Category: organizations
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Texas supreme court allows ban on transgender youth care to take effect
Rating: Transneutral, The Guardian US, August 31, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Texas supreme court allows ban on transgender youth care to take effect The Texas supreme court allowed a new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors to take effect on Friday, setting up Texas to be the…
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Study finds 48K transgender surgeries from 2016-20
Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press via Journal Record, August 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Study finds 48K transgender surgeries from 2016-20 The number of gender-affirming surgeries in the U.S. nearly tripled from 2016 to 2019 before dropping slightly in 2020, according to a study published Wednesday. The…
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EXCLUSIVE: Meet the director of Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health Exclusive interview: Director of Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health
Rating: Transsupportive, Washington Blade, August 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary EXCLUSIVE: Meet the director of Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health Exclusive interview: Director of Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health The topic of gender affirming healthcare has never attracted more attention or scrutiny, presenting challenges…
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Anti-transgender Republican Running Against Virginia’s Danica Roem
Rating: Transneutral, Out South Florida, August 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Anti-transgender Republican Running Against Virginia’s Danica Roem (WB) Virginia state Sen. Danica Roem (D-Manassas)’s Republican opponent in her state Senate race continues to highlight his opposition to transgender rights. Bill Woolf’s consulting company, Woolf Group Strategic Solutions,…
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Families of Alabama transgender youth seek rehearing from full court
Rating: Transneutral, Alabama Political Reporter, August 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Families of Alabama transgender youth seek rehearing from full court Lawyers representing the families of transgender children plan to ask all twelve judges of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear the case. In a statement…
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Cuba: Set Trans Activist Brenda Díaz Free!
Brenda Díaz, a Cuban trans activist, was detained and sentenced to 14 years in a men’s prison after joining a peaceful protest. We ask the government for her just treatment and immediate release. Rating: Transsupportive, AllOut, August 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations SIGN NOW Content Summary CUBA: SET TRANS ACTIVIST…
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Transgender activist Makyyla Holland wins settlement against Broome County Jail
Rating: Transsupportive, Binghamton University Pipe Dream, August 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender activist Makyyla Holland wins settlement against … Alleging widespread discrimination and abuse during her incarceration, Makyyla Holland’s settlement includes a county policy to protect LGBTI individuals. Makyyla Holland, a transgender woman, experienced violence and discrimination…
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Excluded: Denver’s unhoused transgender population faces barriers to housing, added violence
Rating: Transsupportive, Rocky Mountain PBS, August 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Excluded: Denver’s unhoused transgender population faces barriers to housing, added violence DENVER — Ana Miller wonders when she can stop living in fear. As a transgender woman who is often between housing and homelessness, each morning…
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This trans woman was begging on India’s streets. A donated electric rickshaw changed her life
Rating: Transsupportive, Associated Press via Yahoo! Voices, August 31, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary This trans woman was begging on India’s streets. A donated electric rickshaw changed her life BENGALURU, India (AP) — When Preethi moved to Bengaluru in southern India 10 years ago after being kicked out of…
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In a State Hostile to LGBTQ+ People, Arkansas’ First Transgender Center Is a Lifeline
Rating: Transsupportive, Them, August 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary In a State Hostile to LGBTQ+ People, Arkansas’ First Transgender Center Is a Lifeline One of the most impactful of these meetings took place last year, when Intransitive hosted lawyers from the ACLU in town to litigate…