Category: gender-affirming care
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Europe pumps the breaks on transgender care for minors amid uproar in US
Republicans in the U.S. are citing Europe’s skepticism of transgender care for minors. Rating: Transphobic, Fox News, June 20, 2023, PDF archive, HTML archive
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Transgender care bans cause families to flee to other states
‘I’ve kept her safe’: Families flee states with transgender care bans to protect their children Rating: Transsupportive, USA Today, June 20, 2023, PDF archive, HTML archive
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Ohio House expected to pass bans on transgender student athletes, medical care for kids
2 bills up for House votes today would ban transgender females from women’s sports, ban transgender medical care for children, and report students who question their sexual identity in school. Rating: Transneutral, Columbus Dispatch, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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Former minister says N.B. premier’s response to her resignation ‘says it all’
As New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs spoke in the legislature Thursday about his conviction that gender dysphoria has become “trendy,” and increased acceptance of it is hurting kids and excluding parents, cabinet minister Dorothy Shephard got up and left the chamber. Rating: Transneutral, CBC, June 16, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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New York City mayor Eric Adams signs order protecting trans healthcare: ‘Hate has no place’
New York City mayor Eric Adams has signed an executive order to protect trans healthcare, in a stand against a torrent of anti-LGBTQ+ laws sweeping the US. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, June 14, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Russian Lawmakers Vote to Ban Gender Reassignment
Russian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to ban legal or surgical sex changes, the latest in a series of conservative proposals put forward since Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine last year. Rating: Transneutral, Moscow Times, June 14, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Sign the petition to Congress: Outlaw discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community. Pass the Equality Act.
We are amidst an unprecedented wave of direct, discriminatory attacks against LGBTQ+ people. This year, more than 400 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced across state legislatures. Many of these bills target transgender youth, preventing their access to life saving healthcare. Last year marked the passage of the most anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-transgender legislation in recent history. Rating: Transsupportive, Daily Kos…
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AMA strengthens its policy on protecting access to gender-affirming care
The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates today passed the Endocrine Society’s resolution to protect access to evidence-based gender-affirming care for transgender and gender-diverse individuals. Rating: Transsupportive, Endocrine Society, June 12, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Elon Musk Celebrates Pride Month By Going On An Anti-Trans Tweeting Spree
Critics say the platform isn’t safe for trans users after the company rolled back protections against “targeted misgendering.” Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, June 12, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)