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Category: gender-affirming care

  • New Poll: 76% Say Trans Care For Trans Youth Should Be Decided By Parents Or Doctors

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, November 17, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary New Poll: 76% Say Trans Care For Trans Youth Should Be Decided By Parents Or Doctors Over the past three years, 21 states have implemented bans or severe limitations on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. These…

  • 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…

  • North Dakota judge denies temporary halt to transgender health care ban for children

    Rating: Transneutral, INFORUM, November 13, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary North Dakota judge denies temporary halt to transgender health care ban for childrenINFORUM North Dakota judge denies temporary halt to transgender health care ban for children Three families and a pediatrician suedthe state on Sept. 15, saying the ban…

  • Vatican says it’s permissible for transgender Catholics to be baptized

    Rating: Transsupportive, Associated Press, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Vatican says it’s permissible for transgender Catholics to be baptized In the United States, the national conference of Catholic bishops rejects the concept of gender transition, leaving many transgender Catholics feeling excluded. On Wednesday, the Vatican made public…

  • Why was a transgender Texas boy removed from a lead role in the school musical ‘Oklahoma’?

    Rating: Transsupportive, Dallas Morning News, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Why was a transgender Texas boy removed from a lead role in the school musical ‘Oklahoma’? Max Hightower was cast in ensemble roles for theater productions throughout high school. Then, finally, his teacher offered him one of…

  • Vatican says transgender people can be baptized

    Rating: Transsupportive, NBC News, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Vatican says transgender people can be baptized Responding to questions from a Brazilian bishop, the Vatican also said that transgender people can be godparents and witnesses at church weddings. St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Andrea Ronchin / NurPhoto via…

  • Medicine with a “Transgender Bias”

    Rating: Transphobic, City Journal, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Medicine with a “Transgender Bias” A new lawsuit raises the question of whether “gender-affirming care” constitutes gay conversion therapy and violated the civil rights of a gay man. Nov 08 2023 Fenway Community Health Center in Boston, the…

  • Equaldex: Explore the progress of LGBTQ+ rights across the world

    Rating: Transsupportive, Equaldex, November 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Explore the progress of LGBTQ+ rights across the world.

  • 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…

  • Annette Bening warns anti-trans lawmakers: “You do not want to make this momma mad”

    Rating: Transsupportive, LGBTQ Nation, October 31, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Annette Bening warns anti-trans lawmakers: “You do not want to make this momma mad” Over the weekend, Annette Bening received GLSEN’s Advocate Award at the LGBTQ+ organization’s annual Rise Up L.A. benefit. The four-time Oscar nominee lived up…