Boston-based FOLX Health raises $30M for LGBTQ+ mental health services
FOLX Health, the Boston-based health care network for LGBTQ+ people in several US states — especially geared toward those in less LGBTQ-friendly places — has raised $30 million dollars to "support mental...
New Hampshire bans gender-affirming health care for minors, exempting those already receiving treatment
Last week, New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed into law House Bill 377, which "prohibits health care providers from prescribing puberty blockers and hormone therapy for people under 18 when the medications...
Fenway appoints Dr. Will Giordano-Perez new chief medical officer
Fenway Health is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Will Giordano-Perez, MD, MBA, as its new Chief Medical Officer (CMO), effective March 2025. Dr. Giordano-Perez brings a wealth of experience in...
Fenway Health mourns former staffer instrumental in founding AIDS Action
The following tribute was written by former colleagues and Fenway Health staff members Lee Ellenberg and Rhonda Linde:
James Anaya Fishman (Jim) died peacefully on Aug. 11,...
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...
Texas man arrested, charged with making death threats against Boston doctor treating transgender youth
Federal charges have been placed on Matthew Jordan Lindner, 38, of Comfort, Texas, for harassment and making death threats against a doctor treating transgender youth, according to the Boston Globe.
Maine Crisis Line picks up after Trump admin. drops national LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline
Calls to the national LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline, which the Trump administration recently shut down, are now being redirected, in Maine, to the Maine Crisis Line, where counselors are trained to speak...
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...
Massachusetts Governor Baker signs into law the bill protecting access to abortion and...
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law today sweeping legislation protecting access to abortion care and transgender health care for people across the Bay State and for residents of other states where...
MA Senator Markey hosts roundtable with LGBTQ+ community leaders in support of trans, nonbinary...
Amid the state of emergency that transgender and nonbinary people in Massachusetts and across the United States are experiencing—including increasing reports of violence, discrimination, and fear—Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) yesterday hosted...
