Healey Joins In, Opposes Trump’s Food Assistance Rule
Healey Joins Coalition; Proposed Rule Takes Away Food Assistance & Benefits For Millions, Violates Federal Law, Could Harm More Than 90,000 in Massachusetts Receiving SNAP…
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Extremist Religion Needs To Be Put In Its Place
Religion is a divisive topic nowadays; people don’t just accept one another By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw */TRT Columnist— The Trump administration is becoming more and…
White Supremacy, Domestic Terrorism & Obama’s Comeback
Gun Violence in the United States; Domestic Terrorism and the inciting of it all By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— I am exhausted of reading, watching and listening…
Straight Pride Parade: A Stark Reminder–Queer People Still Under Attack
The Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence; Straight Pride Parade in Boston By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— It’s a difficult time to be a cisgender, heterosexual,…
Fenway: Policy Outlines Likely to Harm LGBTQ People From New Trump Health Care Regulation
BOSTON—Recently, The Fenway Institute of Fenway Health released a policy brief outlining the harm to LGBT people likely to result from a new health care…
Waging War Against Immigrants; ICE, Trump, Shut It Down
Trump Is After Most Immigrants, Just Not The Caucasian Ones By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— Waging war against those most vulnerable and without a way to defend…
Historic House Vote For The Federal Equality Act; Congressman Seth Moulton Absent
For the first time, a chamber of Congress passes a bill ensuring protections for LGBTQ people in virtually all areas of life; Mass. Congressman Seth…
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…
New RNC Spokesperson Elizabeth Harrington Hates Trans Kids, Troops
By: Neal Broverman— Transphobic writer Elizabeth Harrington will be the Republican National Committee’s new national spokesperson, the party announced Thursday. Harrington replaces Kayleigh McEnany, who’s…
The Latest LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Developments
Transgender service members testify in historic Congressional hearing; Tennessee anti-LGBTQ bills could cost state billions; Anti-transgender bills die in South Dakota WASHINGTON—For the first time ever, five transgender service…
Hundreds To Gather Today In Boston: Voice Opposition To Border Wall, More
On President’s Day, hundreds gather to Voice Opposition to Border Wall and Inhuman Treatment of Immigrants and Asylum Seekers; The numbers tell the story of…
TransMilitary: Laila Ireland On Advocacy & Inclusion Under Trump
Documentary exposes lives of trans service members and their struggles to serve authentically; Ireland medically retired due to government military policies regarding trans service members…
Senator Kamala Harris runs “for the people” in presidential contest
By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— I’ve followed Kamala Harris shortly after she took office as the second African American and first Indian-American woman in U.S. history to…
Trump’s Trans Military Ban: Why We Need To Resist, Why I Dislike Doing So
Fighting or not as the trans military ban unfolds By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— I have an admission to make. The Supreme Court’s recent decision upholding…
Ask A Trans Woman: The Next Step—We The People, Re-United As One
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— It’s one of the quirks of working for a monthly paper that often I need to step outside the constantly churning,…
Trump’s Plan To Cut Off Access To Asylum Is Illegal, Will Endanger LGBTQ Lives
Washington, D.C.—Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced its intention to adopt a new federal rule preventing certain individuals who enter the U.S. from Mexico…
Trans Community Members Talk #WontBeErased Meaning & Message
Laila Ireland, 32, She/Her/Hers Retired Army Veteran, TransMilitary Advocate/LGBT Activist Colorado, USA We are currently at the forefront of the fight for equality, for the…
Patchwork Of Employment Protections Leaves LGBT Employees At Risk
Recent efforts by the Trump Administration emphasize need for clear nondiscrimination protections NEW YORK—Last week, The New York Times reported that the Trump Administration is preparing to redefine…
NCLR, GLAD Refute Trump’s Bogus Attempt To Disguise His Transgender Military Ban
WASHINGTON—The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) last night struck back at the Trump Administration’s latest attempt to…
Trump’s Plan To Deny Transgender People Exist Met With Resistance
Transgender People, Allies and Activists Up In Arms; “No matter what this administration orders federal agencies to do, the courts still have the authority to…
Fenway: Serious Consequences To Health For Trans People If NonDiscrimination Rules Are Rescinded
Transgender People, especially youth, need healthcare just as everyone else BOSTON—Fenway Health today warned of the threat to public health if the Trump administration’s plans…
Court: No To Dissolve Nationwide Injunction Blocking Trans Military Ban
Continuing to waste taxpayers monies, Trump continues his quest to get the trans military ban at all cost RIVERSIDE, Calif.—The U.S. District Court for the Central…
Judge To Gov.: Produce Docs Related To Trans Military Ban Implementation Plan
Trump insists On Trans Military Ban Without Evidence WASHINGTON—This weekend, Federal District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued a ruling ordering the Trump administration to disclose information about…