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The Biden administration has withdrawn federal support from a lawsuit filed by the families of three Connecticut high school girls to block transgender athletes from competing in high school girls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.
HRC stands against NH bill to classify gender-affirming care as child abuse
A bill (HB 68) that would classify life-saving, gender-affirming care for transgender youth as child abuse went before the New Hampshire House of Representatives' Children & Family Law committee late last week....
Pittsfield, Massachusetts police review board approves transgender policy
The Pittsfield Massachusetts Police Department's new policies and procedures for conduct with transgender people—approved on Feb. 17 by the city's policy advisory review board—could be a model step for police departments across...
President Biden lifts ban on transgender military service
Less than a week into his presidency, President Biden has lifted the ban on transgender people serving in the US military with an executive order today.
“America is...
Providence city councilor resigns leadership position after anti-trans remarks revealed on recording
Providence City Councilor Michael Correia gave up his leadership position last week as president pro tempore after a recording went public in which he'd made a number of anti-transgender remarks about a...
Boston city council to consider adding nonbinary option to city documents
Boston City Councilors Michelle Wu and Liz Breadon are backing a proposal for the city to adopt a nonbinary gender designation for all of its forms, documents and certificates, and they planned...
Transgender Day of Remembrance to be observed in Boston, on Cape Cod
Every year in November, the Boston transgender and gender nonconforming communities come together to mourn those who have been taken from us due to anti-transgender violence. This tradition began in 1998, with...
