Bill to ban LGBTQ+ panic defense moves to Vermont Senate vote
Vermont's bill to ban "gay or trans panic" as a legal defense for committing violent acts against LGBTQ people passed this week through the state's Senate judiciary committee on an unanimous 5–0...
Taylor Small, wins Vermont Dem primary, poised to become one of first transgender legislators...
With 100 percent of the votes in from yesterday's (Aug. 11) state primary in Vermont, Taylor Small, a transgender woman from Winooski, earned the Democratic party's vote to represent her Chittenden 6-7...
US Rep. Moulton (MA) faces backlash for anti-trans comments after election
US Congressman Seth Moulton (Massachusetts 6th Congressional District) is "taking heat" for making post-election comments against transgender athletes participating in school sports.
One of Moulton's top aides, Matt...
Maine lawmakers advance bill to allow gender-affirming care for teens 16 and older without...
Maine's Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary voted this week to advance legislation that would allow minors who are at least 16 to access gender-affirming hormone therapy without the consent of their parents,...
Maine Senate approves trans shield law, bill now heads to governor’s desk
Late last week, the Maine Senate voted 21-13 to approve a bill that would protect out-of-state patients seeking gender-affirming care or abortions from states where such health care is illegal, even if...
Federal judge in Boston blocks transfer of trans woman to men’s prison
A federal judge in Boston temporarily blocked the transfer of an incarcerated transgender woman to a men's prison, according to Boston.com. The transfer would have come under a recent executive order from...
‘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...
Then and now: Part II, Now it’s Gabi’s time to live: Transitioning at 60
Gabi Morgan, 65, from Jamaica Plain is becoming a fixture not only in her own community of JP but also with older trans and gender diverse adults...
Two lawsuits underway against Trump admin’s revoking of LGBTQ protections in the Affordable Care...
Despite a ruling finalized late this past Friday by the US Department of Health and Human Service to revoke sexual orientation and gender ID protections from the Affordable Care Act, two lawsuits...
NH attorney general urges SCOTUS to uphold West Va. law barring trans girls from...
New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella has signed onto an amicus brief with 25 other attorneys general calling on the US Supreme Court to reverse a recent appeals court ruling in favor...
