SEATTLE – Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration’s ban on military service by transgender individuals….
The anti-transgender military ban will affect an estimated 15K transgender service members Today, President Trump signed a memo officially banning transgender Americans from joining the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the American Military Partner Association (AMPA), the nation’s largest organization of LGBT military spouses and their families, responded to comments made by President…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, lawyers from GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S….
By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— Not surprisingly, the Trump administration failed to explain any details of his reckless twitter announcement of the transgender service member ban from…
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— We live in scary times. But, I don’t need to tell you that. I’m sure you know. We have, as trans…
Recent Trump actions against the transgender community and transphobia hurt this community By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— One of the major issues that trans people…
BOSTON—The Fenway Institute today denounced a series of tweets by President Trump seeking to ban transgender people from serving in the U.S. military. “Thousands of…
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— It’s easy to get into a funk these days. The nation is at a crossroads in more ways than one….
WASHINGTON—President Donald J. Trump has appointed cabinet members, justices and signed executive orders directly attacking members of the LGBT community, according to continuous reports by the…
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— File under: More bad news about Russia. I know, I know. It seems like every time you turn around there’s…
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Of course Kathy Griffin’s manager asks if our conversation is being recorded – have you heard her talk? Luckily, the celeb-skewering,…
By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief— For progressive folks, becoming a sanctuary city or state is likely a no brainer. Recognizing the inherent need to protect and…
Although hard to see, there is always a silver lining to everything that happens By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Rose-colored glasses are not part of…
Transgender students harmed by Trump administration in new plan BOSTON, Mass.—On Wednesday, February 22, the Trump administration announced plans to rescind Obama-era guidelines that barred…
Lady Gaga has been vocal about social justice issues in the past, At the Super Bowl not so much By: Mike Yepes*/TRT Guest Columnist— Last…
Por: Graysen M. Ocasio*/Publicador de TRT— El pasado fin de semana fue uno de caos total. Aquellos que tienen condiciones cardíacas quizás tuvieron que tomar más de sus pastillas para…
By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— LGBT Rights Organizations are in fierce opposition to an executive order,“Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,” signed…
If passed, the First Amendment Defense Act would have devastating implications for same-sex couples and the larger LGBTQ community. By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— Eleven…
By: JD Davids/Special to TRT— Regardless of where we sit—or where we toss and turn—during these long nights since the United States presidential election, many…
By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief— I am not over it. And, it isn’t that my candidate lost or that I am a sore loser. This wouldn’t…