Major CDC grant expands HIV prevention services in Lowell & Boston
Boston and Lowell are two cities with the highest average number of HIV infection diagnoses in the Bay State, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Recognizing the need for greater prevention services, the CDC...
Department of Education weighs in against Connecticut trans athletes competing in high school sports
The Associated Press reported yesterday that a 45-page letter from US Department of Education's civil rights office finds that "Connecticut’s policy allowing transgender girls to compete as girls in high school sports...
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 Legal Briefs: Supporting transgender youth against legislative attacks
This legislative session has brought an onslaught of bills taking aim at transgender young people across the country. Transgender youth, their families, friends and other supporters—including doctors, coaches...
Epping, NH school board weighs when, or if, to out trans students to parents
The school board of Epping, New Hampshire is grappling with a new policy of guidelines concerning transgender and nonbinary students. The major concern is over when, or if, it's appropriate to allow...
Maine transgender woman files first-known discrimination claim against an assisted living facility
Boston-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) filed a discrimination case with the Maine Human Rights Commission on behalf of a 78-year-old woman denied a room by Sunrise Assisted Living in Jonesport,...
Trans Club of New England turns conference into workshop series
Trans Club of New England turns major conference into super-successful, ongoing series of online workshops
First Event, an annual conference organized by Trans Club of...
South Coast LGBTQ+ Network to host two gatherings in observance of Trans Day of...
On Saturday, Nov. 20, the South Coast LGBTQ+ Network — a nonprofit organization that supports and advocates for members of the community in and around New Bedford...
Better quality of life for older adults undergoing gender-affirmation treatment, Yale study shows
A new national study conducted by researchers at Yale University shows that older transgender adults undergoing gender-affirming treatment, including medication and surgery, enjoy a better quality of life than those who do not.
“Even though...
Business leaders support campaign to uphold trans rights on Nov. 6 ballot
Business leaders of more than 50 major organizations gathered at a July 31 event in Boston to stand together against the ballot referendum that would repeal nondiscrimination protections for transgender people in Massachusetts in...
