means. Yet…
All Florida Clerks Must Issue Marriage Licenses to Gay Couples
FLORIDA—Today, federal district court Judge Robert L. Hinkle confirmed his marriage ruling in a new order stating that clerks of ALL Florida counties must issue marriage…