LGBTQ News Briefs From Around The World, July 2018
Scarlett Johansson backs out of transgender movie role Amid extensive backlash, actress Scarlett Johansson has withdrawn from her role as a transgender man in an…
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4th Transgender Woman of Color Murdered in FL; Media, Law Enforcement Still Misgender Victims
ORLANDO, FLA.—Yesterday, Equality Florida and GLAAD mourn the death of Sasha Garden, a transgender woman of color murdered in Orlando on Thursday, July 19. Sasha…
Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference Returns August 2 – 4
The 2018 edition of the Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference (PTWC) is scheduled for August 2 through 4 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Center City…
Can Trump Turn Back The Clock On Equality For LGBTQ People in the US?
By: Keegan O’Brien*/TRT Guest Columnist— “AS your president, I will do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of…
Trans Singer Shea Diamond Moved Prisoners With Her Music While In Jail. Now, The World.
‘The world wasn’t ready for Einstein and his theories either’ By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Even in prison, Shea Diamond was a star. The concrete…
Ask a Trans Woman: Celebrating My Transition and Remembering Where It Started
What surrounded me as I was in the midst of celebrating my transition By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— As I sit here writing this column, it…
A Gentle Touch Goes A Long Way In The Struggle For Trans Acceptance
There are right and less right ways to get trans acceptance By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist I have been visible in public as a trans…
GLAD Applauds Passage of RI’s “Respect in Death” Trans Bill
New Trans Bill Ensures that Death Certificates Will Accurately Record Gender for All PROVIDENCE—Yesterday Rhode Island became the third jurisdiction to adopt the “Respect in…
Serial Killer May Be Targeting Jacksonville’s Transgender community
Community calls for transgender training for law enforcement to aid in the investigation; respect and use right pronouns JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Equality Florida mourns the murder of…
Trans Candidate Sharon Brackett Makes History In Maryland!
Sharon Brackett becomes first trans woman elected to public office in the State of Maryland BALTIMORE, Md.—Last night, Sharon Brackett became the first trans woman…
Transgender No Longer Classified A Mental Disorder
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday, June 18, that it will no longer classify transgender as a mental disorder in a new historical…
Trans Star Ryan Cassata: An Exclusive Interview With This Award-Winning Performer
By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— At just 23 years old, Ryan Cassata has already left a footprint big enough to last a lifetime. This internationally acclaimed…
Suited: A Free Pride Month Film Screening
SUITED tells the story of Bindle & Keep, a Brooklyn-based tailoring company that specializes in clothing for people who are LGBTQ, gender-nonconforming, or nonbinary. Clothier…
Boston Pride Celebrates Its 48th Anniversary
BOSTON—Boston Pride Week 2018 is celebrating its 48th anniversary at the Pride Parade and Festival on Saturday, June 9. This year’s theme is Rainbow Resistance and…
Leadership Transition Renews Foundation’s Focus On Trans Community
Trans Assistance Foundation turns over leadership reigns By: Jenna Spinelle/TRT Reporter— M. Dru Levasseur and Tony Ferraiolo have matching “JCF” tattoos on their arms. Those…
Ask a Trans Woman: This Pride Season, What Are You Marching For?
Remembering the roots of Pride By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Pride season is officially here. As I write this, I’m fresh off of marching in the…
LGBTQ News Briefs From Around The World, June 2018
LGBTQ youth conversion therapy banned by governor in Hawaii The Governor of Hawaii, David Ige, recently signed a bill banning therapists from offering conversion therapy…
U.S. Court Sides With Transgender Teen Gavin Grimm
Yesterday, a U.S District Court of Virginia told the Gloucester County School Board that Gavin Grimm’s case could not be dismissed. Grimm, a transgender teen…
LGBTQ News Briefs From Around The World, May 2018
Controversial LGBTQ adoption law signed by Okla. governor (https://goo.gl/cBGkgi) Last Friday, Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma, signed into a law a bill allowing adoption agencies…
New Trans Military Ban Filing Would Accelerate Ruling to Permanently Stop the Trump Ban
GLAD says, “The government’s own documents, newly obtained by discovery, show the March 23 ‘Mattis Plan’ is the same unconstitutional, categorical ban… President Trump announced on…
The Struggle for Trans Rights and Support from Allies Throughout the Years
A Look at the Evolution of Trans Rights and Support. By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/ TRT Columnist— I recently attended a presentation on terminology related to…
LGBTQ News Briefs From Around The World
Kenya censors controversial LGBTQ movie before Cannes Film Festival A month before the Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard premiere of “Rafiki,” a Kenyan film…
Campaign to Elevate Voices of Trans People Living with HIV in National Conversation About Health Care
OAKLAND, Calif.—Transgender Law Center’s Positively Trans project recently launched #ACApositive, a campaign to shift the conversation about health care and the Affordable Care Act towards a…