First Argument Against DOMA at U.S. Court of Appeals First Circuit
By: Lisa Keen & Chuck Colbert/Keen News Service– The seventh-floor courtroom of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston was…
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In the Life Groundbreaking Episode: Journeys of Transgender Children & Their Families
New York, NY – This month, the award-winning newsmagazine In The Life will debut “Becoming Me,” featuring eight families with transgender and gender nonconforming children…
Lambda Legal: La Ley de Protección del Paciente y Cuidado Médico y el VIH
Por: Scott Schoettes/Director Proyecto VIH de Lambda Legal– Recientemente me hice la prueba del VIH y salí positivo. Un amigo me dijo que si cambio…
Out From Under: ‘Bully’ director and lesbian teen talk controversial documentary
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special for TRT– Lee Hirsch will never forget the brutality of his middle-school years, when he was the victim of what, in recent…
Federal Appeals Court Judges Hear Arguments Against DOMA Case
By: Chuck Colbert/Keen News Service– When a panel of three judges on a federal appeals court hears arguments against the federal Defense of Marriage Act,…
HUD Awards $33 Million To Local HIV/AIDS Housing Programs, 2 in Mass.
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that more than 1,200 extremely low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS will continue to…
Chief Justice: Why make everyone pay for what only some need?
By: Lisa Keen*/Keen News Service– Tuesday’s landmark oral argument in a case testing the constitutionality of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act had some very interesting…
Secret NOM Documents Show Agenda of of Anti-Gay Movement, More
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– In a move that clearly depicts the division, hatred and vitriol towards marriage equality, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) left…
Proposed Revisions to U.S. Customs Forms Would Recognize Lesbian and Gay Families
Immigration Equality Hails Proposal as a Significant Step Toward Federal Family Recognition Washington, DC – Immigration Equality, a national organization fighting for equality under U.S. immigration…
GLAAD and MTPC Launch “I AM: Trans People Speak” Video Series
Laverne Cox, Isis King, Noah Lewis & Kit Yan Share Their Stories; GLAAD and MTPC Project Calls for Transgender People and Allies to Speak Out New…
HRC: Support Starbucks in Face of NOM’s Attack, Watch Video
NOM Goes After Starbucks for Supporting Marriage Equality– Washington – The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization – is…
Lesbian denied communion addresses Catholic symposium
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– BALTIMORE — A Catholic symposium dealing with gay and lesbian relationships in the Church concluded on an affective note here when…
Catholics gather in support of LGBT equality in church and society
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– BALTIMORE — A Catholic case for same-sex marriage took center stage over the weekend during a national conference when a church…
HRC Questions NOM’s Endorsement of Same-Sex Civil Unions in NH
NOM conveniently changes position on civil unions in advance of New Hampshire vote WASHINGTON – Last week, the National Organization for Marriage endorsed a civil…
Westboro Baptist Church: Sandra Fluke is Poster Child for Slutdom
Church Submits Ads to Rush Limbaugh Show– Margie Phelps, daughter of Fred Phelps and sister of Shirley Phelps-Roper of the famed Westboro Baptist Church, who’s…
In The Life Media Debuts New Transgender Parent “It Gets Better” Video
New York, NY – In the Life Media debuted a web-exclusive “It Gets Better” video featuring parents of transgender youth delivering a message of support…
Crimes Against Humanity Case Brought Against Springfield Pastor Scott Lively
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter– On Wednesday, March 14th, a lawsuit was filed by New York’s Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in the U.S. District Court…
Reactions to Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Scott Lively in Springfield, Mass.
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– Springfield, Mass.–This morning in Springfield (Massachusetts) Federal Court, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights, NYC, filed a federal lawsuit against…
New Initiative Responds to Gender-Based Violence as Part of Global HIV Response
Washington D.C. — On March 14 at the White House, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer and U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby…
Southern Poverty Law Centers Warns of Rise in Anti-LGBT Hate Groups
MassEquality– Two of 27 are based in Massachusetts; MassEquality has joined FBI advisory committee to help find solutions to hate bias BOSTON, Mass.—A new report that The…
Fed. Lawsuit Filed Against Scott Lively, Organizations March Against Hate
Quotes by TRT Staff — This morning in Springfield Federal Court, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights, NYC, filed a federal lawsuit against Abiding…
Creep of the Week: Rick Santorum, Yes Again, How Can We Not?
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– America loves a circus. Doesn’t even matter if it’s ethical. Tigers locked in cages all day? Elephants viciously whipped? We…
Lesbian denied communion at mother’s funeral dismays gay Catholics
By: Chuck Colbert / TRT Reporter– The denial of communion to a lesbian at her mother’s funeral has touched a raw nerve among LGBT Catholics,…