Category: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

  • The GOP Debate Had One Of The Grossest Anti-Trans Moments Yet

    The GOP Debate Had One Of The Grossest Anti-Trans Moments Yet

    Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, December 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary The Latest GOP Debate Had One Of The Grossest Anti-Trans Moments Yet Megyn Kelly opened the floor for candidates to openly attack transgender youth on Wednesday night. By Nick Visser Dec 6, 2023, 11:22 PM EST |…

  • Transgender minors sue University of Missouri for refusing puberty blockers, hormones

    Transgender minors sue University of Missouri for refusing puberty blockers, hormones

    Rating: Transsupportive, Missouri Independent, November 16, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender minors sue University of Missouri for refusing puberty blockers, hormones Federal lawsuit alleges barring gender-affirming care to minors is discriminatory BY: ANNELISE HANSHAW – NOVEMBER 16, 2023 2:03 PM Meg Tully leads a group protesting MU Health’s cancelation of transgender…

  • Danica Roem makes history as first openly transgender person elected to Virginia state Senate

    Danica Roem makes history as first openly transgender person elected to Virginia state Senate

    Rating: Transneutral, CBS News, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Danica Roem makes history as first openly transgender person elected to Virginia state Senate BY SHAWNA MIZELLE UPDATED ON: NOVEMBER 8, 2023 / 8:22 PM EST / CBS NEWS Danica Roem has made history Tuesday as the first openly…

  • Anti-trans prison housing bill raises alarms

    Anti-trans prison housing bill raises alarms

    Rating: Transsupportive, The Capital Times, November 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Anti-trans prison housing bill raises alarms Rylee Jenich spent 10 years incarcerated in various Wisconsin men’s prisons. For the last six of those years, Jenich — a trans-feminine person who uses they/them pronouns — publicly identified as…

  • Trans sex worker & ACLU sue Tennessee over HIV criminalization law

    Trans sex worker & ACLU sue Tennessee over HIV criminalization law

    Rating: Transsupportive, LGBTQ Nation, October 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Trans sex worker & ACLU sue Tennessee over HIV criminalization law The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Transgender Law Center have filed a federal lawsuit against a Tennessee law that requires HIV-positive sex workers to register…

  • 11th Circuit Court Upholds Ruling Blocking Drag Ban

    11th Circuit Court Upholds Ruling Blocking Drag Ban

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 11, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary 11th Circuit Court Upholds Ruling Blocking Drag Ban In a significant ruling released Wednesday by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Florida drag ban will not be allowed to take effect. This decision upholds an…

  • Nebraska is imposing a 7-day wait for trans youth to start gender-affirming medications

    Nebraska is imposing a 7-day wait for trans youth to start gender-affirming medications

    Rating: Transneutral, The Associated Press, October 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Nebraska is imposing a 7-day wait for trans youth to start gender-affirming medications Nebraska is requiring transgender youth seeking gender-affirming care to wait seven days to start puberty blocking medications or hormone treatments under emergency regulations announced…

  • Five transgender FCPS students file lawsuits over SB 150

    Five transgender FCPS students file lawsuits over SB 150

    Rating: Transneutral, WKYT, September 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Five transgender FCPS students file lawsuits over SB 150 LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – A new court ruling allows a controversial bill on transgender children to remain in effect. A panel is upholding Senate Bill 150′s ban on…

  • Appeals court upholds Tennessee, Kentucky bans on transgender care for minors

    Appeals court upholds Tennessee, Kentucky bans on transgender care for minors

    Rating: Transneutral, Reuters, September 28, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Appeals court upholds Tennessee, Kentucky bans on transgender care for minors Sept 28 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed Tennessee and Kentucky to enforce laws banning gender-affirming medical care for minors, such as puberty blockers, hormones…

  • Montana judge temporarily blocks ban on transgender surgeries, medical intervention for minors

    Montana judge temporarily blocks ban on transgender surgeries, medical intervention for minors

    Rating: Transneutral, Fox News, September 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Montana judge temporarily blocks ban on transgender surgeries, medical intervention for minors Montana was hit with a roadblock to its ban against transgender surgeries for minors, as a state judge ruled Wednesday to temporarily block the Republican-backed legislation. …