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Category: gender-affirming care

  • 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…

  • Ohio Republican Says Bathroom Ban Has Nothing To Do With Trans People

    Ohio Republican Says Bathroom Ban Has Nothing To Do With Trans People

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 6, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Ohio Republican Says Bathroom Ban Has Nothing To Do With Trans People In Ohio, a bill targeting restroom access for transgender individuals gained renewed traction, leading to a hearing on Thursday. House Bill 183, introduced in…

  • Wisconsin Trans Bans Meet Massive Resistance, 10,000 Pages Of Opposition Testimony

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 5, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Wisconsin Trans Bans Meet Massive Resistance, 10,000 Pages Of Opposition Testimony On Wednesday, the state of Wisconsin considered three anti-trans bills. Two of the bills targeted transgender individuals in K-12 and college sports, while…

  • 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…

  • How sports are handling transgender women in competition – DW – 10/01/2023

    Rating: Transneutral, Deutsche Welle, October 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary How sports are handling transgender women in competition – DW – 10/01/2023 Discussions about transgender rights and sports have been ongoing among athletes and sports federations for years. In a recent development, an upcoming World Aquatics Swimming…

  • Will Republicans Shutdown Government In Part Over Trans People?

    Will Republicans Shutdown Government In Part Over Trans People?

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, September 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Will Republicans Shutdown Government In Part Over Trans People? The United States teeters on the brink of a shutdown, and signs suggest it might be protracted. In Washington, tempers flare as federal workers brace for the…

  • 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…

  • Transgender minors in Nebraska, their families and doctors brace for a new law limiting treatment

    Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press via Yahoo News, September 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender minors in Nebraska, their families and doctors brace for a new law limiting treatment LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — As Nebraska’s new law restricting gender-affirming care for minors goes into effect this weekend, families with…

  • Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson stands up for trans women in sport: ‘Rise to the occasion’

    Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, September 28, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson stands up for trans women in sport: ‘Rise to the occasion’ Neil DeGrasse Tyson boldly defended trans women in sport in a recent debate. (YouTube/TRIGGERnometry) Astrophysicist and science educator Neil deGrasse Tyson boldly…

  • 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…