New Massachusetts law mandates that all nursing homes must include & celebrate full LGBT agenda

Plus: mandated LGBT “training” for all staff members

Law was passed corrupt “informal sessions” by 5 House members and 3 Senators – then quickly signed by the governor

Will this be coming to your state?

April 15, 2025

Nursing homes in Massachusetts are the latest target of the Legislature's radical agenda.

Having relatives in a nursing home (or being in one yourself) can be stressful enough. But now the Massachusetts Legislature has mandated that the full LGBT agenda be integrated in every long-term care and assisted-living facility in the state. And all staff members must receive regular LGBT-inclusive “training.” Non-compliance will trigger civil and criminal punishment.

The non-discrimination laws for “sexual orientation and gender identity” were just the beginning. Cloaked as protecting “rights,” they’re simply leverage for the LGBT movement and their allies in power to force “normalization” of those sexual and psychological dysfunctions on everyone. Shockingly, even the Republicans are going along with it.

Despite what the public might think about this bill, the Massachusetts state lawmakers considered it to be so mundane that both the House and Senate breezed it through in one of their corrupt “informal sessions.” Just a few members meet in an empty chamber and pretend there’s a quorum. There’s no debate or roll-call vote. They quickly vote on bills and the governor signs them. (In this case, the Massachusetts governor is an “out” lesbian.) 

On August 29, 2024, just five House members and three Senators passed H5033 into law, which was quickly signed by the governor.

Its main purpose was to add and update various health regulations. But in addition, a large part of this law is devoted to aggressively mandating radical homosexual and transgender policies and programs in every facility – and punishing those who don’t comply.

Here are some examples of the new requirements for every long-term care and assisted living facility in Massachusetts:

1. If a man “identifies” as a woman, he can’t be denied the right to share a bedroom or restroom with actual women. Anyone who complains about this is guilty of “harassment” and liable for punishment.
2. A staff member who fails to use a resident's opposite-sex name or chosen pronouns is also guilty of discrimination and/or harassment. Plus, each facility must keep a record of every patient’s (chosen) gender identity, name, and pronouns.
3. Men must be allowed to dress like women and use makeup, jewelry, and cosmetics like women – without receiving negative comments from anyone. This must be enforced by the facility.
4. Consensual homosexual sexual relations between residents must be allowed.
5. HIV-positive people may not be discriminated against or treated differently.
6. Facilities must provide access to “transition-related” hormone treatment, therapy, and other “transgender-related medical care” as requested.
7. LGBTQI-related events, such as LGBTQI Pride Month or Transgender Day of Remembrance, must be treated equally to other cultural celebrations or commemorations.
8. All staff must receive regular training – at least every two years – on a long list of “LGBTQI” issues, plus training in non-discrimination, “best practices,” and health procedures. They also must be trained in strategies to create an “affirming environment” for LGBTQI people – including forms, signage, and other communication. The training costs must be paid for by the facility.

The punishments for non-compliance can be considerable. Besides discipline and penalties listed in Massachusetts regulations, any party may bring a civil or criminal action against a violator!

Some history behind this

It’s interesting that this wasn’t done overtly, but as under-the-radar as possible. The bill was pieced together by the leftist Democrat leadership from parts of previous bills. The strategy was clearly to “hide” the LGBT mandates inside of the larger “health regulation update” bill.

In 2023, the full House had passed a version of this bill which did not include any LGBT language. Then in July 2024, the full Senate passed a different version of the bill that included LGBT language (which all the Senate Republicans voted “yes” on).

So the leadership hand-picked a few members who sat down and created this third version of the bill, which includes all the current LGBT language. Did the full House and Senate membership even bother to read it (much less debate about what’s in it)? Of course not. They clearly didn’t care. The bill was simply “passed” into law through the corrupt House and Senate informal sessions.

Shortly after the bill was signed into law, the LGBT activists had their staff training ready to go. In early October, a seminar on “Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Care” was held by the Massachusetts Assisted Living Association. The speaker serves on the board of directors for an organization that says it works “to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ Elders through education and advocacy.”

Final thoughts

MassResistance is on the ground in Massachusetts fighting to derail all future “informal sessions” of the Legislature, which are unambiguously unconstitutional. We are also making sure that conservatives know which of their “good” Republican lawmakers cave in to the radical agendas.

But we’re also doing what a lot of conservative groups shy away from: We’re helping people across the country push back against their terribly misguided “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” laws.