Transgender
MassEquality Responds to IOC Decision
Boston, MA – MassEquality expresses disappointment, though not surprise, at the recent decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to limit participation in female category events. This decision outlines that…
Read MoreMassEquality Responds to Proposed Rules to Limit Access to Gender Affirming Care
Boston, MA — MassEquality strongly opposes proposed rules issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that would…
Read MoreStanding Against Hate: MassEquality Responds to Attack on Transgender Memorial
This week, as we prepared to commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance, a memorial on Boston Common was deliberately destroyed by unknown individuals. The display consisted of 425 transgender flags, each…
Read MoreStatement in Support of Giselle Byrd
Recently a transgender appointee to the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW), was subject to hateful attacks and backlash after some anti transgender news and social media outlets…
Read MoreMassEquality Responds to Fenway Health’s Decision to Halt Gender-Affirming Care for Minors and Young Adults
MassEquality Responds to Fenway Health’s Decision to Halt Gender-Affirming Care for Minors and Young Adults MassEquality expresses its deep concern over Fenway Health’s recent announcement that it will no longer…
Read MoreMassEquality Responds to DESE Audit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –August 26, 2025 MassEquality Responds to DESE Audit Worcester, MA: MassEquality is deeply concerned by the findings of the recent audit of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary…
Read MoreMass Equality Responds to Anti Transgender Rally at the State House
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –February 5, 2025 Mass Equality Responds to Anti Transgender Rally at the State House Worcester, MA: Today, members of the Massachusetts legislature invited members of a known…
Read MoreMassEquality Responds to the Bullying of Worcester City Councilor Thu Nguyen
January 15, 2025 Worcester, MA: MassEquality is deeply troubled to learn that Worcester City Councilor Thu Nguyen, Massachusetts’ first nonbinary city councilor, has been repeatedly subjected to misgendering and racism…
Read MoreMass Equality Responds to Congressman Seth Moulton’s attacks on Transgender Athletes
Worcester, MA – This November, as we observe Transgender Awareness Month and prepare for the 25th anniversary of Transgender Day of Remembrance in Boston, the transgender community is grappling with…
Read MoreMass Equality Responds to Attack on Transgender Teen in Gloucester
Worcester, MA; Mass Equality was horrified to hear of the brutal beating of a transgender Gloucester teenage boy, by members of the Gloucester High School Football team on Friday night. …
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