Loneliness, Isolation As LGBTQ+ Spiritual Beings
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Faith Columnist— It should be no surprise to anyone. Loneliness and social isolation are a national healthcare epidemic. According to the…
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LGBTQ News Briefs: April and May 2019
Nigel Shelby’s death is a wakeup call for the critical need to support LGBTQ PoC youth ALABAMA—Nigel Shelby, a gay Alabama teen described by his…
Report Identifies Best Management Practices Of LGBTQI Youth In Juvenile Settings
BOSTON— A new report from The Fenway Institute and the Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights identifies best practices in the management of lesbian,…
Seasonal Affective Disorder: What is It and What Can be Done
By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— It’s no secret that LGBTQ people suffer heavily from depression given the societal pressures for gender and sexual conformity and ill-treatment…
Dealing with Coming Out as Trans, the Highs and the Lows
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Coming out as your authentic self is most likely one of the happiest times in your life and also one…
20th Anniversary: Country’s Longest Running Queer Youth Theater Company
Special Honoree: Bob Rivers, President and COO of Eastern Bank BOSTON – The Theater Offensive is proud to honor its award-winning theater program for LGBTQ…
Promise Place School’s 1st Annual Fundraiser in Boston, Set to Open School in September ’15
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— NOTE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the event to benefit the Promise Place School on April 17, 2015, at the Copley Marriott…
Justice for Leelah Alcorn
By: Keegan O’Brien*/The Socialist Worker— In her suicide note, a transgender teen who took her own life asked for her death to “mean something.” Keegan O’Brien explains…
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…
Op-Ed: Making the Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Commission Work for LGBT Youth
By: Kara Suffredini*, Esq. and Robyn Frost**/Special for TRT– There are an estimated 1.3 million children and teens in this country who are experiencing homelessness….
MassEquality: Praises Governor, Legislature for Inclusion To Study Homeless Youth
Governor & Legislature Including Commission To Study Issues Related to Unaccompanied Homeless Youth in FY 13 Budget BOSTON, MA—State lawmakers included a measure creating a…