Transgender principal takes cautionary leave with police presence at school
A Swampscott, Massachusetts elementary school principal has taken a leave of absence for security reasons after announcing her transition from male to female in a February 6 letter to parents. The Stanley Elementary School...
Kennedy, trans task force demand meeting with Trump officials
Massachusetts Congressman Joe Kennedy III, as chair of the Congressional LGBT Caucus's Transgender Equality Task Force, called for a meeting with top Trump administration civil rights officials today.
The letter raises concerns about such issues...
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...
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,...
