Maine’s Governor Mills signs equitable fertility insurance coverage bill into law
Maine Governor Janet Mills has signed into law "An Act to Provide Access to Fertility Care" (LD 1539).
The legislation, which goes into effect on January 1, 2023,...
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...
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...
23 New England health care centers earn top scores on HRC’s 2022 index
The Human Rights Campaign has just released their 15th annual Healthcare Equality Index, the nation's foremost benchmarking survey of policies and practices around inclusive and equitable treatment of LGBTQ+ patients, visitors and...
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...
Mass. Commission on LGBTQ Youth condemns Texas governor’s attack on trans, nonbinary kids and...
In a recent press release, the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth "unequivocally condemns Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s politically motivated attack on transgender, nonbinary and gender-expansive children and their families."
Fenway Health announces return to in-person events for Pride month 2022
It's been way too long since the pandemic postponed Fenway Health's big, annual in-person fêtes like the Men's Event and The Dinner Party back in 2020. But now Fenway's bringing their in-person...
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...
GLAD Legal Briefs: The Supreme Court Bostock ruling transformed health care rights for transgender...
Amidst the joy in finally having the Supreme Court affirm federal employment nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people in last year’s landmark Bostock v. Clayton County ruling, many...
Transhealth Northampton hits 500 patient milestone faster than planned
Transhealth Northampton — the independent, comprehensive, trans-led and gender-affirming healthcare center in Northampton, Mass. — hit its 500 patient milestone this week, just six months after its official launch — a full two...
