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...
Transgender Day of Remembrance observed today, November 20
While many vigils and other events took place over this past weekend, today, November 20, 2023, marks the 25th anniversary of the murder of Rita Hester in Allston, Massachusetts — the event...
GLAD files employment discrimination case on behalf of trans worker in NH
This just in from GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD):
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has filed an employment discrimination case on behalf of a transgender woman challenging her...
US Senator Sanders of VT displays transgender flag outside DC office
In observance of International Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders placed the Transgender Pride flag alongside the American flag outside his office door in Washington, DC. The transgender flag will...
Bay State companies join protest against Texas trans care penalties
In a letter signed by more than 60 companies across the United States — including several based in Massachusetts — business leaders are standing together against Texas Governor's order to penalize families...
Five New England states introduce ‘trans refuge’ health care bills
Five New England states — Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont — have introduced bills "shielding transgender youth and their parents from penalties for seeking gender-affirming health care." In doing...
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,...
Trans Day of Remembrance in Boston Honors Those Lost to Anti-Transgender Violence
In 2016 hate crimes against transgender people have risen. But sadly violence against our trans sisters and brothers is hardly news. in 1998, friends, family, loved ones, and the community came out to remember Rita...
Congressman Cicilline (RI) condemns House bill to ban trans kids from sports
US Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island spoke out in strong opposition to H.R. 734, a House Republican bill that would actively discriminate against trans women and girls by blocking their participation...
Boston Mayor’s office grant to fund mural of Rita Hester, whose 1998 killing inspired...
A public art proposal by City of Boston Artist-in-Residence Golden, a gender-nonconforming trans-femme photographer and poet, has been awarded a grant from the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture. Golden's proposal will...
