A Boston transgender period event will now take place at a city-owned office building after the Boston Public Library canceled it.
Mass NOW and the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition told people who signed up for the event in an email that the Trans Period Pride event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, at 26 Court Street in downtown Boston.
The email says 26 Court Street is “a City of Boston-managed building.”
The building is the former Old City Hall Annex. Boston recently renovated it as an 11-story office building for city departments.
Boston says 26 Court Street houses several city offices, including the Mayor’s Office of Housing, Public Facilities Department, Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion, Office of Veterans’ Services, Environment Department, Office of Climate Resiliency, Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture and Mayor’s Office of Food Justice.
The city also says the ground floor has meeting rooms “to service the public and foster public engagement.”
The move comes after Boston Public Library canceled the Trans Period Pride event that had been scheduled for the Central Library in Copley Square, as NewBostonPost previously reported.
Mass NOW executive director Sasha Goodfriend previously told an LGBT publication that the event would still happen.
“Trans Period Pride has not been canceled,” Goodfriend told Them. “We have secured a new location and are finalizing a security plan. Details about the venue and event logistics will be announced next week.”
The new email provides those details to the people who registered.
“For the past three years, Trans Period Pride has brought our community together to celebrate, learn, and advocate for trans menstruators. This year is no different,” the email says.
The term “trans menstruators” refers to women who identify as transgender and menstruate.
The original event drew attention after conservative news outlets reported on it and social media accounts criticized it. The criticism focused on a transgender period event at a public library and support from the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQIA2S+ Advancement.
The email says organizers expect protesters at 26 Court Street.
“We have received information that some far-right individuals intend to protest outside the venue,” the email says.
The email says the event will have municipal security and Boston Police Department officers because it will take place in a city-owned building.
Organizers also say they will work with the Boston Dyke March Dyke Patrol. The email calls the group “a team of trained community safety marshals.”
“The Boston Dyke March Dyke Patrol will be your first point of contact when you arrive,” the email says. “They will be easy to identify in high-visibility vests and will be available to help attendees safely enter the building and access the event.”
The email tells attendees not to speak with protesters.
“If protesters are present, we expect they may attempt to engage with attendees as they enter the building,” the email says. “We strongly encourage attendees not to engage.”
The email says Dyke Patrol members will help attendees enter the building “without interacting with protesters.”
“We have seen these groups attempt to create and escalate confrontations at other events this month, and we are committed to keeping the focus where it belongs: on our community,” the email says.
Organizers also plan to livestream the opening remarks and educational parts of the event on Instagram Live starting at about 6:15 p.m. The email says only facilitators and people who agree to take part will appear on camera.
The email also says Mass NOW and the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition made an educational graphic “explaining what it means to be a trans menstruator.”
“We know that misinformation about trans menstruators continues to circulate, and education remains one of the most powerful tools we have,” the email says.
The event has taken place at the Boston Public Library in the past. Mass NOW held a Trans Period Pride event at the library in 2024. The ACLU of Massachusetts also listed a 2025 Trans Period Pride event at Boston Public Library, hosted by Mass NOW and the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition.
“Trans Period Pride exists because of this community’s resilience, courage, and commitment to one another,” the email says. “We are not backing down, and we look forward to gathering with you next week.”