First openly transgender woman to compete in Miss Maine beauty pageant
Isabelle St. Cyr, a 24-year-old native of Howland, Maine, will become the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Miss Maine beauty contest on May 10–11 in Portland, Maine.
Plea deal reached in murder trial for 2022 killing of VT transgender woman
A plea deal was reached late last week in the murder trial of Seth Brunell, the man charged for the 2022 killing in Vermont of transgender woman Fern Feather.
Maine Governor Janet Mills pushes back against Trump administration lawsuit over transgender athletes
In response to the Trump administration's filing of a lawsuit last week to punish the state of Maine for refusing to ban female transgender athletes from school sports, Maine Governor Janet Mills...
Trial of man charged in 2022 killing of VT transgender woman now underway
The trial for the man arrested for killing a Hinesburg, Vermont transgender woman has begun. Fern Feather, the 29-year-old victim, was found on the roadside stabbed to death in Morristown, Vermont, on...
Massachusetts House passes bill with language aimed at barring students from playing on teams...
The Massachusetts House of Representatives last week passed a bill that contained language which "would ban public schools from allowing athletes to play on a team of the opposite sex, but only...
Salem, MA City Council unanimously declares trans sanctuary city status
This past Friday, the Salem City Council unanimously passed a resolution to make the City of Salem a sanctuary city for transgender and nonbinary individuals. In its proclamation, the council notes this...
RI federal judge holds off blocking Trump ‘gender ideology’ arts grants ban, but calls...
A federal district court judge in Providence, RI, last week at least temporarily denied blocking a Trump administration order "requiring arts organizations to certify they will not promote 'gender ideology' to obtain...
US Rep. Balint (VT) introduces federal Transgender Health Care Access Act
Marking Transgender Day of Visibility earlier this week, Congresswoman Becca Balint of Vermont introduced the Transgender Health Care Access Act, "a federal bill designed to expand access to lifesaving, evidence-based gender-affirming care across...
CT house bill would expand protections for gender-affirming care providers
Connecticut legislators are considering House Bill 7135, currently under public testimony hearing in committee, which would "expand the state’s existing 'shield law' provides statutory protections for providers of abortion and gender-affirming...
Despite more pressure from Trump admin., Maine school officials will not ban trans athletes...
School officials in Maine are sticking by their position that banning transgender girls from playing on school sports would violate the state's antidiscrimination laws and policies, despite increasing pressure from the Trump...
