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Showing posts with label Massachusetts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Massachusetts. Show all posts
28 May 2016
04 May 2016
One more hurdle for transgender rights effort
Frank Phillips / phillips@globe.com
Boston Globe
Boston Globe
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Beacon Hill,
Boston,
Boston Globe,
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Frank Phillips,
hurdle,
Massachusetts,
rights,
transgender
Location:
Boston, MA, USA
02 May 2016
Officials raise transgender flag at Boston City Hall
AP
Boston Globe
Boston Globe
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flag,
Marty Walsh,
Massachusetts,
officials,
raise,
transgender
Location:
Boston, MA, USA
28 April 2016
Who Is Curt Schilling Talking To? Himself
Robert Silverman
vocativ
vocativ
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21 April 2016
Curt Schilling Fired From ESPN Over Anti-Transgender Comment on Facebook
Francesca Bacardi
E!
E!
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Labels:
anti-transgender,
Boston,
comment,
Curt Schilling,
ESPN,
Facebook,
fired,
Francesca Bacardi,
Massachusetts
Location:
Boston, MA, USA
20 April 2016
Curt Schilling says he was ‘blindsided’ by backlash to anti-transgender post
Eric Levenson / Eric.Levenson@boston.com
boston.com
boston.com
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ezs note: Uh, yeah. You were 'blindsided'. Here's a little news flash for ya, Curt. When you joined Major League baseball, and are a sportscaster after that, um, people tend to watch what you say. Stick to diggin' ditches, Curt. It's much easier.
19 April 2016
Curt Schilling makes controversial comments on Facebook about transgender people
Press
WTMW
WTMW
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14 April 2016
Massachusetts transgender activists make frustration clear to Baker
Colin A. Young
The Berkshire Eagle
The Berkshire Eagle
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10 April 2016
Transgender swimmer Schuyler Bailar featured on "60 Minutes"
Jim Buzinski
Outsports
Outsports
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08 April 2016
Gay business group rescinds Charlie Baker’s honor
Joshua Miller / joshua.miller@globe.com
Boston Globe
Boston Globe
Gov. Charlie Baker
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Boston,
Boston Globe,
business group,
Charlie Baker,
gay,
honor,
Joshua Miller,
Massachusetts,
rescinds
Location:
Boston, MA, USA
01 April 2016
Franck: Mass. does no better than N.C. on transgender
Kevin Franck
Boston Herald
Boston Herald
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ezs note: Dracut, Massachusetts residents - it's NOT too late to send lunatics like Colleen Gary packing! Do it Monday, posthaste!
21 March 2016
Young transgender women face mental health risks
Alan Mozes
UPI
UPI
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19 March 2016
Westborough resident sworn-in to post on state’s commission on LGBTQ youth
Press
Community Advocate
Community Advocate
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Labels:
commission,
LGBTQ,
Mark Mettler,
Massachusetts,
post,
resident,
state,
sworn in,
Westborough
Location:
Westborough, MA, USA
15 March 2016
House Speaker trying to lock-down votes for transgender bill
Tiffany Chan
WWLP
WWLP
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ezs note: Neighbors to the north - you can do your part by calling your state representative and senator and telling them that they should vote YES on this worthy bill. Thanks!
ezs note: Neighbors to the north - you can do your part by calling your state representative and senator and telling them that they should vote YES on this worthy bill. Thanks!
17 February 2016
Transgender People Still Experience Barriers to Healthcare
Harvey Makadon MD
Huffington Post
Huffington Post
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Labels:
barriers,
Boston,
experience,
Harvey Makadon,
healthcare,
Massachusetts,
people,
transgender
Location:
Boston, MA, USA
16 February 2016
Transgender Patients Face Challenges at the Hospital
Abby Ellin
The New York Times
The New York Times
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15 February 2016
Conference focuses on LGBT Elders
Press
Wicked Local Danvers
Wicked Local Danvers
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Labels:
bisexual,
conference,
Danvers,
elders,
Ever Changing World,
focuses,
gay,
lesbian,
LGBT,
Massachusetts,
transgender
Location:
Danvers, MA, USA
11 February 2016
Scholarship Related to Transgender Issues to Benefit from First Digital Archive
Cristal Steuer
College of the Holy Cross
College of the Holy Cross
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ezs note: Wow -- this article is seminal. I know of no other data work that reprints transgender literature so broadly - and it is growing. Please see Digital Transgender Archive. I promise, you won't be disappointed.
10 January 2016
Heard on Beacon Hill
Press
The Sun
The Sun
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Region’s pro sports teams to back transgender bill
David Scharfenberg
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
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