As Pattern Of Alleged Sexual Assaults Emerges, Brett Kavanaugh Called To Withdraw
NCLR: “The gravity of this pattern of alleged sexual assaults casts a troubling cloud …” In other words, the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh “must be withdrawn.”…
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NCLR: Stop Kavanaugh’s Nomination Process, Investigate Sexual Assault Allegations
WASHINGTON, DC—President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, allegedly assaulted a young woman, Christine Blasey Ford, during a party in the 1980s when Kavanaugh…
#MeToo: Too Inclusive or Exclusive, My Story
By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— Women attacking other women for not including men in the #MeToo movement feeds into the exact problem about why women’s issues are…
Coalition of Leading 250+ Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence Groups Condemn Anti-Transgender Legislation
Amid the national uproar over a North Carolina law that codified discrimination against transgender people, more than 250 sexual assault and domestic violence organizations around…
Report: Transgender Experiences in Sex Work, Decriminalization Recommended
New Data Shows Harms to the Community, Population At High-risk for HIV NEW YORK—The Red Umbrella Project (RedUP), the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE),…
Boston: GLBTQ-DVP to Close After 22 Years
Many Programs and Services to Transfer to Fenway Health Cambridge, MA—On December 31, 2015, the GLBTQ Domestic Violence Project will cease providing direct services and…
Black and Pink Celebrates 10: Helping Incarcerated LGBTQs
By: Sara Brown/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—A Boston non-profit organization that supports LGBTQ prisoners’ rights recently celebrated their 10th anniversary. Black and Pink is an…
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…
First GLBTQ-Specific Sexual Assault Program Opens in Massachusetts
BOSTON, Mass. – On October 1, 2012, the Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project (GMDVP) in collaboration with the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) opened…
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….
Re-examining The Violence Against Women Act: Does It Help or Hinder?
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist– The majority of the GLBT press is currently heralding the Violence Against Women Act as an essential piece of legislation for…
Rhode Island Anti-Sexism League Fights for Women’s Rights & Against Rape Culture
By: Casey Rocheteau/TRTReporter– Last autumn saw the beginnings of a newly emerging movement against the rape-culture epidemic in our society. Many of the events around…
Does the Violence Against Women Act Protect Women or LGBT communities from violence?
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist– The majority of the LGBT press is currently heralding the Violence Against Women Act as an essential piece of legislation for…