Transgender

With an overwhelming majority—33-4—the Massachusetts Senate passed a long-awaited bill to ensure that transgender people have the same rights to public accommodations as everyone else in the Bay State. "The measure would update state anti-discrimination law. So, just as a...

The Massachusetts Senate and House are voting today, May 12, on a bill that would prohibit discrimination against transgender people in public accommodations, including sports arenas, gas stations, movie theaters, bars, and malls. According to a...

Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim asked the city to stand up against the recent LGBT discrimination legislation in North Carolina and the city council agreed in a unanimous vote. Zakim filed an ordinance on March 28 that...

Discrimination against one represents discrimination against all. That was the message that emerged from a public community forum held on Tuesday, March 22, that focused on intersectionality* and, more specifically, the challenges faced by trans people...

Westin Hotel | Waltham | January 20–24, 2016 Bay State Attorney General Maura Healy, U.S. Congressman Joe Kennedy and keynote speaker Dr. Rene McLaughlin were just a few of the luminaries among the guest speakers...

This week's round-up of news of consequence to the queer professional community: missives from The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Dot Gay, Grindr, Rentboy, and Indiana, Missouri, and Michigan. FAA removes “disorder” label from transgender pilots First, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...

Despite outcries over the lack of diversity among this year's (most years?) Oscar nominees, the esteemed voters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have made at least one progressive move in their 2016 props. Said esteemed voters recognized...

Four of Boston's major league teams and the TD Garden rallied around state legislation this week that would include non-discrimination protections for transgender people in public places like sports stadiums, restaurants, shopping malls, and...

It's almost sold out but online registration runs right up until midnight on January 15 for one of the largest annual transgender conferences in the country — 2016 First Event, which takes over all 17...

November is Transgender Awareness Month and Fenway Health is celebrating the great strides made over the past year for the transgender and gender non-conforming community towards visibility and equality. A recent Fenway Focus posting notes: TV stars like...