Driving California’s Iconic Highway 1: San Francisco To Los Angeles
San Fran to Los Angeles and its beauty and grandness as evidenced by a road trip via Highway 1 in California By: Andrew Collins*/TRT Travel…
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CA Community Hopeful Admin. Will Implement Policies To Protect Transgender Prisoners
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On January 7, 2019, Medina Orthwein LLP filed an amended complaint on behalf of Candice Crowder in the U.S. District Court for the…
Teen Wins Battle Over Lesbian Shirt
‘Lesbian’ Shirt oppresses her while helps her confront discrimination When sixteen-year-old Taylor Victor wore a t-shirt that read “Nobody Knows I’m a Lesbian” to school…
Ask a Trans Woman: A Single Act of Discrimination Changed it All for Me
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— This month’s column is something a little different. It is the text of a speech I delivered at the Massachusetts State…
Statement on San Francisco Sheriff’s Plan to Move Transgender Women into Daytime Programming in the Women’s Jail
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Today, San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi announced that he is implementing a policy that will allow transgender women to receive programming in the…
Out of Town: Napa Valley — Wine Country for LGBTs
By: Andrew Collins/Special to TRT— Northern California’s Napa Valley (visitnapavalley.com) is by no means solely about wine-touring. You’ll find soothing hot springs spas and smartly…
Forcing The Spring: The Becker Marriage Equality Book Outrage
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— To say there’s been a flurry of discussion around the release of a new book Tuesday on the legal case…
Out of Town: Palm Springs — A Gay Destination For You
By: Andrew Collins*/Special to TRT— A desert hideaway nestled beneath the dramatic San Jacinto Mountains, Palm Springs has been popular with LGBT travelers for decades….
Celebrate Bisexuality Day, aka Bi Pride Day (#BiPrideDay)
In response to the prejudice and marginalization in both the straight and LGBT communities, many bisexuals* are made to feel, and/or opt to remain, invisible. …
First Resort LGBT Retirement Community Nears Completion
Opening of Fountaingrove Lodge attracts global attention SANTA ROSA, Calif.— Fountaingrove Lodge, the nation’s first lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)retirement community to offer resort living and…
Governor Brown Signs Historic Transgender Student Bill into Law
New Law is First of its Kind in the Nation San Francisco, CA—Today, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the historic School Success and Opportunity Act…
Federal Government Resolves Complaint Filed by CA Transgender Student
Agreement Affirms that Transgender Students Are Entitled to Equal Access in Schools San Francisco, CA—Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights and…
Out of Town: Four Seaside Gay Friendly Getaways
By: Andrew Collins*/Special to TRT— Four Unconventional Gay Seaside Getaways Beach vacations come in many forms, especially in the context of gay and lesbian travel….
Gay Couple Throws Fundraiser for Transgender Employee’s Breasts
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Gay couple Will Lenker and James Spinello are no strangers to throwing a fabulous party. This time, however, the owners of Stuff www.stuffsf.com,…
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Boston, MA Trans nondiscrimination policy approved in public school district The Medford School Committee has approved a new gender identity…
California Bans Insurance Discrimination Against Transgender Patients
DMHC Issues Clarifying Directive to Health Plans SAN FRANCISCO, California — California’s Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) has issued guidance clarifying the obligations of…
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Boston, MA AIDS Action Committee disapproves funding cuts The AIDS Action Committee has released a statement voicing concern of Gov….
Envisioning a Future Beyond Formal LGBT Equality: Urvashi Vaid
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– If the LGBT movement is, at its core, a progressive struggle for justice and equality, then should not the gay-rights’ agenda…