The OutField: Rugby Tackles Homophobia
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT— If you’re looking for a stereotypical macho sport, you don’t have to search further than rugby. A full-contact sport —without…
2015
Jake Biondi Releases Boystown Season Four
Friday the 13th is Boystown fans’ lucky day “The wait is over,” Jake Biondi told fans of his ‘Boystown’ book series. “Due to the amazing success of…
Skye High’s From Darkness to Diva
“This is a raw, courageous and uplifting story that you won’t want to put down.”—The Global Thinkx2 Initiative From Darkness To Diva is a new…
Updated:Barnstable Sued for Blocking Legal, Life-Saving Needle Distribution Program
UPDATE (original report below): Today after a hearing, the Barnstable Superior Court (MA) enabled the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod (ASGCC) to continue its…
BGMC Mixes Carols and New Classics in Annual Holiday Concert
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) is proud to present Ho Ho Ho, a holiday concert of traditional carols, a stunning new work by the composer…
Creep of the Week: Ben Carson is a Homophobe
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— Dear LGBT Community, This is a cease and desist letter regarding the accusation that Ben Carson is a homophobe. Stop…
FL Same-Sex Couples Ask Federal Court to Order State Officials to Treat Them Equally
Ask to have Both Parents Listed on their Children’s Birth Certificates TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Yesterday, the married same-sex couples suing the State of Florida asked a federal…
RI Medicaid Program Removes Outdated Transgender Exclusions
This week, Rhode Island’s Department of Health and Human Services announced that the state’s Medicaid program has removed arbitrary and outdated coverage exclusions for transgender…
Better Understanding of Pregnant Transgender Men is Needed
Courtesy of the National LGBT Health Education Center of Fenway Health There has been little research on the topic of transgender people and their desire…
Report: Only Half of LGBT Americans Protected from Employment Discrimination
By: The Seattle Lesbian— A new brief released earlier this week by the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) reveals that a shocking 70 percent of the geographic…
Planned Parenthood Battle Emblematic of a Bigger Struggle for Women’s Rights
By: Mike Givens*/Special Guest Columnist— In 2015, a horrifying trend of abuse, marginalization and mistreatment is rearing its head publicly across the country. The…
Ask a Trans Woman: Suicide and Survival—Is There Blood on Your Hands?
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Lately I’ve been pretty immersed in politics and activism. I’ve been trying to convince people to support and speak out for…
Facebook Updates “Real Name” Policy, Affects Trans, Others
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief— Facebook has been under fire by thousands of LGBT organizations, groups and activists and concerned users for its discriminatory “real name”…
Anti-Trans Hatred, Prejudice & Trans Suicides: How We Can Stop Them
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— It’s November and once again it is time for the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, TDOR, the day where we…
Prayers for Bobby: El Suicidio de LGBTTs
Por: Francisco “El Jimagua” Cartagena Méndez/Columnista de TRT— La película Plegarias para Bobby (‘Prayers for Bobby’) refleja una triste historia de la vida real sobre…
Trans Community & Allies to Honor Transgender Lives During TDOR 2015
By: Sara Brown/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Every November, the transgender community focuses on the family, friends and loved ones they have lost to violence and…
Black and Pink Celebrates 10: Helping Incarcerated LGBTQs
By: Sara Brown/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—A Boston non-profit organization that supports LGBTQ prisoners’ rights recently celebrated their 10th anniversary. Black and Pink is an…
Updated: Understanding the Sexual Orientation of Pansexuality
Pansexuality and bisexuality are often confused, but they are very different, indeed By: Sara Brown/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—While LGBTQ individuals are continuing to gain…
Faith, God and Family: Marriage Equality & Religious Liberty, A Theologian’s Reflection Part 2
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Justin Tanis, Managing Director at the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry, established at the Pacific School of…
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal: ¿Erré al Confiar en Colega Que Tengo VIH?
Por: Kyle Palazzolo/Abogada, Lambda Legal— P: Soy enfermera y me encanta mi trabajo. No hay nada más gratificante que cuidar a mis pacientes y trabajar…
The Frivolist: 6 Ways to Lessen the Gut-Busting Effects of Your Thanksgiving Binge
By: Mikey Rox*/Special to TRT— Thanksgiving is a holiday of gratitude and family, indulgence and indigestion. Embrace the former while ditching the latter with these…
Deep Inside Hollywood: Ellen Page, Alan Cumming, ‘Jessica Jones,’ ‘Absolutely Fabulous’
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special to TRT— Ellen Page: Flatlining Ellen Page, so good in Freeheld (in theaters as we speak), might very well be stepping…
Peaches Lets It All Hang Out: Talks Childhood Trans Friend, Rub & More
Performer talks childhood trans friend, p3nis onesies and v@gina love By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— “Look. I don’t have breasts anymore.” Peaches is reminiscing on a…