First two transgender women of color begin teaching at Harvard Law School
This month, Anya Marino and Alejandra Caraballo became the first two transgender women of color to teach at Harvard Law School, according to a report in The 19th.
Family seeks answers in Bali police-custody death of Harvard grad student
He'd just arrived in Bali for his honeymoon when Indonesian police arrested the Peruvian Harvard Kennedy School of Government graduate student and transgender activist Rodrigo Ventocilla. Customs officials at the Denpasar airport...
Amherst, MA voters to fill five school committee seats in today’s election after trans...
Amherst, Massachusetts voters going to the polls today are being asked to fill five spaces on the city's Regional School Committee left open after a controversy around the treatment of transgender students...
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...
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...
Conversion therapy poses serious health risks for transgender people, new Boston-based study shows
The American Medical Association just published in its journal JAMA Psychiatry a study by Boston-based researchers showing that transgender people undergoing conversation therapy risk a range of adverse mental health outcomes, including suicide attempts.
The...
Biden admin. withdraws from federal case against trans high school athletes
The Biden administration has withdrawn federal support from a lawsuit filed by the families of three Connecticut high school girls to block transgender athletes from competing in high school girls sports.
New Hampshire parents challenge protections for trans students in NH/VT cross-border school district
An anonymous group of parents from Hanover, New Hampshire is bringing a legal challenge against their school district's policy that ensures the privacy of transgender students who don't feel comfortable sharing their...
Maine veteran and his trans daughter sue US DOD for denying medical care
A United States military veteran and his 21-year-old transgender daughter filed a lawsuit this week challenging a federal statute dating back to the 1970s that prevents the daughter from accessing medical coverage...
Hundreds attend candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict on Boston Common
A candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict, the nonbinary high school student who died earlier this month after a fight in their Oklahoma school bathroom, was held last weekend on Boston Common. According...
