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The following cities and towns in Massachusetts have local ordinances for non-discrimination on the basis of Gender Identity or Gender Expression:
Contact the Cambridge Human Rights Commission to file a complaint or for further information.
Contact the Mayor's 24 Hour Help Line: 617-635-4500, or contact the Office of Civil Rights for the city of Boston.
For homeless shelter or LGBT public health issues contact the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Health Initiative at Phone: (617) 534-2282 or Email: lgbthealth@bphc.org
Contact the Mayor's Office at 413.587.1249 or Email: mayor@northamptonma.gov
Contact Amherst Human Rights Commission and the Town Manager at 413-259-3002 or Email townmanager@amherstma.gov
More Discrimination resources: www.masstpc.org/projects/discrimination.shtml
Gender identity is not explicitly included in the state's anti-discrimination law (see MTPC's legislation page), but several court cases and the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination have ruled that transgender individuals can pursue an anti-discrimination claim under the category of sex or disability discrimination. Employers, housing authorities, public services, and other entities may not be aware of the protections effectively accorded to transgender people by such rulings.
