transgender

The Obama Administration is threatening to sick the Department of Justice on school districts across the country that refuse to comply with an administration order that they open their school bathrooms, showers and locker rooms to transgender students consistent with their gender identity and not their birth certificate...

BOSTON (AP) _ The Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill to ban discrimination against transgender people in public accommodations. The Senate passed the bill with a 33-4 vote Thursday. Democratic Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz said it's past time for Massachusetts to stay true to its history as a civil rights pioneer...

BOSTON (AP) _ Lawmakers might need more time to reach a final compromise on a bill that would ban discrimination against transgender people in public accommodations. Senate President Stan Rosenberg said Tuesday that it's unlikely senators will vote to add language that would allow legal action against anyone who makes an ``improper'' claim of gender identity...

The  debate over where transgender folk can relieve themselves in public accommodations shifts this week from North Carolina to Massachusetts as lawmakers are expected to take up two versions of a transgender rights bill. The Senate is set to vote on Thursday on the original bill which has languished in committee for months while the House is expected to take up a new compromise version unveiled l

Finding yourself OD'ing on transgender issues all of a sudden? In the last week we've seen Boston hoist the transgender flag, (I didn't know there was one), above Government Center. Mayor Marty Walsh, a good Democrat was taught never to waste an exploitable minute...

BOSTON (AP) _ Elected officials and activists have raised a flag at Boston City Hall representing the transgender community. Democratic Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, a supporter of transgender rights, said Monday the flag will continue to fly until everyone is equal under the law in Massachusetts...

BOSTON (AP) - Lawmakers are weighing revisions to a bill that would expand protections for transgender people in public places, including restrooms, in Massachusetts. A redrafted version of a bill originally filed in the House appears aimed at addressing concerns that have been raised by critics who say the safety and privacy of women and children in bathrooms or locker rooms could be compromised

It appears Governor Charlie Baker will not veto a bill that would legally protect transgender people who use whichever bathroom they prefer.

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN has announced that it has fired network analyst and former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling following his comments on Facebook about transgender people. In a statement released Wednesday, ESPN says "Curt Schilling has been advised that his conduct was unacceptable...

A member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives says many people are under a large misconception when it comes to a proposed transgender rights bill.