By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— BOSTON, Mass.—Alarming figures indicate that up to 75 percent of LGBTQ individuals have experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), as found in a…
By: Sara Brown/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Transgender rights advocates need your testimony and attendance to Freedom Massachusetts’ public hearing on October 6 to push legislation forward…
Tony Perkins is the head of one of the most extreme anti-gay hate groups in the country, yet media outlets continue to give him a platform that enables…
Report from Advancement Project, Equality Federation, and Gay Straight Alliance Network, Provides an Intersectional Approach to Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline WASHINGTON – Research shows that…
A report to be released September 17 by the Special Legislative Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Aging will recommend a sweeping set of…
By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief – BOSTON, Mass.— Alarming statistics in the LGBT elders of color population nationwide has prompted local organizations to tackle disparities as this…
WASHINGTON—Today, the American Military Partner Association (AMPA), the nation’s largest organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) military families, responded to the results of a…
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…
By: The Seattle Lesbian— Move over Jared at Subway, Josh Duggar has an even bigger fish to fry this week (if that’s even possible). Jim…
SAN JUAN—In a state of bliss, dozens of gay Puerto Ricans celebrated their union in a same-sex mass wedding yesterday on the island, in what many…
Out director talks hot farm boys, directing Kathy Bates and Susan Sarandon, and dropping the ‘gay film’ label By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Xavier Dolan…
By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— In a groundbreaking announcement posted yesterday, Target unveiled a new plan to phase out “unnecessary” gender-based labeling from all of its toy…
By: Nicole Lashomb/TRT Editor-in-Chief— Despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s marriage equality ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, LGBT activists agree that there are still more battles…
Conservatives are telling the story; controlling the media; right-wing fear mongering in effect Upcoming Ballot Referendum Could Set The Tone For Media Coverage Of Non-Discrimination Fights Houston looks set to become…
By: Fenway Health— When a child comes out to a parent, it can be a difficult time for everyone involved. Parents may feel torn between…
Equality Federation Hails Historic Legislation to Ensure All Americans Are Free From Unfair Discrimination CHARLOTTE, NC—Today the Equality Act was introduced by Senator Jeff Merkley…
By: Mikey Rox*/Special to TRT— We’re just about halfway through summer, and chances are you’ve worn yourself out – even though you don’t dare show…
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— Today, the Defense Secretary Ashton Carter issued a statement that will lift the transgender military ban pending a six-month study to move onto…
By: Sara Brown/TRT Assistant Editor— Some lawmakers in Massachusetts are trying to combat the gender wage gap in the state. A bill was filed by…
BOSTON, Mass.—Yesterday, hundreds of people gathered at a MassEquality and community event at the front steps of the Massachusetts State House to celebrate the U.S….
By: Editorial Staff— In a historic decision, the High Court has ruled 5-4 that same-sex marriage is legal across the nation. Justice Kennedy wrote the…
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Point Foundation (Point) is awarding new scholarships to 36 students who have demonstrated academic excellence and leadership in their communities, despite facing obstacles…
WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez will induct civil rights leader and worker rights equality pioneer Frank Kameny into the Department of Labor’s Hall…