national/world - First transgender woman in Mass. receives vaginoplasty outside Boston, as statewide care expands

Tori Bedford

WGBH

Worcester, MA

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Scholarship Related to Transgender Issues to Benefit from First Digital Archive

Cristal Steuer
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.

Massachusetts’ Mayors Call on Legislature, Governor to Support Transgender Rights

Maureen McCarty
HRC

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ezs note:  If you do live in one of the Massachusetts cities that are petitioning for equality, be sure to e-write your thanks.  If not, ask them why the hell not!

MA Transgender Equal Rights Coalition Applauds City of Worcester’s Passage of Nondiscrimination Protections for Transgender People

http://www.therainbowtimesmass.com

to read more, go to:  http://www.therainbowtimesmass.com/2014/08/20/ma-transgender-equal-rights-coalition-applauds-city-worcesters-passage-nondiscrimination-protections-transgender-people/