Hundreds attend candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict on Boston Common
A candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict, the nonbinary high school student who died earlier this month after a fight in their Oklahoma school bathroom, was held last weekend on Boston Common. According...
New Hampshire House votes to protect LGBT youth from conversion therapy
The New Hampshire House of Representatives approved a bill to ban conversion therapy in the state on February 8. After voting it down only a month ago by a single vote, the bill passed this...
GLAD Legal Briefs: Supporting transgender youth against legislative attacks
This legislative session has brought an onslaught of bills taking aim at transgender young people across the country. Transgender youth, their families, friends and other supporters—including doctors, coaches...
Police investigate trans flag-burning outside church in Brookline, Mass.
Brookline, Massachusetts police are investigating the burning of a transgender flag outside the United Parish Church near Coolidge Corner late last month, according to the Boston Globe.
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First two transgender women of color begin teaching at Harvard Law School
This month, Anya Marino and Alejandra Caraballo became the first two transgender women of color to teach at Harvard Law School, according to a report in The 19th.
Federal discrimination case filed by fired trans Dunkin’ Donuts worker
A federal civil rights discrimination lawsuit alleging harassment and job termination based on gender ID has been filed by a transgender man against a Dunkin' Donuts franchisee. The alleged incidents started at...
Transgender Day of Remembrance observed today, November 20
While many vigils and other events took place over this past weekend, today, November 20, 2023, marks the 25th anniversary of the murder of Rita Hester in Allston, Massachusetts — the event...
Trans Day of Visibility events debut in Berkshires, Boston this weekend
International Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31 — a time to celebrate transgender people and raise awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide — coincides this year with Easter Sunday, and...
First openly trans official wins Nov. 5 election in Newton, Mass.
Ward 8 City Council Candidate Holly Ryan made history on November 5 when voters headed to the polls in Newton, Massachusetts, and cast their ballots. Running unopposed, Ryan became the first openly transgender elected...
Recusal of federal judge requested in transgender high school athletes case
Plaintiffs in the federal case to block transgender athletes from competing in high school girls sports in Connecticut have asked the judge to recuse himself for ordering them not to refer to...
