9 out of 10 Transgender Employees Discriminated Against in the Workplace
Transgender Economic Equality on Agenda at 2015 Creating Change: February 4-8 in Denver, Colorado The U.S. unemployment rate for gender non-conforming individuals is twice the…
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Fenway Study: Transgender Youth at High Risk for Negative Mental Health Outcomes
Primary Care clinicians should routinely screen transgender youth for mental health concerns BOSTON, Mass.—Transgender youth have disparately negative mental health outcomes related to depression, anxiety,…
Remembering Leelah Alcorn: You Will Always Sparkle
Trans teen ends life after years of “Christian” rejection By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief— Leelah Alcorn, assigned a different name at birth, knew all too well what…
Ask a Trans Woman: A Scene of the Banality of Everyday Discrimination
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— It being a new year, I thought I’d give you something very different this month: a little glimpse inside an all-too-common…
TRANSitioning at Work: Are you Ready? Are they Ready? Let’s Do It!
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Transitioning to your true gender is a wonderful thing. You’ve gotten to the point where you’re finally on the right…
NCLR & ACLU Publish New Legal Guide for Transgender Prisoners
Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have released “Know Your Rights: Laws, Court Decisions, and Advocacy…
Transparent: Changes Lives with ‘Light, Love & Warmth’
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— When a show makes its mark on society, it’s more than just TV – it’s history. In 2014, we met Maura,…
Victory! New York State Moves to Require Health Insurance Companies to Cover Transgender Health Care
NEW YORK, NY—We are thrilled to announce that New York State has issued guidance requiring health insurance companies to cover transgender health care on the…
World Human Rights Day (12/10): Struggles Persist for Transgender Individuals at-risk for HIV/AIDS
At High Risk for HIV, Transgender Individuals Are Organizing and Advocating for Social and Legal Change NEW YORK, NY –A new report released today by…
Victory! New York City Council Votes to End Discriminatory Birth Certificate Policy
Passes Legislation Eliminating Surgery Requirement for Transgender People Seeking to Align Their Birth Certificates with Their True Selves Action Comes After TLDEF Sues City for…
Simmons Announces New Undergraduate Admissions Policy Welcoming Transgender Women
By: Clara Lefton/ TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—This Fall, Simmons College became the third traditional women’s college in the United States to welcome transgender women as…
Ask a Trans Woman: Thanking Our Community for their Help
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— As I write this, I’ve just come home from my second Transgender Day or Remembrance (TDoR) observance of the weekend. It’s…
“Being Trans is Beautiful and Should be Celebrated:” Learning to Accept Yourself
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— The title above is a partial quote from Laverne Cox. Her full quote, from her speech at University of Miami’s…
Misleading Anti-Transgender Newspaper Ads Spark Outrage in Minnesota
A controversial ad that ran in three Minnesota newspapers this weekend opposing a statewide transgender rights school policy is being criticized for misleading readers with false, fear-based…
Military Fails to Comply with DOD Transgender Service Rule
WASHINGTON – On Nov. 26th, the American Military Partner Association, the nation’s largest organization for the partners, spouses, and families of America’s lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
NY High Court Allows Retrial on Hate Crime Charge in Killing of Transgender Woman
NEW YORK, NY—The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) yesterday renewed its call for justice in the case of a slain transgender woman after…
New Regulations Make it Easier to Change Gender Designations on RI Birth Certificates
PROVIDENCE, RI—New vital records regulations, filed Wednesday, October 22, will modernize Rhode Island’s birth certificate policies to allow transgender people to obtain accurate gender designations…
Celebrating Transgender Awareness Month
This month, The Rainbow Times, with the assistance of the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition, MassEquality, and Body Image 4 Justice, prepared a Transgender Awareness Month…
Elton John AIDS Foundation to Fund Transgender HIV Project
Funding will support a community-led strategy to address inequities in HIV prevention and access to care. OAKLAND, Cal.—Transgender Law Center is excited to announce a…
Fantasia Fair Hosts 40th Annual Conference in Provincetown, Mass.
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— PROVINCETOWN, Mass.—The week of October 19-26, 2014 marked the 40th anniversary of Fantasia Fair, a conference focusing on transgender issues in…
Ask a Trans Woman: TDoR, a Vigil for Our Dead, a Reminder for Our Community
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— I’ve been avoiding writing this. It’s been in my head for a while now, but every time I sit down to…
When Death Claims a Trans Person: Family, Planning, Remembering
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Recently, I received a phone call from a friend to inform me that John, one of our trans brothers, had…
Local Orgs. Collaborate on Events for Trans Awareness Month
BOSTON, Mass.—November is Transgender Awareness Month. This is a time for individuals and communities to celebrate the diversity of the transgender community, acknowledge the meaningful…