LGBTQ PoC Brief’s Shockingly Unequal Harms
Research Brief Documents the Shockingly Disproportionate Harms Discrimination Inflicts on LGBTQ PoC WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, a coalition of leading LGBTQ rights groups joined together to release…
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Fenway Hosts Session For State’s Commission On LGBT Aging
Fenway Health’s Listening Session Crucial to Aging Commission LGBTQIA+ older adults expressed concerns about growing older in Massachusetts at a listening session of the Massachusetts…
Warren Releases Plan For Securing LGBTQ+ Rights & Equality
The Warren campaign is the only campaign to directly send TRT such a detailed LGBTQ+ plan CHARLESTOWN, Mass.—Today, Elizabeth Warren released her plan to secure…
Trump’s FY2019 Budget Would Sharply Reduce Funding For HIV, Put Other Healthcare Funding At Risk
Disastrous consequences for many if funding for HIV is reduced as Trump’s proposed budget shows BOSTON—This week, President Trump released a proposed budget that, if…
Year-End NYT Interview Implicates Trump Further, Dissociated From Reality
By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— Through trial and triumphs, 2017 brought us highs and lows like never experienced in U.S. modern history, starting with the presidential inauguration…
How will Trump Administration Impact HIV Health Policy?
By: Eric Brus*— In the nearly seven years since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law in March 2010, there…
Anti-HIV Mobile App for Young Gay/Bi Males Gets Funding & National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
The Anti-HIV App, MyPEEPS, will feature entertainment-like scenarios among other things By: Eric Brus*— NIH Awards $7.9 Million to Test Mobile HIV Prevention App for…
New Online LGBT, HIV, and Health Equity Voting Resource for Voters
The Voting Resource will help LGBTQA voters compare and contrast candidates BOSTON―With less than a month left before Election Day, Harlem United and Fenway Health have…
Kennedy, Scott Introduce Amendment to Religious Freedom Restoration Act
WASHINGTON—Joined by leaders from the civil rights, social justice and faith communities, Congressman Joe Kennedy III (MA-04) and Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Ranking Member of…
Prevalence of HIV Infection Among Hispanics or Latinos
Plus, impact of domestic violence on LGBT and HIV-positive people. By: Eric Brus* The U.S. Centers for Disease Control recently published a new report, Diagnoses…
FL Same-Sex Couples Ask Federal Court to Order State Officials to Treat Them Equally
Ask to have Both Parents Listed on their Children’s Birth Certificates TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Yesterday, the married same-sex couples suing the State of Florida asked a federal…
Mutual of Omaha Denies Gay Man on Truvada Care Insurance
GLAD Files First-of-its-Kind Lawsuit Against the insurance company BOSTON, Mass.—Today, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) filed a claim with the Massachusetts Commission Against…
Major Study Confirms Need for Early HIV Treatment
By: Eric Brus* — In late May, researchers in a major international study reported definitive evidence that early antiretroviral treatment (ART) substantially reduces HIV-infected persons’ risks…
Trans Women are 49 Times More Likely to Have HIV: Here’s Why You Should Care
By: Diane Anderson-Minshall*/Special to TRT— Let me tell you about a woman I met. Let’s call her Trina. On the surface, we have some similarities….
Trans Women are 49 Times More Likely to Have HIV & Here’s Why You Should Care
By: Diane Anderson-Minshall*/Special to TRT— Let me tell you about a woman I met. Let’s call her Trina. On the surface, we have some similarities….
Social Justice Group Launches U.S. Trans Survey for Transgender Americans
National Center for Transgender Equality Launches Survey Devoted to the Lives and Experiences of Trans People Washington, DC — On Wednesday, August 19th, the National Center for…
Same-Sex Marriage Not Enough: Refocusing the Fight for LGBT Equality
By: Nicole Lashomb/TRT Editor-in-Chief— Despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s marriage equality ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, LGBT activists agree that there are still more battles…
Programs Combat High Substance & Alcohol Abuse Rates in LGBTQ Community
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—It is estimated that one-third of the LGBTQ population abuse drugs and alcohol, compared with 9 percent of the general…
What the Federal Government Can do to Improve LGBT Health
By Sean Cahill*— In the last five years, the federal government has taken significant steps toward recognizing and addressing health disparities that affect lesbian, gay,…
LGBT Aging Listening Sessions Give Voice to Concerns for Older Adults
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— The Massachusetts Commission on LGBT Aging is hosting four historic listening sessions throughout the state, all with the goal of…
BodyImage4Justice’s 2nd Annual LGBTQ Health & Wellness Weekend
Weekend Conference Offers Special Events and Workshops on Health, Sports, and Fitness for the LGBTQ Community. Boston, MA—BodyImage4Justice (BI4J) is proud to announce the second…
Op-Ed: The Governor’s Race: Martha Coakley Walks the Walk!
By: Elyse Cherry*— The National Football League made history earlier this month when Jeff Fisher, the coach of the St. Louis Rams, drafted Michael Sam,…
Webinar on Creating Inclusive Settings for LGBT Patients
BOSTON, Mass.—The National LGBT Health Education Center at the Fenway Institute will host a free educational webinar, “Creating Inclusive Health Care Environments for LGBT Patients…