Your Rights: Massachusetts

GLAD’s historic 2003 victory in Goodridge kiện Bộ Y tế Công cộng made Massachusetts the first state in the U.S. to grant same-sex couples full marriage equality. Massachusetts law explicitly prohibits discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation and HIV status.

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Does state law ban discrimination in employment, credit and housing based on sexual orientation?

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Does state law ban discrimination in public accommodations based on sexual orientation?

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Does state law ban discrimination in employment, credit and housing based on gender identity or expression?

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Does state law ban discrimination in public accommodations based on gender identity or expression?

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Nuôi dạy con cái

Can a single gay, lesbian or bisexual person adopt a child?

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Can a person in a same-sex relationship adopt their partner’s biological child?

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Does state law provide other legal recognition of parent-child relationships?

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Chăm sóc sức khỏe

Are most insurers prohibited from excluding transition-related health care from coverage?

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Is there a state-specific bulletin regarding transition-related health care?

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Does state law ban discrimination in health care on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression?

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HIV/AIDS

Has the state criminalized the transmission of HIV?

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Is there an HIV testing law that protects against coerced and/or uninformed testing?

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Does state law protect privacy of HIV status?

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Does state law ban discrimination based on HIV status?

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Quyền của người chuyển giới

Is there a straightforward way to change gender on a drivers license or state ID?

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Is there a straightforward way to change gender on birth certificates?

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Does state law ban discrimination in employment, credit and housing based on gender identity or expression?

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Does state law ban discrimination in public accommodations based on gender identity or expression?

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Does the state provide guidance on the fair treatment of transgender students?

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Are most insurers prohibited from excluding transition-related health care from coverage?

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Is there a state-specific bulletin regarding transition-related health care?

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Thiếu niên

Is there an LGBTQ-inclusive anti-bullying law?

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Does the state provide guidance on the fair treatment of transgender students?

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Does the state protect the formation of GSAs in school?

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Does the state ban the practice of conversion therapy for minors?

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