Trump’s Decision to End DACA Could Put 75K LGBT Young People’s Lives At Risk, Reactions
“This administration just turned the lives of tens of thousands of our community members upside down” WASHINGTON—With the stroke of a pen filled with cruelty,…
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Getting to Zero Coalition: Boston Pledges to End HIV by 2020
The Getting To Zero Coalition is made up of 35 community-based organizations and health centers statewide working to eliminate the transmission of HIV. Before signing the…
NCLR, GLAD File New Motion for Urgent, Immediate Halt to Trump’s Transgender Military Ban
Military leaders speak out in powerful new declarations against Trump’s transgender military ban, its disruption to armed forces and threat to national security New…
Fenway: Unintended Health Consequences of Trump’s Anti-Transgender Military Ban
BOSTON—The Fenway Institute today warned of the unintended health consequences of a memorandum issued by President Trump on Friday, August 25 that reverses policy that permits transgender…
Lambda Legal & OutServe-SLDN Sue the Trump Administration to Reverse Trans Military Ban
SEATTLE – Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration’s ban on military service by transgender individuals….
Trump Signs Discriminatory Anti-Transgender Military Ban
The anti-transgender military ban will affect an estimated 15K transgender service members Today, President Trump signed a memo officially banning transgender Americans from joining the…
AMPA Responds to President Trump’s Outrageous Comments on Transgender Service Members
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the American Military Partner Association (AMPA), the nation’s largest organization of LGBT military spouses and their families, responded to comments made by President…
GLAD and NCLR File Case Challenging Trump’s Directive to Reinstate Transgender Military Ban
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, lawyers from GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S….
Oklahoma Gay Man’s Home Burned to Ground, History of Racism & Homophobic Attacks
OKLAHOMA CITY—This week, Randy Gamel-Medler, an Oklahoma gay man, filed a federal equal protection lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of…
Breaking Down Bisexuality: Understanding the Most Prevalent Sexual Identity Under the LGBTQ+ Umbrella (Part 1)
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— In the first of a two-part series, The Rainbow Times speaks with bisexual people about their identities and explores the “B”…
Breaking: Trump Bans Transgender Service Members From The Military; More Reactions
WASHINGTON—In an unexpected move, President Donald Trump announced through tweets today that he was re-instating the ban on transgender Americans openly serving in the armed…
Alert: Fenway Health Statement on Senate Vote to Proceed on Vote on Health Care Bill
BOSTON—Today, the United States Senate voted to proceed with debate on a bill to either repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or one that would…
Restoring Honor to Mass. Veterans Discharged from the Military on the Basis of Sexual Orientation
By: Evan R. Seamone*/TRT Guest Columnist— In 2011 the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) Repeal Act went into effect, terminating the military’s 1993 policy banning gays…
Boston Medical Center Releases Study on Gender Affirmation Surgery
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— Boston Medical Center recently released the results of a study quantifying the number of transgender patients opting for gender affirmation…
“Becoming Visible” Workshop Educates Clinicians on Transgender Patient Care
Transgender health needs prompt culturally-sensitive medical training By: Jenna Spinelle/TRT Reporter— SOUTH ATTLEBORO Mass.—Rachel Legend has spent her career advocating for the LGBTQ community across…
Equality Texas Legislative Report Card
Historic Number of Anti-LGBT Bills Filed, 40 Bills Filed by Allies to End Discrimination TEXAS—During what is now being called the “session of oppression,” the…
Fenway: Under Senate Plan Among 22 Million Would Lose Health Insurance
LGBT & PLWH Disproportionately Affected by It BOSTON—The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), a U.S. Senate bill to…
Supreme Court Reverses Arkansas’ Attempt to Defy Obergefell on Marriage Equality Decision Anniversary
Arkansas couples challenged Arkansas’ “blatant refusal” to list same-sex spouses on their children’s birth certificates; marriage equality wins again SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Today, the U.S. Supreme…
Sexual Orientation Questions Added Back Into National Survey of LGBT Older Adults
Fenway Health praises move by U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services BOSTON—Yesterday, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) of the U.S. Department of Health…
Boston Pride Under Fire as Accusations of Transphobia, Racism, Censorship Loom
By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter & Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— On Saturday, June 10, at the corner of Fairfield and Boylston streets in Boston, more than…
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…
Former US Atty. General Eric Holder to Receive GLAD’s 2017 Spirit of Justice Award
The Honorable Eric H. Holder Jr., whose tenure as U.S. Attorney General under President Barack Obama marked huge advances in LGBTQ rights, will be the…
Capital Pride 2017 is “Unapologetically Proud”
LGBTQ Community Unites Against Fear and Discrimination in Weekend Featuring Pride Parade, Concert with Miley Cyrus, and More WASHINGTON—In 2017, LGBTQ people around the country…