Boston City Council votes to officially recognize Transgender Day of Visibility
The vote was unanimous when Boston's City Council voted last week to support a resolution that recognizes March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility, observed around the world and now, officially, in...
State economic development chief brings ‘Team Massachusetts’ plan to Mass. LGBT Chamber of Commerce
At a recent Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce roundtable, the Bay State's Economic Development Secretary, Yvonne Hao, touted Governor Healey's Administration's efforts to expand access to business financing and grants for all,...
Massachusetts Senate passes bill to make PrEP med available without Rx
Last week, the Massachusetts Senate took a crucial step toward ending the HIV epidemic by passing “An Act enabling pharmacists to prescribe, dispense and administer PrEP” (S.2480).
“We’re grateful...
Top Mass. health officials join call to end ban on LGBTQ blood donations
Secretary of the Mass. Executive Office of Health & Human Services Marylou Sudders and the Bay State's Dept. of Public Health Commissioner Margret Cook signed on to a letter calling for the...
Updating gender info on RI birth certificates just got a lot easier
Transgender and nonbinary Rhode Islanders can now update their birth certificates to align with their affirmed gender through a simple form thanks to a new regulation that went into effect yesterday — which...
Boston Mayor Wu appoints Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement’s first director
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has appointed Quincey J. Roberts Sr. to serve as the inaugural Executive Director for the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement.
Mayor Wu made the announcement...
Nonbinary gender markers will now be available to parents for their children’s initial birth...
Thanks to an appeal from the South Royalton Legal Clinic at Vermont Law and Graduate School, parents in Vermont will be able to use a nonbinary gender marker of their child's initial...
New Massachusetts review board to assist military vets discharged under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Massachusetts has initiated a new statewide review board to assist Bay State veterans discharged from the US military under its former "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that targeted LGBTQ+ service members. The...
Worcester, MA declares ‘transgender, gender diverse’ sanctuary city status
The City Council of Worcester, Massachusetts passed a resolution declaring the city "a sanctuary city and a place of safety for transgender and gender diverse people," reports Boston.com:
All New England states earn highest rating on HRC’s annual equality index
The Human Rights Campaign's ninth annual "State Equality Index 2022" — the latest, just released last week — is out, and once again all six New England states are among the nation's...
