Rates of HIV Falling: Gay Men Still More Vulnerable Than Most
By: Eric Brus*— The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that annual HIV diagnoses fell 19% in the U.S. from 2005 to…
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Transgender Man Wins Health Insurance Coverage for Gender Transition
NEW YORK—The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) has secured insurance coverage for a transgender man’s medically necessary care after his union-sponsored health insurance…
Hillary Clinton’s Landmark LGBT Policy Brief
Yesterday, Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unveiled a landmark policy paper addressing issues that affect the LGBT community. Clinton’s policy proposal is the first and…
Compelling New Memoir Addresses Challenges Facing Transgender Individuals in America
SAN FRANCISCO—In a historic time for the LGBT community in the U.S., activist, writer, and public health consultant Willy Wilkinson’s Born on the Edge of…
Fla. 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…
Report: Transgender Experiences in Sex Work, Decriminalization Recommended
New Data Shows Harms to the Community, Population At High-risk for HIV NEW YORK—The Red Umbrella Project (RedUP), the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE),…
Transgender Women and HIV Prevention
BOSTON, Mass.—A policy brief released today by the National Center for Innovation in HIV Care—a program of The Fenway Institute, AIDS United, and ARCW—examines questions…
ÆQUALIS & Prudential Join Forces: Make Life Insurance Available to People Living with HIV
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) and ÆQUALIS, an innovative company bringing insurance products to under-served communities, have joined forces to make life insurance coverage available to…
Trans Writer Brings Danger & Eggs to Amazon, Tackles Issues Facing Youth & Adults
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— Can any lessons be learned from a rambunctious teal-haired youngster and her best friend, who just happens to be an…
NCLR, HRC, and CHLP Launch Campaign to Raise Awareness of HIV Criminalization Laws
WASHINGTON—Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), and the Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP) launched a new…
HUD Offers Guidance on “Appropriate Placement” of Transgender People in Homeless Shelters
Courtesy of The Fenway Institute The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has published new guidelines for emergency homeless shelters that explicitly state…
RI Bars Insurers from Exclusions for Transgender Health
Yesterday, the Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner released a bulletin Regarding Prohibited Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity and Expression. The bulletin…
Prevalence of HIV Infection Among Hispanics or Latinos
Plus, impact of domestic violence on LGBT and HIV-positive people. By: Eric Brus* The U.S. Centers for Disease Control recently published a new report, Diagnoses…
HUD Rules to Ensure Equality for Transgender Individuals Seeking Shelters
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a proposed rule that would ensure that transgender individuals seeking accommodations in emergency…
The Washington Post’s Editorial Board Denounces Tragic Discrimination of Transgender Students
The Washington Post‘s editorial board denounced the “fear-mongering” that “has become a staple” of debates over transgender student rights and led to “tragic discrimination” against transgender…
DOJ Weighs in on Transgender Exclusion in Americans with Disabilities Act
Yesterday the Department of Justice (DOJ) weighed in on the transgender exclusion written into the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), urging the court to ignore the exclusion…
Mother Asks Supreme Court to Review Alabama’s Anti-Gay Parent Measure
Review Unprecedented Alabama Refusal to Recognize a Same-Sex Parent Adoption from Another State and Asks the Court to Stay Alabama Decision So She Can Have Visitation with…
The LGBT Community & Allies Stand in Solidarity with France
The LGBT community and allies, celebrities, politicians and just about anyone with a Twitter account took to Twitter and to social media to show their solidarity, sympathy…
Updated: Anti-LGBT Ruling Causes Mass Resignation within LDS Church
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— Thousands of LGBTQ Mormons and Allies resigned from the Church of Latter-Day Saints on Saturday, November 14 due to a new…
Chelsea Manning Responds to Government Move to Dismiss Lawsuit Seeking Health Care for Gender Dysphoria
The Department of Justice has filed a brief In Chelsea Manning’s case against the United States government challenging her request to grow her hair beyond the two…
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…
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…