A Tale Of Two States

They border on each other... one's true Blue and the other is schizoid, those who live closest to Boston are the liberals and those who living in the deep woods are solid MAGA.

Advocates plan next moves after Ayotte signs bans on gender-affirming care for minors

The New Hampshire Bulletin

By: Ethan DeWitt

August 8, 2025

In a series of decisions on transgender legislation this year, Gov. Kelly Ayotte has taken a page from her predecessor’s playbook.

Like former Gov. Chris Sununu, Ayotte signed two bills, House Bill 377 and House Bill 712, that ban gender-affirming care for minors, meaning the state will soon bar all forms of such care for people under 18, including medication and surgeries. But also like Sununu, Ayotte vetoed a bill, House Bill 148, that would have allowed businesses and organizations to separate bathrooms, locker rooms, and sports teams by biological sex. 

The result is a combination of decisions that has frustrated people on both sides of the debate. Conservatives and other Republicans sharply criticized Ayotte for vetoing HB 148, with one, Rep. Erica Layon of Derry, arguing she had “broken her promise to protect women.”

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LGBTQ+ support organizations in New Hampshire, meanwhile, say that while they appreciate the veto on HB 148, the ban on gender-affirming care for minors will set back transgender youth and curtail parents’ rights to decide their children’s health care.  

But there is one thing to consider, unlike Texas to travel to another state is only an hour away!

“We’re lucky to be surrounded by states that provide gender-affirming health care to young people,” said Linds Jakows, the founder of 603 Equality, an advocacy group.

And one of those states...

Massachusetts lesbian Gov. Maura Healey signs abortion and gender-affirming care shield law

Shield Act 2.0 further strengthens protections for patients and providers of reproductive healthcare.

The Advocate

By Ryan Adamczeski

August 08 2025

Massachusetts has enacted an even stronger shield law for abortion and gender-affirming care.

Democratic Gov. Maura Healey, the first out lesbian governor in the U.S., signed the Shield Act 2.0 into law Thursday. The bill further strengthens protections for patients and providers of reproductive healthcare, while explicitly mandating that abortions be performed when deemed medically necessary.

“Massachusetts will always be a state where patients can access high-quality health care and providers are able to do their jobs without government interference,” Healey said in a statement. “From the moment Roe was overturned, we stepped up to pass strong protections for patients and providers, and with President Trump and his allies continuing their assaults on health care, we’re taking those protections to the next level. No one is going to prevent the people of Massachusetts from getting the health care they need.”

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The new law further prevents the disclosure of sensitive data, such as a physician’s name, and prohibits local law enforcement from cooperating with other jurisdictions in their investigations. It also directs the Department of Public Health to create an advisory group to help guide businesses as they implement privacy protections for storing or managing electronic medical records.

Just a reminder, Connecticut has a law preventing reproductive healthcare data from being sent out of state without the patient's consent.