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Supporters urge creation of state commission on the status of transgender people
Summary
Advocates, civic groups and faith leaders told the committee a permanent commission would collect data, recommend policy, and center transgender voices in state decision-making; witnesses described harassment, barriers to care, and the need for state-level coordination.
Lawmakers heard broad testimony Oct. 29 in support of S.2155, a bill to establish a permanent Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Transgender People.
A bill filer described the proposal as modeled on existing commissions such as the Commission on the Status of Women and the state's LGBTQ youth and aging commissions, saying it would "have the power to request information and recommend legislation" and include transgender people in leadership: "at least half the…
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