Chapter 199, An Act Relative to Gender Identity

An Act Relative to Gender Identity Memorandum (Jonathan Schreiber)

An Act Relative to Gender Identity Memorandum (Courtney Gesualdi)

1. Procedural History and Bill Versions

H3810
- History
- Chapter 199 of the Acts of 2011
H502
- Summary
- Redraft
  - Summary
S764 Summary
- Draft Amendment Language
Introduced Version

2. Committee Documents

3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents

4. Executive Action Documents

5. Press Reports (links only)

The Boston Globe: “Gay-rights proposals gain in Congress: Measures would add protections” By: Rick Klein Apr. 25, 2007
The Boston Globe: Patrick backs bill to protect rights of transgendered Antibias statues would be amended By: Megan Woolhouse March 5, 2008
The Boston Globe: House bill would give gays new protections National News Apr. 30, 2009
The Boston Globe: Another front for fairness Editorial Opinion July 24, 2009
The Boston Globe: “Senate votes to expand hate crimes protection; Kennedy had fought a decade to include gays” By: David Stout(NYT) Oct. 23, 2009
The Boston Globe: “Backers rally around transgender bill; Veto pledges from Baker, Cahill energize activists” By: Peter Schworm Apr. 25, 2010
The Boston Herald: BACKERS BLAST POLS FOR STALLED TRANSGENDER RIGHTS BILL By: Katie Carline July 15, 2010
The Boston Globe: Deval signs ‘bathroom bill,’ sets off ‘firestorm’ By: Hillary Chabot Feb. 18, 2011
The Boston Globe: A matter of simple justice Editorial Opinion June 8, 2011
The Boston Globe: Hearing held on transgender rights bill By: Brian Macquarrie June 9, 2011
The Boston Globe: “Transgender civil rights bill OK’d; Patrick’s signature expected, as lawmakers also approve redistricting plan” By: Mark Arsenault Nov. 17, 2011
The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly: “The Psychopathology of ‘Sex Reassignment’ Surgery: Assessing Its Medical, Psychological, and Ethical Appropriateness” By: Richard P. Fitzgibbon’s, M.D., Philip M. Sutton, and Dale O’Leary Spring 2009
State House News Service: ACTIVISTS GEAR UP TO ADD ‘GENDER IDENTITY’ TO NON-DISCRIMINATION LAWS By: Kyle Cheney JAN. 11, 2007
State House News Service: ADVANCES: WEEK OF JAN. 13, 2008
State House News Service: ADVOCATES BATTLE HEAT, CROWD TO TESTIFY BEFORE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE By: Kyle Cheney MARCH 4, 2008
State House News Service: ADVANCES: WEEK OF APRIL 5, 2009
State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2009
State House News Service: TRANSGENDER ACTIVISTS PROMOTE HATE-CRIMES LAW EXPANSION ON EVE OF HEARING By: Sarah Birnbaum JULY 13, 2009
State House News Service: ANGER, FRUSTRATION AS PACKED JUDICIARY HEARING FORCES RUSHED REMARKS By: Kyle Cheney JULY 14, 2009
State House News Service: LACKING A CHAMPION, SOME SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES MAY SIT OUT ELECTION By: Kyle Cheney APRIL 20, 2010
State House News Service: TRANSGENDER BILL STALLED DESPITE DEEP LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT By: Lyle Moran APRIL 22, 2010
State House News Service: SENATOR SEES FURTHER HOLD-UP ON TRANSGENDER BILL By: Kyle Cheney MAY 6, 2010
State House News Service: PATRICK ORDERS PROTECTIONS FOR TRANSGENDER STATE WORKERS, APPLICANTS By: Kyle Cheney FEB. 17, 2011
State House News Service: ADVANCES – WEEK OF APRIL 3, 2011
State House News Service: TRANSGENDER RIGHTS DEBATE RELAUNCHED ON HILL By: Matt Murphy JUNE 8, 2011
State House News Service: ADVANCES – WEEK OF JUNE 19, 2011
State House News Service: TRANSGENDER BILL BACKERS PRESS LAWMAKERS TO ALLOW DEBATE By: Colleen Quinn JUNE 23, 2011
State House News Service: TRANSGENDER BILL ON THE MOVE, CHAIRMAN SEES HOUSE VOTE THIS WEEK By: Kyle Cheney NOV. 14, 2011
State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION – TUESDAY, NOV. 15, 2011
State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION – WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16, 2011
State House News Service: SENATE SESSION (PART 1) – WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16, 2011
State House News Service: SENATE SESSION (PART 2) – WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16, 2011
State House News Service: ADVANCES – WEEK OF NOV. 20, 2011
State House News Service: SHNS VIDEO | TRANSGENDER LAW DRAWS CROWD FOR CEREMONIAL SIGNING (1-19-12)
State House News Service: MASSACHUSETTS TRANSGENDER POLITICAL COALITION COMMENDS MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESSMAN BARNEY FRANK AND FEDERAL LAWMAKERS FOR INTRODUCTION OF INCLUSIVE EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT (6-24-09)
State House News Service: ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN CALL FOR PASSAGE OF TRANSGENDER CIVIL RIGHTS BILL (7-13-09)
State House News Service: TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, FAMILY MEMBERS URGE LEGISLATORS TO PASS CIVIL RIGHTS BILL (7-14-09)
State House News Service: 76% OF MA VOTERS FAVOR PROTECTING TRANSGENDER PEOPLE FROM DISCRIMINATION (11-11-09)
State House News Service: PARENTS OF TRANSGENDER YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS CALL FOR PASSAGE OF TRANSGENDER CIVIL RIGHTS BILL (4-26-10)
State House News Service: RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF TRANSGENDER RIGHTS PASSES BOSTON CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY (5-5-10)
State House News Service: KERRY FIGHTS FOR MA TRANSGENDER EQUAL RIGHTS LAW (6-8-11)
State House News Service: MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY TESTIFIES ON BEHALF OF LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS (6-8-11)
State House News Service: MASSACHUSETTS TRANSGENDER POLITICAL COALITION APPLAUDS DHHS ON GENDER IDENTITY AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION DATA COLLECTION (6-30-11)
State House News Service: TRANSGENDER EQUAL RIGHTS COALITION LAUDS NORTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL’S SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSGENDER EQUAL RIGHTS BILL (7-12-11)
State House News Service: AG COAKLEY COMMENDS PASSAGE OF TRANSGENDER BILL (11-16-11)
State House News Service: STATE LEGISLATURE PASSES TRANSGENDER EQUAL RIGHTS BILL (11-16-11)
State House News Service: ADL APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF TRANSGENDER EQUAL RIGHTS BILL (11-16-11)
State House News Service: WOMEN’S BAR ASSOCIATION APPLAUDS COMMONWEALTH’S COMMITMENT TO TRANSGENDER RIGHTS (11-23-11)
State House News Service: GOVERNOR PATRICK SIGNS TRANSGENDER EQUAL RIGHTS BILL (11-23-11)