Massachusetts has a much higher rate of people identifying as transgender or nonbinary than the national average, according to estimates from the Williams Institute.

The Trump administration Thursday proposed two rules targeting hospitals that treat transgender children and youth using Medicare and Medicaid as the lever. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

The change came following lawsuits and a veiled threat about federal funding from the Trump administration.

Advocates for LGBTQ+ people and domestic violence survivors are celebrating the state law change as a win for privacy and safety.

Giselle Byrd received hate messages and death threats on social media after right-wing accounts picked up her appointment to the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women.

At a time when LGBTQ+ rights face renewed attack, the Pryde is a target and a refuge — a place where residents believe the strength of community is their most powerful tool in the ongoing fight for equality.

Christian couples who’ve lost their foster licenses are suing, citing religious discrimination.

The Justice Department appealed a lower-court order allowing people use the gender or “X” identification marker that lines up with their gender identity.

A judge ruled the subpoena was improper and “motivated only by bad faith.”

Ziva Mann’s daughter came out as transgender at home in Massachusetts four years ago.