Running for My Life
By: Tynan Power/TRT Columnist* Last December, I ran my first 5K. I came in a proud 2649th. Although it was my first race, Northampton’s annual…
Transgender Topics
This is why I stand up for trans rights, former leaders inspired me to do what I do
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist* It’s been a busy month for me and for the Trans Community and so I thought I might answer one of…
If you can’t be with family for the holidays, find other company
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist- It’s December and another holiday season is upon us. For some, that is wonderful news of spending time with the…
Trans children: letting kids be who they are
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist- I have a question for you. I’m trying to write an article about transgender children and the wisdom of allowing them…
On the yearly TDOR, we remember lives lost too soon
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist- Every November around the 20th you will find Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) events being held all around the world….
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The pros and cons of plastic surgery
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist- Lorelei, Can I ask you about plastic surgery? I’m thinking about getting some work done and I have issues with surgically…
The search for understanding, Part II
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist- Last we convened here dear readers; I was living in Northampton for the first time around and speaking to you of…
It, Ze, They: What pronoun to use?
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter and Columnist* At the Five College Queer Sexuality and Gender Conference held at Hampshire College on March 5th, I was handed…
Purging: An awful, painful ordeal many transwomen have to endure
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist- Purging. The Free Online Dictionary defines it as “1. a. To free from impurities; purify. b. To remove (impurities and…
Ask a Transwoman: The search for understanding, Part I of II
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist- I have (a question) that I am asked all the time by straight and gay people. “I have read and heard…
Trans man’s view: A Singular (Trans) Experience
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter & Columnist- In the last issue of The Rainbow Times, local activist Bet Power suggested that it might be time for the…
Estradiol extravaganza! My life on Hormone Replacement Therapy
By: Lorelei Erisis/TRT Columnist- It’s column time again folks! Normally for these things I use your standard advice columnist format, tried and true since the…