Fenway Health stands with community in response to executive orders against trans people and...
After executive orders were issued last night following the second inauguration of President Trump, Boston-based Fenway Health — one of the country’s leading care and research centers for LGBTQIA+ people — released...
Worcester city councilor takes hiatus due to transphobia, toxic culture
Worcester City Councilor-at-Large Thu Nguyen, Massachusetts' first nonbinary city councilor, has announced they will take a hiatus from the council due to transphobia and discrimination.
Writes Nguyen in...
GLAD Law statement on US House passage of transgender sports ban
the U.S. House narrowly voted 218-206-1, along near-party lines, for a federal bill that would ban all transgender girls and women from participation in school sports.
Jennifer Levi, Senior...
Despite ‘hot mic’ comment, governor’s councilor supports transgender Boston Municipal Court nominee
A longstanding member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council is under criticism for an unintentionally unmuted comment he made during a virtual hearing last week of Connor Barusch, the openly transgender public defender...
Vermont congressional delegation votes against defense bill restricting youth gender-affirming care
All three US Congress members from Vermont — Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch, and US Rep. Becca Balint — voted against the major defense bill with its controversial measure to limit...
Northeastern Law School grad first trans attorney to argue before US Supreme Court
Massachusetts native and graduate of Northeastern University in Boston Chase Strangio is making history as the first transgender attorney to argue a case before the United States Supreme Court.
LGBTQ+ advocacy groups working hard to help trans people update legal docs before inauguration...
Many transgender people and the parents of trans youth are racing to "update birth certificates, passports and other legal documents to match their gender identity, rather than their sex assigned at birth,...
Community comes out for Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil in Boston
More than 100 transgender community members and allies, including Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and US Representative Ayanna Pressley, gathered at a ceremony and vigil Saturday at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul...
Judge upholds challenge to pro-trans student athlete policy in Connecticut
A US District Court judge who initially dismissed a lawsuit back in 2021 challenging Connecticut's policy that allows trans students to compete on school sports teams has reversed his decision.
GLAD Law: No kids should be denied the important life lessons that come from...
For many young people, school sports instill important life lessons of leadership, confidence, sportsmanship and perseverance, in addition to what it means to be part of a team. These lessons are important...
