Vermont House passes transgender health, abortion access protections
The Vermont House of Representatives this past Friday voted in favor of legislation that defines reproductive care and essential transgender health care as legally protected health care activity in the state.
Milford, New Hampshire school votes to keep trans-student–supportive bathroom, locker room policy in place
After a heated public meeting at Milford High School in Milford, New Hampshire, the school board voted to keep the school's current policy allowing transgender students to use the bathroom and locker...
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...
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...
Voters in New Hampshire elect first trans man to their state’s legislature
Voters in New Hampshire's Merrimack County District 22 made history last week in the 2022 Midterms by electing James Roesener to become the first openly transgender man to serve in their state's...
Cape Cod Trans Day of Remembrance Committee to host vigil on Nov. 17
This year marks the 24th anniversary of the Transgender Day of Remembrance. This year’s theme, “Resilience” hopes to create a space where people of all ages, races, genders, abilities, and classes can...
Nonbinary Harvard Kennedy School student praises late Ash Carter for overturning trans military ban
In a recent Boston Globe Opinion piece, Grace Park, a Belfer Young Leader Student Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, looks back at how former US Secretary of Defense Ash...
Northeastern student brings trans, nonbinary issues to White House discussion on reproductive rights
Northeastern University fourth-year student Rev Birnholz recently brought trans and gender nonconforming issues to a roundtable-style discussion at The Whole House, where they were invited to join other students leaders from across...
Harvard student life and LGBTQ+ sports group host first trans+ community fête
Last week, hundreds of students and affiliates at Harvard University gathered at the Cambridge, Mass. campus's Cabot House Theater for the school's first Trans+ Community Celebration.
“This is...
Boston Children’s calls on DOJ to investigate threats over trans care
Officials at leading health care organizations, including Boston Children's Hospital, sent a letter yesterday to US Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for the US Department of Justice to investigate the escalating violent...