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Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Transgender Day of Visibility at the State House
BOSTON (WWLP) – Lawmakers and advocates gathered in the State House's Nurses Hall to commemorate Transgender Day of Visibility and discuss statewide support for transgender people under increasing federal regulations. Since the beginning of President Trump's term in January, his administration has passed several major executive orders targeting transgender people, including recognizing people only as biological men or women, moving transgender women to men's prisons, defunding gender-affirming care, banning transgender girls in girls' sports and more. Northampton healthcare organization Transhealth accepting new pediatric patients One state senator, who identifies as gay, says these threats are crucial to talk about in order to overcome them. 'We are seeing a hateful effort to erase trans people from public life. These are coordinated and deliberated attacks,' said Provincetown's Senator Julian Cyr. The senate president and the lieutenant governor both made a promise to onlookers–anti-transgender legislation will not be permitted to pass in the Bay State. 'Here, we stand up to bigotry. We have no tolerance for it. We respect the ability of people to live their authentic lives,' said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. Lawmakers made it clear at the visibility event, that although transgender people make up less than 1% of the total population, transgender rights are crucial to uphold in Massachusetts. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Northampton healthcare organization Transhealth accepting new pediatric patients
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – A non-profit healthcare organization in Hampshire County is accepting new pediatric patients for primary and specialty care for the first time since May 2024. Transhealth in Northampton has recently hired Dr. Ashley Brown as the organization's new Co-Primary Care Director and pediatrician. Dr. Brown worked and lived in Iowa until the state implemented a ban on medical healthcare for trans youth. Advocates looking for 'actual strategy' for Bay State LGBTQ+ community Brown said she is committed to providing gender-affirming care for trans youth, bringing a special perspective to the practice as a trans woman herself. 'My job as a pediatrician–which is the best job in the world– is to keep kids healthy and safe, and to partner with families to support the physical and social-emotional growth of their children,' Brown said. 'I am fully committed to taking care of all children, including trans and gender-diverse children, using the most up-to-date standards of care, and that's exactly what I am doing at Transhealth.' Transhealth was founded in 2021 and is the only independent, non-profit healthcare organization in the United States devoted exclusively to serving the trans and gender-diverse community. The organization said it has doubled down on services for its most vulnerable patients. 'In an age where trans people are being vilified and weaponized, we refuse to retreat and are doubling down on making sure that trans and gender-diverse youth have the medically necessary healthcare they need and deserve,' said Transhealth CEO Jo Erwin, RN, BSN (any pronouns). 'When trans and gender-diverse young people receive best practice, evidence-based care and support, they thrive. It's that simple.' For more information, visit WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
