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Trans Day of Visibility 2…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
In a time of crisis, visibility demands action.
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Reflecting on 2025 and Lo…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
Take a look at this video to see what MTPC accomplished in 2025 and get to know our team…
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Double Your Impact: Inves…
By: Hazel Jones
With the end of 2025 upon us, we are excited to announce a tremendous opportunity to invest in the…
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Victory for Trans Equity …
By: Kelsey Grunstra
Massachusetts State Legislature includes commonsense and timely reforms to remove barriers and safety risks for transgender and nonbinary people,…
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Gender-Affirming Care for…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
We must acknowledge the incredibly difficult impact of the recent announcement of changes to Fenway Health’s care for transgender…
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Jones v. Mahaniah is a Bl…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) is dismayed at yet another attempt to weaponize faith and religious beliefs against…
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MTPC Condemns the Supreme…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
The Court has allowed systemic bigotry and a woeful misunderstanding of the needs of transgender youth to push them…
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Tre’Andre’s T…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
In a time of crisis, visibility demands action.
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Trans Day of Visibility 2…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
In a time of crisis, visibility demands action.
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MTPC and MassEquality Res…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
February 14, 2025 Boston, MA: The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) and MassEquality have been in contact with a…
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Know Your Rights: Project…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
This resource was made by our friends at Louisiana Trans Advocates.Check out their website for more information about their…
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MTPC Stands in Defiance A…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 Sadly, yesterday’s trans-antagonistic attacks from the freshly inaugurated President Trump come as no surprise. Not…
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MTPC’s Statement Re…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
Friday, November 15, 2024 In the days following the election, we at MTPC initially set out to share a…
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On Pride 2024: And we quo…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
Regardless of how it has come across, MTPC has been quiet, perhaps too quiet, in regards to the genocidal…
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An Update on the 2024 Tra…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
We are saddened to share that due to a loss of state grant funding for the Trans Leadership Academy…
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Building Trans Power: Ref…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
Through the guidance and input from our Community Advisory Board, MTPC launched the three-month pilot program in Boston this…
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MTPC & Namesake Laun…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
BOSTON – June 21, 2023 – Namesake Collaborative and the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) are thrilled to announce…
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From the Executive Direct…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
The complexity of having to prove to the cis-hetero world that we are deserving of safety, equality, equity, and…
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Announcing our Profession…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
Alejandra CaraballoTrans Activist Award Alejandra Caraballo (she/her) is a Clinical Instructor at Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic where she focuses…
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Trans people need more th…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
Today is International Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV) – a complicated day for many trans people. Visibility can mean…
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A Letter of Love and Supp…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
To our beloved trans and nonbinary community, Once again, our resilience is called upon to see us through. I…
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An Archive of My Own…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
A gen-z activist discusses the impact of learning about trans history.
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Viktor and Trans Represen…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
Viktor Hargreeves from Umbrella Academy just transitioned. Here is how the screenwriters did in promoting inclusive and accurate trans…
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Mass Trans News Roundup…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
Curious about how Massachusetts is doing regarding trans-related issues? Read below to recap trans-related news in the Commonwealth from…
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There is No Euphoria Here…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
Transitions are Not Services Language Note: I use the term “trans*” to describe transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and gender-expansive…
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Meet MTPC’s Summer …
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) announced today that MG Xiong (they/them) will be joining the MTPC team as…
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MTPC announces new Progra…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) announced today that MG Xiong (they/them) will be joining the MTPC team as…
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Wicked Queer Film Fest 20…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
MTPC is excited to yet again be co-presenting a number of films at Boston’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Wicked Queer….
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MTPC Launches IDA Network…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
On International Trans Day of Visibility 2022, the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition is announcing the launch of our Identity…
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MTPC announces new Commun…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) announced today that Kelsey Grunstra (she/her) will be joining the MTPC team as…
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The Most Forgotten Consti…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
by Connor Barusch Public Defender and first openly transgender/non-binary public defender to be qualified to represent people in Massachusetts…
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11th Annual Professionals…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
See the official press release here. The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) celebrates its 20th Anniversary with the 11th…
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2021 Update on MA Legisla…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
UPDATE 9/23/21: Senate bill S.2282 “An Act Relative to Gender Identity on Massachsetts Identification” passed today! Thank you to…
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MTPC mourns the loss of b…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
See MTPC’s official press release here. Update: A community vigil and memorial service for Jahaira will be held on…
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COVID-19 Vaccine Informat…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
On March 23, 2021 MTPC, GLAD, and the Massachusetts Trans Health Coalition hosted an information forum regarding COVID-19 Vaccines…
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Fight for the Equality Ac…
By: Kelsey Grunstra
We need your help! The Senate Judiciary Committee has just announced that the hearing for the Equality Act has…
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In Loving Memory: Ta’Al…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
by Jahaira M. DeAlto Words are the most powerful tools we have. Until there are none. Until they wither…
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Black History Month means…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
Black trans and nonbinary people contribute so much to society yet, continue to be excluded in the narrative of history….
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Surviving the horrors of …
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
Where do I even begin? I have been writing this for months now, never seeming to get past this…
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New Year, New MTPC…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
The close of 2020 feels a bit like hopping out of the dentist’s chair, yet here we are. If…
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MTPC joins LGBTQ Organiza…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
Last year a transgender man and a gay man died by suicide while under mental health watch at the…
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The election is HERE!…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
MTPC, Equality Arizona, and Equality Federation have partnered to create a national trans voter protection hotline. Strict voter ID…
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Voting 2020 – What …
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
Step 1: Register to Vote Are you registered to vote? Unsure? You can check your voter registration status here. Voting…
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LGBTQ Organizations Unite…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
Posted on May 29, 2020
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Healthcare Protections fo…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
You deserve and should expect to be treated fairly when accessing health care. If you do experience discrimination, contact GLAD…
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It’s ok to be concerned…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
Trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive people accessing health care during the pandemic. ~OpEd by Tre’Andre Valentine published in Bay Windows and…
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MTPC Supports The Movemen…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
To the Boston Pride Board of Directors,  The Steering Committee of the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) supports the…
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“What does it mean …
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
Women have always been a foundational part of history, and trans women are no exception. Trailblazers like Monica Roberts,…
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Snapshots in Time: A Pers…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
Guest post from Michelle Tat, MTPC Steering Committee Member: Content Warning: This is not about data science. This is…
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Exciting Updates to Massa…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
MTPC has been working closely with the Massachusetts RMV, and the LGBTQ Youth Commission to ease the unnecessary burdens…
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“A Fantastic Woman&…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
This is a guest blog from Pearl, a community member and local film buff. Thanks Pearl! Chile’s contender [now…
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From Mason: Thank you MTP…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
Five and a half years. I can’t believe it’s been over five and a half years since I started…
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Tre’Andre Valentine to …
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) announced today that Tre’Andre Valentine will take the helm as its new Executive…
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Joint Statement of GLBTQ …
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
We are profoundly disturbed by the events surrounding the ‘Straight Pride’ parade in Boston on August 31, including the…
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MTPC Signs on to Open Let…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
Trans people don’t need HRC to save us – we need HRC to back us! “After reading the article…
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In Solidarity With Commun…
By: Tre’Andre Valentine
Dear Beloved MTPC Family and Friends, As human beings wired for connection and community, we are being asked to…
Building Trans Power
Our Executive Director Tre’Andre Valentine discusses MTPC’s history, the state of trans equality, and how to start building trans power and leadership in this video from the Lenny Zakim Fund’s Untold Stories 2021 event. Thanks to
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Upcoming Events
Check out our upcoming events!
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05.07
4 Mann Street
Safe Homes Name Change Clinic, May 2026
Drop in anytime between 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM for MTPC’s Name Change Clinic, co-hosted by Safe Homes, to be in…
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08.13
40 Academy Hill Rd
Brighton Branch of the BPL Name Change Clinic, August 2026
Drop in anytime between 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM for MTPC’s Name Change Clinic, co-hosted by the Brighton Branch of the…
Community Calendar
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MTPC provides a range of resources from legal referrals to advocacy with state, local, and federal entities and informational guides for our community and allies.
What we do
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Emergency Financial Assistance
Emergency Financial Assistance
MTPC provides emergency financial assistance to cover a variety of expenses through our REACH program. Learn more at the link!
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Identity Documents
Identity Documents
Need help with your legal name change or don’t know where to start? We provide assistance through the IDA Network and our online name change platform Namesake. We also provide financial assistance to help cover the costs associated with name changes! Check out more info at the link.
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Education + Training Services
Education + Training Services
Does your organization or employer need professional development training on providing an affirming workplace or services for trans and nonbinary people? MTPC provides trainings from Trans 101 to Providing Trans-Affirming Medical Care! We also provide technical assistance, customized consulting, and multi-part intensive training services.
Education & Training Services
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