Five New England states introduce ‘trans refuge’ health care bills
Five New England states — Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont — have introduced bills "shielding transgender youth and their parents from penalties for seeking gender-affirming health care." In doing...
Fern Feather, transgender woman of Hinesburg, VT, killed in Morristown
Vermont State Police reported that Fern Feather, a 29-year-old transgender woman of Hinesburg, Vermont, was found on the roadside stabbed to death in Morristown last Tuesday morning.
"We...
Boston-based GLAD co-represents plaintiffs in Alabama anti-trans law
Boston-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) is co-representing the plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit to stop a newly signed anti-transgender law in Alabama from going into effect. The law would impose...
‘Supporters, allies and advocates’ gather on Trans Day of Visibility
"Supporters, allies and advocates" gathered at the front steps of the Massachusetts State House last week to mark Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, reported the Boston Globe. They included many...
President Biden reaffirms commitment of support on Trans Day of Visibility
In honor of Transgender Day of Visibility, today, March 31, President Biden issued an official proclamation honoring transgender people and reaffirming his commitment that his "entire administration" will do all in their...
NH House tables anti-LGBTQ bills on gender definition, conversion therapy
The New Hampshire House of Representatives last week tabled two pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation — the first aimed against public accommodation rights and school-sports participation for transgender people; the second, a bill...
Bay State companies join protest against Texas trans care penalties
In a letter signed by more than 60 companies across the United States — including several based in Massachusetts — business leaders are standing together against Texas Governor's order to penalize families...
Maine Human Rights Commission advances transgender discrimination case against assisted living facility
This just in from GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD):
The Maine Human Rights Commission by a 3-2 vote today issued a finding of reasonable grounds that an assisted living...
Superintendents condemn attack on transgender high school student after North Attleboro/Foxborough game
Massachusetts school superintendents from two districts condemned an alleged hate-crime assault against a transgender North Attleboro high school junior after a North Attleboro and Foxborough school basketball game last week in North...
OUT Maine partners with American Academy of Pediatrics on project to improve health care...
The Maine Health Access Foundation has funded a two-year project to improve the health and behavioral care provided to Maine’s transgender youth. In partnership with the Maine chapter of the American Academy...
