Expressing myself in ink this National Coming Out Day
By: Jason Lydon/TRT Columnist- This summer, I spent a good amount of time on the road, traveling around in an adorable red Toyota. I drove…
Opinion
The realities of trans bodies: fully functional, or not
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist- A quick note to my readers: The language and descriptions in this month’s column are of a pretty adult nature. There…
What do non-trans people really think about transpeople?
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist- When the news that Chaz was going to compete on “Dancing with the Stars,” almost immediately there was backlash. Religious…
Living with a Trans-parent : Not easy but what’s the big deal?
By: Aidan Harris/Special for TRT- Today all you hear around school and town is discrimination, “You’re gay!” or “Queer!” When I was five or six…
What Chaz Bono does for a transman’s public image
By: Tynan Power/TRT Columnist- When I started transitioning, my mother’s boyfriend, Bob, was trying to get his head around the idea and asked a tough…
Taking a thrilling and adventurous visit to one of the last old-guard BDSM houses in the world
By: Lorelei Erisis/TRT Columnist- By now, many of you have either met me in person or encountered my ubiquitous online presence. If you haven’t, rest…
Sylvia Rivera: ¡Una mujer activista para la historia!
Por: Wilfred Labiosa*/TRT Latin Vision Columnist- Nuestros padres y abuelos siempre hablan de la historia y de los “buenos tiempos”. Ya que vamos a celebrar…
Bringing transgender talk into school
By: Tynan Power/TRT Columnist* Even though I’ve been out of school for years, the school session still governs my calendar. This year, as school begins,…
Éxito LGBT en Cuba se debe a CENESEX y Mariela Castro Espín
Por: Camilo García- [Transexual se casa con hombre gay el día del cumpleaños de Fidel Castro]Gran revuelo ha causado en la prensa internacional, alrededor del…
Coming out as transgender: Are you ready for their reactions?
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist- Let’s talk about coming out. You’ve finally accepted that you are transgender and that you are going to transition to…
Never doubt God’s unconditional love for you, no matter who you are
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist- No matter the support from peers, colleagues or straight friends, there can remain in the LGBT and Searching Community, consciously…
It’s Back to Business
By: Jenn Tracz*/CABO’s Executive Director- Well, it’s September and everyone is heading back to school, back to work and back to business. The summer months…
Facebook and the cowards behind the screen
By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief- Recently, I signed on to my personal Facebook account and was annoyingly disturbed by what I saw. In a status post…
Catching queer kids who fall through the cracks
Tynan Power*/TRT Columnist- “Michael (a fictitious name used to protect his identity) told us he’s bi during lunch,” my son Justyn announced one day when…
There’s a lot we can learn from the too-early death of Amy Winehouse
By: Jason Lydon/TRT Columnist- Amy Winehouse is the newest member of the 27 Club, joining Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain as artists…
How to be the best you, you can be
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist- Q. Is there a trans friendly spa or salon where a transwoman (or transman even) can go to get a makeover…
Spiritual options for those in the LGBT and searching community
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist- Faith takes work. Think of your soul getting spiritual exercise at the gym. It’s easier to be a nonbeliever. Sometimes…
Activismo LGBT: ¡Es tiempo de ejercer nuestros derechos!
Por: Wilfred Labiosa*/Columnista de TRT- Ya llegó el verano, el calor, playa y tiempo de vacaciones para muchos/as. Para otros/as el trabajo nunca acaba y…
Things are getting better for us transfolk, but we still have a ways to go
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist- We live in changing times. The world keeps changing every day in many ways, especially in the LGBT world. Same-sex…
Hay Mucho Que Hacer: Odiar No es el Llamado
By: Graysen Martínez Ocasio*/Publicador— Aunque seguimos celebrando de las Festividades de Orgullo Gay, (especialmente la de Orgullo Gay de Boston Pride), y eso es muy…
Faith, Family, and God – Who’s Religious Freedom?
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist- Marriage equality passed in New York despite strong and sometimes fierce religious opposition. Of course there were many in the…
America, transgender rights and religion
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist- The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition and other great groups are, as I write this column, lobbying for Transgender rights in…
Queer Questions Straight Talk, an inside look
By: Abby Dees There is nothing I like better than a 1000-page academic treatise that explains our LGBT-ness in the most multisyllabic and unfunny way…