Transgender activist Jahaira DeAlto slain in Dorchester stabbing
Though the police had not released the names of two people fatally stabbed in a Dorchester apartment over the weekend, Berkshire Pride shared in a statement early Monday that one of victims...
Federal case against trans high-school athletes in Connecticut dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a high-profile lawsuit seeking to bar transgender athletes from competing in high school girls sports. The case drew national attention in 2020 as some 20 other states...
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...
Study shows stigma, discrimination are main reasons for ‘detransition’
A new study, coauthored by researchers at Boston's Fenway Institute and Harvard Medical School at Mass. General Hospital, found that 13.1 percent of people who currently identify as transgender have "detransitioned" at...
Updating gender info on RI birth certificates just got a lot easier
Transgender and nonbinary Rhode Islanders can now update their birth certificates to align with their affirmed gender through a simple form thanks to a new regulation that went into effect yesterday — which...
Peabody Institute Library to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility with online event
The Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Mass. will celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility, tomorrow, March 31, by hosting a virtual evening of storytelling, poetry, historical presentations and more from transgender, nonbinary...
Congress passes LGBTQ amendment to Violence Against Women Act
Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley cosponsored an amendment to the Violence Against Women Act that would explicitly include transgender and gender diverse people to the protections afforded by the Act. The amendment passed...
Trans Club of New England turns conference into workshop series
Trans Club of New England turns major conference into super-successful, ongoing series of online workshops
First Event, an annual conference organized by Trans Club of...
Maine bill targets transgender student athletes starting in elementary school
A bill to bar transgender girls and young women from participating in school sports has been introduced in the Maine House of Representatives. The bill, LD 926, would apply to students ranging...
Biden admin. withdraws from federal case against trans high school athletes
The Biden administration has withdrawn federal support from a lawsuit filed by the families of three Connecticut high school girls to block transgender athletes from competing in high school girls sports.
