Trans, NonBinary People: Accessing Health Care During The Pandemic
This Op-Ed highlights many of the struggles that trans and nonbinary and focuses on the message: “It’s Ok To Be Concerned: Call Your Doctor Anyway”…
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Faith, God & Family: Finding Love & Peace During COVID-19
The pandemic won’t stop yourself and others from finding love anywhere that may be By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Faith Columnist— Glinda the Good Witch told…
Coming Out To Your Kids In Midlife
How to navigate tough conversations and a new family model By: Phyllis L. Cohen* When the parents of Natalie Perry and her sister sat their girls…
Washington Gov. Signs Law Ending Conversion Therapy for LGBTQ youth
NCLR’s Born Perfect Campaign Successful in Efforts to Prohibit Conversion Therapy in the state of Washington OLYMPIA, WA—Today, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law…
LGBTQ Immigrants Face Persecution in U.S. as Executive Orders Loom
By: Michael Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— Two flags adorn one of the walls of Mohamed’s bedroom in his Boston-area apartment. The American flag gave him a…
LGBTQ Allies Speak Out About An Act Concerning the Protection of Youth from Conversion Therapy
Supporters of HB 6695, a bill to ban conversion therapy, spoke today about their personal and professional experience counseling and advocating for LGBTQ youth, including…
Fenway Health Denounces TN Law Allowing Health Care Providers to Decline to Treat LGBT Patients
BOSTON, Mass.—Fenway Health denounced HB 1840, a Tennessee bill signed Wednesday, April 27 by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, which allows therapists and counselors to refuse…
Study Shows Trans Kids Thrive Under Support
A new study shows that trans kids succeed in life when they have supportive families. Researchers at the University of Washington say that trans kids…
Report: Addresses Health Disparities Faced by LGBTQ Youth Of Color
LGBTQ youth of color experience disproportionate challenges to their physical and mental health, according to an extensive survey released by The Fenway Institute. The Our Health…
American College of Physicians Publishes 2nd Edition of The Fenway Guide to LGBT Health
New content teaches current, future providers about the unique health care needs of sexual and gender minorities PHILADELPHIA, Penn.—The American College of Physicians (ACP) today…
LGBTs push to expand Civil Rights Act
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—Earlier this summer marked the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which President Lyndon B. Johnson signed…
El Suicidio Se Puede Prevenir: Toma Estas Medidas ¡Actúa Ahora!
Por: Wilfred Labiosa*/Columnista de TRT— ¿Cómo debemos enfrentar este problema que se suscita tanto en nuestra sociedad? ¿Cómo podemos prevenir más suicidios en nuestra comunidad?…