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  • Looking To 2024: What's Next In The Fight Over Trans Rights In America

    Looking To 2024: What’s Next In The Fight Over Trans Rights In America

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 18, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Looking To 2024: What’s Next In The Fight Over Trans Rights In America 2023 has been a challenging year for transgender individuals in America. As most legislatures across the country went out of session, the momentum…

  • No, Trans Hormone Therapy Does Not “Increase Heart Disease By 95%”

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary No, Trans Hormone Therapy Does Not “Increase Heart Disease By 95%” On Saturday, a flurry of inaccurate headlines and social media posts proliferated across the internet, alleging that “trans women taking hormones” have a 95% increased…

  • Transgender sports debate: Physicians say bans are health issue

    Rating: Transneutral, STAT, September 19, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender sports debate: Physicians say bans are health issue Almost half of U.S. states have banned or restricted trans youths’ access to gender-affirming puberty blockers, hormones, and surgery — and many of the same states are also targeting trans…

  • Transgender Interventions Harm Children: Rebuttal to American College of Pediatricians

    Rating: Transsupportive, Gender Menace, September 9, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) An article entitled “Transgender Interventions Harm Children” on the website of the anti-transgender, pseudo-scientific American College of Pediatricians contains several claims that are either misleading or unsupported by the current scientific consensus. Let’s address each claim with specific rebuttals and citations to reputable sources:…

  • Fast access to hormone therapy in transgender adults ‘lifesaving’, study finds

    Rating: Transsupportive, The Guardian, September 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Fast access to hormone therapy in transgender adults ‘lifesaving’, study finds Fast access to testosterone therapy for transgender adults is “life-saving”, leading to a significantly reduced risk of depression and suicide, a clinical trial led by…

  • Senator Admits

    Senator Admits “Kids Online Safety Act” Will Target Trans Content Online

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, September 3, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Senator Admits “Kids Online Safety Act” Will Target Trans Content Online A bill with bipartisan backing is quietly making its way through Congress, and it could pose a significant threat to LGBTQ+ content online.…

  • 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…

  • Pittsburgh could become sanctuary city for transgender health care

    Rating: Transsupportive, National Public Radio via 90.5 WESA, August 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Pittsburgh could become sanctuary city for transgender health care Pittsburgh could become a sanctuary city for transgender health care. A package of bills introduced in City Council Tuesday would prohibit city agencies from supporting…

  • Anti-transgender laws drive families to move to Illinois

    Rating: Transsupportive, Chalkbeat Chicago, August 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Anti-transgender laws drive families to move to Illinois Back in the spring, Kimberly Reynolds stared at a map of the U.S. Each state was filled in with a color gradient: red for those with the strictest active anti-transgender…

  • ACLU sues Indiana over law banning gender-affirming surgery in prison

    Rating: Transneutral, IndyStar, August 28, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary ACLU sues Indiana over law banning gender-affirming surgery in prison The ACLU of Indiana is suing the Indiana Department of Correction for denying gender-affirming surgery to a transgender woman, challenging a new state law that prohibits the…