Rob Phelps

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Rhode Island Trans Health Conference | May 31, 2025

3 weeks ago | bostonspiritmagazine.com | Rob Phelps

Across the country, the trans community is under attack. The smallest state in the union, though, is poised to make a big impact in education, advocacy and more with this comprehensive conference for transgender folks and their allies.
The hidden hormone crisis: how misdiagnosis is failing women across the UK

3 weeks ago | londonworld.com | Rob Phelps

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowAcross the UK, countless women grapple with symptoms like fatigue, anxiety, weight fluctuations, and irregular periods—only to be told it's "just stress," "normal aging," or "in your head." Yet, for many, the underlying issue is a hormonal imbalance that remains undiagnosed for years.
Boston Spirit’s 17th annual Executive Networking Night | May 14, 2025

2 months ago | bostonspiritmagazine.com | Rob Phelps

On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Boston Spirit magazine will host its 17th annual LGBT ExecutiveNetworking Night. Make sure to RSVP below!Corporate professionals from Greater Boston and beyond will gather at the Boston Marriott Copley Place Ballroom from 6 to 9 p.m. for an evening of networking, socializing and business conversation.
Out of Hibernation Weekend in P’town | March 6-9, 2025

Feb 26, 2025 | bostonspiritmagazine.com | Rob Phelps

It’s been a long, long New England winter, but now it’s time to spring out of the house and hit the road to Provincetown—and who better to lead the way out of hibernation than the region’s bears? Hence this annual weekend produced by the Northeast Ursamen, a club for cubs (and otters and wolves …) and those who admire them.
Valentine’s Day Op/Ed: ‘Is LGBTQ+ marriage on the rocks?’

Feb 14, 2025 | bostonspiritmagazine.com | Irene Monroe |Rob Phelps

This Valentine’s Day season, I am reminded of Mildred Loving’s and St. Valentine’s acts of justice for the right to love who you want as a fundamental human right. Since Trump has taken office, I’m worried about the erosion of LGBTQ+ civil rights. As a matter of fact, I feel like the country is moving into a new Jim Crow era, reestablishing discriminatory laws targeting LGBTQ+ Americans, especially our transgender Americans.
Worcester, MA declares ‘transgender, gender diverse’ sanctuary city status

Feb 13, 2025 | bostonspiritmagazine.com | Rob Phelps

The City Council of Worcester, Massachusetts passed a resolution declaring the city “a sanctuary city and a place of safety for transgender and gender diverse people,” reports Boston.com: It comes in the wake of a series of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump that include limiting access to gender-affirming care for children and teenagers and reducing the government’s definition of gender to only male and female.
ACLU files lawsuit in Boston federal court against executive order barring updates on passport gender ID

Feb 12, 2025 | bostonspiritmagazine.com | Rob Phelps

Representing seven transgender and nonbinary people, the ACLU has filed a federal lawsuit against President Trump over his executive order “barring people from updating the sex designated on their passports, according to a report from WCVB-TV News Center 5:Reports WCVB Newscaster 5:The State Department quickly stopped issuing travel documents with the “X” gender marker preferred by many nonbinary people, who don’t identify as strictly male or female.
Mass. Attorney General says US Dept. of Ed investigation won’t keep trans student athletes from playing

Feb 10, 2025 | bostonspiritmagazine.com | Rob Phelps

After an executive order to ban transgender girls from playing on girls sports teams, the US Dept. of Education announced it would investigate the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association for a possible Title IX violation over an incident where a charter school claimed two players were injured in a game with a trans player on the opposing team.
GLAD Law condemns executive order banning health care for trans youth

Feb 5, 2025 | bostonspiritmagazine.com | Rob Phelps

Last week, President Trump signed an executive order to limit access to proven health care for transgender people under the age of 19. Ricardo Martinez, Executive Director of GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law), made the following statement: Tuesday’s executive order targeting health care for transgender youth continues the Trump Administration’s extreme, needless, and unconstitutional attack on vulnerable transgender Americans.
Federal judge in Boston blocks transfer of trans woman to men’s prison

Feb 4, 2025 | bostonspiritmagazine.com | Rob Phelps

A federal judge in Boston temporarily blocked the transfer of an incarcerated transgender woman to a men’s prison, according to Boston.com. The transfer came under a recent executive order from President Trump. Lawyers from LGBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law) are representing the woman. Reports Boston.com: Judge George O’Toole issued the temporary restraining order last week after the woman filed a lawsuit challenging Trump’s Jan.