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GLAD on the Kosilek Case

December 19, 2014 By massmarrier

The strange and unfortunate decision by the full Appeal Court of the First District in the Michelle Kosilek case gets not only my thoughts yesterday. The insightful legal view today came from Jennifer Levi, director of the Transgender … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: appeals-court, Eighth Amendment, glad, Kosilek, Levi, Mark Wolf, massachusetts, prison, sexual-reassignment, transgender

Only One Candidate from 16th Worcester States Position on Public Accommodations Bill [Updated]

July 29, 2013 By Laurel

Update (7/31): A second candidate, Dan Donahue, has replied in support of the bill. Read his statement at the end of the post. Another special election is on the horizon here in Worcester.  On September 10, voters in the 16th Worcester … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Carol Claros, Dan Donahue, Daniele Nanni, gender-identity, Jim O'Brien, Josh Perro, Khrystian King, lgbt, transgender, worcester

Equal Access in Public Accommodations Bill To Get Its First Hearing

July 6, 2013 By Laurel

A bill to prohibit discrimination against transgender people in public accommodations is scheduled to get a hearing in the Joint House and Senate Judiciary Committee of the Massachusetts General Court this Tuesday, July 9. "An Act … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: public accommodations, transgender

Governor Patrick signs transgender equal rights bill into law

November 23, 2011 By Laurel

Governor Deval Patrick signed into law today An Act Relative To Gender Identity, "historic legislation to legally protect transgender individuals from discrimination in housing, education, employment and credit. The new law, signed at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deval partick, gunnar scott, lgbt, massachusetts transgender policital coalition, transgender

The Bigotry Behind the “Bathroom Bill”

January 6, 2011 By john-hosty-grinnell

Although I am a gay man I am, for a change, in the company of the majority of people who have no idea what it is like to be transgender, having few experiences with transgender associates to gain understanding from. That does not allow me … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bigotry, civil-rights, ma, transgender

Harvard shamefully reopens campus to ROTC while throwing transgender students under the bus

December 20, 2010 By Laurel

Any form of discrimination based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, veteran status, or disability unrelated to course requirements is contrary to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dadt, harvard, rotc, transgender

Watch: Family Time!

December 20, 2010 By colage

Click here to learn more and donate to COLAGE! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bisexual, family, gay, lesbian, queer, transgender

MA Gay Lobby Endorses Mitt Romney’s Lawyer over Democrat in 9th Norfolk

September 17, 2010 By alexander

As reported in KnowThyNeighbor.org the Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus endorses Republican, Daniel Winslow (who was Mitt Romney's Chief Legal Counsel 2002-05) over the Democrat, Stanley Nacewicz in the 9th Norfolk House of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 9th-norfolk, arline-isaacson, charlie-baker, daniel-winslow, gay, gunner-scott, knowthyneighbor, lgbt, massachusetts-house-of-representatives, mglpc, mitt-romney, mtpc, stanley-nacewicz, the-caucus, tom-lang, transgender

Time Running Out for Transgender Rights Bill – Please Act Now

April 28, 2010 By kgilnack

As many of you may know, despite wide support, the Transgender Rights bill is stuck in Committee and time is running out to move it forward before the May 7 deadline.  The following alert went out to members of the Young Democrats of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: advocacy, beacon-hill, civil-rights, glbt, massachusetts, transgender, ydm, young-democrats, young-democrats-of-massachusetts

Equality is nothing to fear.

April 28, 2010 By ACLUm blog

The bill would add Massachusetts to 13 other states that already protect the rights of transgender people by including gender identity and expression in the state's non-discrimination statutes. Recent polls show that 76 percent of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civil-rights, lgbt, transgender

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