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Five Mass. cities designated as `sanctuaries,’ for transgender population
By Susan Gonsalves
In March, Cambridge, Pittsfield and Boston became the latest communities to designate themselves as...
What steps can therapists take when treating all genders?
By Catherine Robertson Souter
As the debate around transgender rights in the United States grows more heated, an elevated need for...
CT deemed too restrictive on patients seeking gender-affirming surgery
By Eileen Weber
Based on a 2022 study from the Williams Institute at UCLA, more than 1.6 million people in the U.S. over...
Feminist theory: An intersectional model that promotes equality
By Phyllis Hanlon
The origins of feminist theory can be traced back to the writings of Mary Wollstonecraft, particularly...
Transhealth Northampton: Bringing gender-diverse care to Western Massachusetts
By Phyllis Hanlon
In 2018, the Fenway Institute, Cooley Dickinson Health Care and Harvard Medical School conducted a planning study, the PATH Project (Plan and Act for Transgender Health), which...
APA resolution opposes gender identity change efforts
By Phyllis Hanlon
In 1997 and 2009, the American Psychological Association (APA) issued resolutions that focused on sexual orientation change efforts. Earlier this month, the APA again adopted a...
Massachusetts bans conversion therapy for minors
By Eileen Weber
Massachusetts became the 16th state to ban conversion therapy, a method attempting to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity by treating it as if it’s a...