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Webber, Murphy spar over Hanover’s new policy

May 22, 2023 1:40 pm

A Twitter fight between Gov. Phil Murphy and Assemblyman Jay Webber (R-Morris Plains) garnered some national attention this weekend after the two traded barbs over the Hanover Board of Education’s new policy requiring parental notification of gender identity and sexual...

Murphy signs executive order safeguarding transgender health care

April 4, 2023 5:14 pmApril 4, 2023 5:15 pm

In response to new laws in Republican-led states cracking down on health care for transgender people, Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order today protecting gender-affirming care performed within New Jersey from outside investigations and restrictions. “Across the nation, we...

Murphy launches ‘Transgender Information Hub’

March 31, 2023 3:30 pm

To commemorate International Transgender Day of Visibility, Gov. Phil Murphy today unveiled the “Transgender Information Hub,” a new website focused on providing information and resources for transgender and non-binary people in New Jersey. “In New Jersey, we must ensure that...

Could N.J. become a haven for transgender health care?

March 17, 2023 4:46 pm

Over the last year, one of the major focuses for Republican-led state governments across the country has been to restrict gender-affirming care, a broad term for medical care for transgender people. Many states have instituted bans on medical transitioning for...

Lots at stake in Trenton local races after years of rancor

September 30, 2022 5:16 pmNovember 1, 2022 1:23 pm

It’s been a rough few years for local government in New Jersey’s capital city. Ever since Mayor Reed Gusciora took office in 2018, relations between the mayor’s office, the city council, and various arms of the city bureaucracy have steadily...

Van Drew, once an opponent of gay marriage in N.J. legislature, votes for it on House floor

July 20, 2022 1:07 pmSeptember 30, 2022 10:49 am

When a bill legalizing gay marriage came to the floor of the New Jersey State Senate in 2012, Jeff Van Drew – then a Democratic state senator – decided to break with the Democratic caucus and vote no. “I sincerely...

Bill to ban adult conversion therapy moves forward in Senate

May 12, 2022 4:15 pm

A bill that would bar mental health professionals from attempting to change the sexuality or gender identity of adults – more commonly known as conversion therapy – passed the Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee on party lines...