Category: medical
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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…
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Transgender People’s Neurological Needs Are Being Overlooked
Rating: Transsupportive, Scientific American, November 17, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary NOVEMBER 17, 2023 5 MIN READ Transgender People’s Neurological Needs Are Being Overlooked Migraine, stroke and epilepsy disproportionately affect members of the transgender community—but neurologists are often unprepared to respond BY Z PAIGE L’ERARIO Neurology As a transgender neurologist, I…
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Remember Bone Density Concerns? Study Finds Few Long-Term Issues One Year After NYT Article
Rating: Transsupportive, Assigned Media, November 16, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Remember Bone Density Concerns? Study Finds Few Long-Term Issues One Year After NYT Article Nov 16 Last November, the New York Times devoted thousands of words to concerns that puberty blockers might cause lifelong problems with skeletal health.…
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‘Transgender’ Baptisms? Sorting Out the Vatican’s Recent Statement
Rating: Transphobic, National Catholic Register, November 14, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary ‘Transgender’ Baptisms? Sorting Out the Vatican’s Recent Statement| National Catholic Register If you’ve been watching the news, you were likely surprised to see clickbait headlines from mainstream outlets like The Washington Post proclaiming: “Vatican says transgender people…
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Transgender Awareness Week: Trans rights under attack. What’s next?
Rating: Transsupportive, USA Today, November 14, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender Awareness Week: Trans rights under attack. What’s next?USA TODAY Transgender rights are under attack. But trans people ‘just want to thrive and survive.’ David Oliver USA TODAY Distilling a community down to one word is…
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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…
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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…
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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…