Education
Massachusetts Sees Non-Binary Student Population Decline After Increasing For Years
Massachusetts has fewer public school students identifying as non-binary than it did last school year after years of that population increasing.
Tom Joyce
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Sports
Transgender Girls' Basketball Player Has Outscored Entire Other Team Several Times
A transgender-identifying girls' basketball player in California is not only the team's leading scorer, but also outscoring entire opposing teams.
News
Tributes Pour In For State Rep Carol Doherty Following Her Death
Massachusetts state Representative Carol Doherty (D-Taunton) died on Saturday, February 15, after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to her office. Doherty had represented the Third Bristol District since July 2020; the district includes parts of the city of Taunton (Ward 1 Precincts A, B, Ward 2, Ward 5, Ward
Sports
Massachusetts Boys Favored To Win Girls' Gymnastics State Championship Next Week
A boy will likely win at least one girls' gymnastics state championship in Massachusetts next week.
Commentary
Five Takeaways From Worcester Becoming A Transgender Sanctuary City
The second-biggest city in Massachusetts is now a transgender sanctuary city. The Worcester City Council voted 9-2 on Tuesday to make itself that. The city of about 208,000 people, located 40 miles west of Boston, took that action council members listened to what media outlets described as three hours
Gender Identity
Three Most Dominant Transgender Athletes In NCAA History
Transgender athletes are no more in NCAA women's sports. The National Collegiate Athletic Association, headed by former Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker, announced last week that it would comply with an executive order from President Donald Trump designed to keep males out of women's sports. The NCAA
State Government
Massachusetts Bill Would Let Women Go Topless In Public
A bill (HD.3188) filed in the Massachusetts legislature would allow women to go topless in public.
News
Massachusetts Bill Proposes Removing 24-Week Limit On Abortion
A Massachusetts bill would make abortion past 24 weeks broadly legal.