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Recent Victories

April 20, 2017 Victory in Keene! Keene City Council unanimously approves non-discrimination protections for transgender city workers, and a resolution officially endorsing #TransBillNH! April 5, 2017 Victory in Lebanon! Lebanon becomes the seventh municipality to protect transgender employees from discrimination and to endorse statewide protections. The city council vote was unanimous. January 12, 2017 Victory in Porstmouth! Days after state lawmakers introduced #TransBillNH, the Portsmouth City Council unanimously pass a resolution in support of statewide non-discrimination protections for transgender Granite Staters. January 2, 2017 Victory in Somersworth! Somersworth City Council votes by an overwhelming majority to expand the city’s Pledge Against Discrimination to protect transgender city workers from discrimination on the job. October 18, 2016 Victory in Manchester! Transgender city workers and their families win non-discrimination protections in healthcare coverage by city council's overwhelming majority vote.
  • Protections for Transgender City Employees
  • Other Transgender-Inclusive Policies
  • No Protections

Municipalities With Protections for Transgender City Employees

  • Hanover
  • Hopkinton
  • Keene
  • Lebanon
  • Newmarket
  • Plymouth
  • Portsmouth
  • Somersworth

Municipalities With Other Transgender-Inclusive Policies

  • Manchester

Municipalities That Have Passed Resolutions in Support of Statewide Legislation Like #TransBillNH

  • Dover
  • Durham
  • Exeter
  • Keene
  • Lebanon
  • Newmarket
  • Portsmouth

Municipal Leaders Speaking Out

"The strong position that the city of Keene and the City Council takes in regard to gender identity I think is incredibly important, both locally and at the state level." Mayor Kendall Lane • Keene
"We don’t discriminate on any grounds. We wouldn’t discriminate against a transgender person regardless (of the policy)." Interim City Manager Paula Maville • Lebanon
"Portsmouth has been a longtime leader in supporting equality for our citizens. It’s simply unfair to discriminate against transgender residents." Assistant Mayor Jim Splaine • Portsmouth
"I am proud of the history this community has in welcoming all and reaffirming those values by twice electing the first openly gay mayor in N.H. history and this evening adding gender identity to its pledge against discrimination." Mayor Dana Hilliard • Somersworth

Latest Municipal News
Keene Becomes Twelfth New Hampshire City to Pass Transgender Non-Discrimination Policies April 21, 2017
Lebanon City Council Votes Unanimously to Pass a City Resolution Protecting Transgender Municipal Employees April 6, 2017
Portsmouth City Council Moves to Support Transgender Non-discrimination Under HB 478 January 17, 2017
City of Somersworth Expands Transgender Non-Discrimination Protections for City Employees January 3, 2017
Manchester Alderman Approves Transgender-Inclusive Healthcare Policies, 10 – 2 October 19, 2016
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Featured Voice
Episcopal Priest Speaks Out for Transgender Freedom in Memory of Her Daughter Elsa Worth | Keene Read More Stories
Local Protections Improve Lives But Don't Fully Protect All Granite Staters

We need statewide protections to ensure transgender Granite Staters are covered in all walks of life.

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