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February 4th, 2023

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 the age of 13 identify as transgender. Transgender individuals may feel...

October 6th, 2022

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 “A Vindication of the Rights of Women” in 1794. Since that time,...

June 26th, 2021

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...

April 12th, 2021

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...

May 29th, 2019

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...