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Members of Congress urge passage of transgender rights bill
In the letter sent Monday evening, Democratic members of Congress urged the state Legislature to pass the bills before going on holiday break next week.
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Supporters, critics of transgender bills clash at hearing
Critics of proposals to extend protections to transgender people in Massachusetts said the state should focus on the privacy rights of children and women.
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Life insurance company denies coverage to man taking Truvada
A man who takes Truvada was turned down in his attempt to get long-term heath insurance, and now he’s planning to sue for discrimination.
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Wal-Mart accused of same-sex bias in class-action lawsuit
Jacqueline Cote says Wal-Mart repeatedly denied medical insurance for her wife before 2014, when the retail giant started offering benefits for same-sex spouses.
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Gay cadets become first same-sex couple to join Boston police force
Among the 64 recruits who graduated from the Boston Police Academy on Wednesday were two openly gay cadets, believed to be the first openly gay couple to ever graduate from a police academy together.
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Boston mayor creates gender‑neutral restrooms at city hall
Boston is among the first cities in New England to institute gender-neutral restrooms in their city halls, says Mayor Martin Walsh.
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Numbers show how same-sex marriage has fared in Massachusetts
As the U.S. Supreme Court ponders the future of same-sex marriage, the nine justices could consider the experience in Massachusetts – the state with the longest-running real-world test of what happens when gay couples are allowed to tie the knot.
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U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy: Time to strengthen transgender protections
The Massachusetts Democrat says his state is lagging behind 17 other states and Washington, D.C., which have extended public accommodations laws to transgender people.
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects transgender inmate’s appeal for sex change surgery
The court rejected an appeal from a convicted murderer who has been seeking taxpayer-funded sex-reassignment surgery in prison.
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Historic first: Gay groups march in Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade
Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade made history Sunday as two gay and lesbian groups marched after decades of opposition that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.