Vigilancia y Unión en 2017: Preparémonos Para #LaResistencia
Unámonos a #LaResistencia, no podemos quedarnos de brazos cruzados ante la amenaza de Trump By: Graysen M. Ocasio*/TRT Publisher— ¡Feliz Año Nuevo a todos nuestros…
Our Voices
Faith, God and Family: Opera, Sports, and Hope in the New Year
The New Year, the inevitable limbo and its effect on the LGBTQ community Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— During my time at a Massachusetts law school…
Ask a Trans Woman: Trans and Kinky; Proud to be Who I Am
A kinky and frank discussion of sex and sexuality By: Lorelei Erisis/TRT Column Writer— For the past few months my column has been pretty overtly political,…
Unknowingly Challenging the Binary from the Beginning: One Trans Woman’s Story
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Back in the early 2000s, when I first came into the trans community and began going to trans support groups…
Best LGBTQ Reporting 2016 by The Rainbow Times
Popular picks for our best LGBTQ reporting in 2016 By: The Rainbow Times’ Editorial Team— The year 2016 highlighted progress for Transgender rights in Massachusetts. Transgender…
Electoral College Electors Should Vote With Conscience
By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— Like her or hate her, Hillary Clinton won nearly 2.6 million more votes than Donald Trump and has far surpassed the number…
We Aren’t Fully Out of the Closet Just Yet: Intimate Partner Violence
The effects of Intimate Partner Violence; and the silence around it By: Wyatt O’Brian Evans*— I’m really proud of my best bud “Jase,” whom I’ve…
Ask a Trans Woman: After the Election, Importance of Strangers Protecting Strangers
After the Election Results, What We Can do for One Another By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— A few months ago, I wrote a column about being…
Ask A Trans Woman: TDoR — What Will You Do to Stem the Tide of Death?
This November, if you have never been to a TDoR vigil, or if you have been to 10, find the one nearest you and go…
The Election Results: From the Publisher’s Desk, Nationwide Twitter Backlash
The protests and evidence of disastrous abuse by Trump supporters following the Election Results By: Graysen M. Ocasio*/TRT Publisher— ” … I Could Say So Much…
The Rainbow Times 2016 Endorsements Released
The endorsements are based on research of candidates’ pro-equality stances across the board By: TRT Editorial Staff— Presidential Candidates: Hillary Clinton for President It’s Hillary…
Will it be Madam President? #NeverTrump, only Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton is the best and only choice for president, regardless of the emails By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— Regardless of how many e-mails are released by…
Appreciating Perspective: One of the Creator’s Great Gifts About Living a Meaningful Life
Living a Meaningful Life at Any Age, full force By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— In October, dad turned 90. I took my father, a gentle…
Transgender Day of Remembrance: Remembering our Transgender Dead
Transgender Day of Remembrance is November 20 By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— November is the time for the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, (TDoR). It…
Creep of the Week: Log Cabin Republicans
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— The Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) have refused to endorse Donald J. Trump for President. On the one hand, Good for…
Op-Ed: No on Massachusetts Ballot Question 2
A Perspective on Question 2 and its effects on public school programs By: Kaden Mohamed*/MTPC Steering Committee— Growing up in New York City and being the…
Op-Ed: A Case for Making Gun Control an LGBT Priority
By: Sophia Geffen— Gun violence is nothing new for the LGBT community. Between 2012 and 2015, of the 88 LGBT people who lost their lives…
Faith, God and Family: What’s It All About, Alfie?
That song replays and replays, What’s It All about Alfie By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— As of late, I keep hearing songs repeat in my…
Decolonizing our Bodies: Humanizing Queer POC & Dismantling Sexualized Latinx Tropes
By: Mike Yepes*/TRT Guest Columnist— Disclaimer: Like any group of individuals, the Latinx community does not function as a monolithic structure. As such, the piece…
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump — Doesn’t Pay Taxes, Demeans Women & Immigrants
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— I just finished watching the first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The expectations for her were very high….
Ask a Trans Woman: Clinton or Trump, a Political Fight We Must Focus On
Either Clinton or Trump will win, our LGBTQ rights depend on our choice By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Disclaimer: As this is an advice and opinion…
Pronouns: Do They Really Matter? Misgendering Hurts!
Misgendering is a major problem for transgender and gender nonconforming people By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— I was scrolling through my Facebook wall the other…
El Bienestar de Nuestra Comunidad, de los Grupos Minoritarios Depende de Su Voto
Ahora más que nunca su voto cuenta; el votar es sumamente importante en estas elecciones Por: Graysen Martínez Ocasio*/Publicador de TRT— No ha habido otro…