Maine Rep. Fecteau to present conversion therapy ban for Maine
A bill to ban conversion therapy in Maine will be presented in the state's House of Representatives on February 14, according to today's "Eyes on Augusta" column in The Free Press. The bill was...
Vermont power company CEO may become first trans governor in U.S.
Christine Hallquist, CEO of Vermont Electric Coop (VEC), wants to be the first transgender governor in the United States. Perfectly out and proud about her identity, she says she’s still hoping that if she...
Granite State legislature re-introduces transgender nondiscrimination bill
A new transgender nondiscrimination bill has been scheduled for a hearing on January 31 by the New Hampshire House Judiciary Committee. Similar legislation was defeated in 2007 and tabled in 2017.
"The bill would bar...
Murder of North Adams activist marks first transgender person killed in 2018
Transgender rights activist Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien, 42, was found stabbed and beaten to death inside her North Adams home on Friday night, according to The Berkshire Eagle.
Her husband Mark S. Steele-Knudslien, 47, has been arrested...
Vermont law enforcement board okays third gender on driver’s licenses
Vermont's Law Enforcement Advisory Board unanimously agreed not to oppose adding a third option for those who don't identify as male or female on the state's driver's licenses.
The DMV had asked the board to...
Portland Maine school board adopts broad transgender protections
The Portland, Maine School Board unanimously voted in a comprehensive new policy that protects transgender and gender nonconforming students at its November 28 meeting.
The policy includes protections for students to use restrooms and changing...
Trans Day of Remembrance observed across Massachusetts, Nov. 17–21
Trans Day of Remembrance is an internationally observed annual tradition held during Transgender Awareness Month (November), to honor individuals who have died throughout the world over the previous year because of anti-transgender hatred. This year,...
Transgender inmate files suit to move to women’s facility in Massachusetts
A 52-year-old transgender woman inmate in the men's facility at MCI-Norfolk filed a lawsuit the US District Court in Boston on November 15 requesting transfer to the women's facility at MCI-Framingham.
The inmate, who has...
Openly transgender candidate elected to Somersworth, NH school board
Gerri Cannon, a newly elected member of the Somersworth, New Hampshire school board, is one of seven transgender candidates across the country voted into office on November 7, according to an NBC News report.
The...
Massachusetts state senator proposes gender-neutral driver’s license law
Massachusetts State Senator Karen Spilka is proposing a law that would allow Bay State residents to identify as "male," "female" or "x" on their driver's licenses. And Spilka is also researching how a gender-neutral...
