Excellence in transgender health care focus of two-day conference
Many health care providers have as many questions about how best to serve their transgender patients as their transgender patients have for their doctors. A two-day conference, "Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health," brought nearly 130 care...
Google and Eastern Bank among corporations that back Transgender Public Accommodations protections in Massachusetts
Major corporations like Google and Eastern Bank have signed on with Freedom Massachusetts to ensure that transgender people are not denied service at any hotel or restaurant.
New organization Freedom Massachusetts and its Co-Chairs Kasey Suffredini...
Brookline native appointed first openly transgender White House staff member
The first openly transgender person to serve as a Beacon Hill staffer has made history again. The Obama administration appointed Raffi Freedman-Gurspan as its new outreach and recruitment director for presidential personnel in the White House...
First openly trans collegiate swimmer joins Harvard men’s team this fall
Schuyler Bailar, 19-year-old Harvard undergraduate, will be the first openly transgender swimmer to compete on a college team. The talented recruit, who broke records on the University's women's team last year, will dive into next season...
US Navy to reevaluate discharge policy for transgender service people
Transgender personnel serving in the US Navy may soon see a significant boost in job security. The news came in an official statement that announced a reevaluation of exactly who gets to decide when and for what...
New PBS Frontline documentary focuses on transgender kids
How young is too young to for gender transition?
A new Frontline documentary explores this question from the perspectives of parents, doctors, and eight transgender kids age 9-19. "Growing Up Trans" premieres at 10 p.m....
Transgender model Andreja Pejic profiled in May 2015 Vogue
Transgender is in vogue. Literally. In Vogue magazine's May issue, Andreja Pejic breaks new ground as the first transgender model ever to be profiled between the glossy covers of the trend-setting publication.
"In the profile, Andreja...
Smith college revises admissions policy to admit some transgender students
Smith College, the "seven sisters" women's school in Northampton, Massachusetts, announced a change in its admissions policy that would officially accept male-to-female transgender applicants into its student body. According to a recent Boston Magazine posting:
'he Smith College...
Massachusetts No Better Than Indiana or Alabama When It Comes To Transgender Accommodations Discrimination
For the past few weeks many of us in New England have all been condemning Indiana and Alabama for their respective passage, or almost passage, of a bill that would legalize discrimination based on sexual orientation...
Focus on transgender inclusion in Jewish community awards
Two Boston-based individuals—a doctor and a filmmaker, both leaders in the movement towards transgender inclusion—are being honored at Keshet's annual awards dinner on April 30.
Receiving the Hacham Lev Award is Dr. Norman, Spack, an endocrinologist...
