Pentagon lifts ban on transgender troops
A person's qualifications should be the only thing that matters when it comes to serving in the United States military. So said Defense Secretary Ash Carter today when he announced that transgender individuals may...
Excellence in transgender health care focus of two-day conference
Many health care providers have as many questions about how best to serve their transgender patients as their transgender patients have for their doctors. A two-day conference, "Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health," brought nearly 130 care...
Bay State naval officer files new challenge to trans military ban
Even during a pandemic, the work of Boston-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) continues on many fronts.
On March 17, GLAD filed the first challenge to the...
‘A win for Boston’: City removes gender markers from marriage certificates
Boston has stopped printing gender markers on all marriage certificates issued by the city and is implementing new guidelines and standards for city departments to "support individuals whose gender and sexual identities...
New PBS Frontline documentary focuses on transgender kids
How young is too young to for gender transition?
A new Frontline documentary explores this question from the perspectives of parents, doctors, and eight transgender kids age 9-19. "Growing Up Trans" premieres at 10 p.m....
Massachusetts Senate & House agree on final version of public accommodations law
Pending the approving signature of Governor Charlie Baker, Massachusetts may well have its legal expansion of the state's public accommodations law, which includes transgender people, on the books by October 1.
The state's senate and...
Transgender Awareness Month offers great time to become better allies in the community
November is Transgender Awareness Month and Fenway Health is celebrating the great strides made over the past year for the transgender and gender non-conforming community towards visibility and equality. A recent Fenway Focus posting notes:
TV stars like...
Massachusetts House sweepingly passes transgender public accommodations bill
The Massachusetts House of Representatives brought the transgender public accommodations bill one step closer to becoming state law today, June 1, with an overwhelmingly supportive vote of 116—36.
According to MassEquality's Executive Director Deborah Shields:
“ applaud...
Two lawsuits underway against Trump admin’s revoking of LGBTQ protections in the Affordable Care...
Despite a ruling finalized late this past Friday by the US Department of Health and Human Service to revoke sexual orientation and gender ID protections from the Affordable Care Act, two lawsuits...
Boston Children’s calls on DOJ to investigate threats over trans care
Officials at leading health care organizations, including Boston Children's Hospital, sent a letter yesterday to US Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for the US Department of Justice to investigate the escalating violent...
