Disproportionate Impact of Smoking on LGBT People
By: Harvey Makadon, MD— As a primary care physician I routinely talk with patients about the hazards of smoking. But I must confess that I…
National News
Breaking: Pres. Obama Signs Executive Order to Protect LGBTs
Fact Sheet on Executive Order By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— WASHINGTON, DC—In a brief ceremony in the East Room of the White House, with a…
HRC Endorses Maura Healey for Massachusetts Attorney General
Nation’s Largest LGBT Civil Rights Organization Dubs Healey “National Leader” Ready to Build on MA Success WASHINGTON—The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay,…
TLDEF Applauds NY City Mayor Bill de Blasio for Signing Legislation Creating Municipal ID Program
NEW YORK—The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) applauds New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for signing into law a bill to create…
Equaldex Offers Web Database, Timeline of LGBT Laws, Organizations & News Globally
By: Lauren Walleser/ TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Equaldex—a collaborative website that serves as a database for LGBT rights—uses crowdsourcing to create a visual database and…
TRT Exclusive: Markey Announces Legislation to Support International LGBT rights, New Position in State Department
By: Lauren Walleser/ TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—After a roundtable discussion with key members of the Massachusetts LGBTQ community last month at Fenway Health, United…
Joint Statement on Withdrawal of Support for ENDA and Call for Equal Workplace Protections for LGBT People
BOSTON, Mass.—The provision in the current version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that allows religious organizations to discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender…
Two Transgender Women Told to Remove Makeup, Wigs for License Photos; Called “It” by Staff at W. Virginia DMV
NEW YORK, NY—The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) calls upon the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles to allow two transgender women to…
South Dakota Couples to Federal District Court: Strike Down State Laws Prohibiting Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) has joined the legal team representing six same-sex couples who are challenging the State of South Dakota’s laws…
Veteran Files Lawsuit to Be Buried With Her Late Wife in Idaho Cemetery
The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and Boise attorneys Deborah A. Ferguson and Craig Durham filed a lawsuit yesterday on behalf of Madelynn Lee…
National Report Documents Hate Violence Against LGBTQ and HIV Communities
By: Eric Brus*— High levels of hate violence against LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities continued last year, according to the new report, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,…
LGBT Groups Against ENDA’s Religious Exemption
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—A growing number of national and statewide LGBT organizations are coming out against the proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act, saying that…
Anti-LGBT Conservative: “Overturning Marriage Ban is Akin to KKK Lynching”
Following the July 2nd hearing on a motion to overturn Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage, Eladio Jose Armesto, Chairman of the Florida Democracy League, and…
How The Hobby Lobby Decision Could Undermine The Fight Against HIV/AIDS
The Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision might make it harder for millions of LGBT Americans to access treatment that could revolutionize the fight against HIV/AIDS. The Supreme…
Wyoming Couples & Wyoming Equality Ask Court to Declare State’s Ban on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples Unconstitutional
CHEYENNE, Wis.—Today, the plaintiffs challenging the State of Wyoming’s refusal to permit same-sex couples to marry asked a state district court to declare that the…
Updated: Community Reacts to Supreme Court Decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
GetEQUAL Reacts to Today’s SCOTUS Ruling on Hobby Lobby Case Statement from Heather Cronk, GetEQUAL Co-Director: “Today’s ruling sends an unfortunately clear message that the…
High Court: Companies Can Discriminate Based on Religion
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Some LGBT legal activists say today’s decision in a U.S. Supreme Court religious exemption case amounts to a “dangerous and…
New York Gov. Cuomo Plans to “End AIDS” in the State
ALBANY, New York—Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a three-point plan to “bend the curve” and decrease new HIV infections to the point where the…
Former FL Governor Charlie Crist Files Brief In Support of Marriage Equality
Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist has filed an amicus brief today in support of the marriage equality lawsuit Pareto v. Ruvin, which is set for a…
Tenth Circuit Agrees Utah Ban Unconstitutional
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Saying that it “emphatically agrees” with numerous court decisions in the past year that have struck down bans on same-sex…
Nine out of 12 LGBT Candidates Advance
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Nine of 12 openly LGBT candidates won their primary races Tuesday; but, lesbian Maryland State Delegate Heather Mizeur was not one…
NCLR Launches National Campaign to Protect LGBT Kids from Dangers of Conversion Therapy
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) is launching #BornPerfect: The Campaign to End Conversion Therapy, a national effort aimed at protecting…
Orlando Mayor, City Council File Brief in Support of FL Marriage Equality Lawsuits
ORLANDO, Fla.—The Orlando City Council voted today to support Mayor Buddy Dyer in filing an amicus curiae brief in Florida’s marriage equality lawsuits. Also known…