Category: surgery

  • Transgender patients ‘devastated’ as Nottinghamshire GP practice withdraws vital treatments

    Transgender patients ‘devastated’ as Nottinghamshire GP practice withdraws vital treatments

    Rating: Transsupportive, Nottingham Live, January 1, 2025 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender patients ‘devastated’ as Nottinghamshire GP practice withdraws vital treatments ‘I’ve been so stressed and upset about how I’m going to access healthcare’ Transgender patients say they have been left “devastated” by a Nottinghamshire GP practice’s decision to stop providing…

  • Protest held after GP practice withdraws hormone prescriptions for trans patients

    Protest held after GP practice withdraws hormone prescriptions for trans patients

    Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, January 2, 2025 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Protest held after GP practice withdraws hormone prescriptions for trans patients A local trans group has branded the decision ‘deeply misguided’. (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)  A GP practice’s decision to stop prescribing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to trans people has been…

  • J.K. Rowling’s ‘No Trans Kids’ Claim and the 2024 Backlash

    J.K. Rowling’s ‘No Trans Kids’ Claim and the 2024 Backlash

    Rating: Transsupportive, Transvitae, December 31, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary J.K. Rowling’s ‘No Trans Kids’ Claim and the 2024 Backlash This article examines J.K. Rowling’s stance on transgender rights, particularly her claim that “there are no trans kids,” which has reignited controversy throughout 2024. Explore the debates stirred by…

  • 2024 was the year trans people like me became untouchables

    2024 was the year trans people like me became untouchables

    Rating: Transsupportive, San Francisco Chronicle, December 31, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary OPINION//OPEN FORUM 2024 was the year trans people like me became untouchables What happens when a winning candidate attacks a minority comprising less than 1% of the population? They become an untouchable caste, with no allies By Diana…

  • Opinion: Washington Post Editorial Board Misleadingly Attacks Care Of Trans Youth

    Opinion: Washington Post Editorial Board Misleadingly Attacks Care Of Trans Youth

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, December 16, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Opinion: Washington Post Editorial Board Misleadingly Attacks Care Of Trans Youth Yesterday, the Washington Post Editorial Board yesterday published a piece attacking gender-affirming care for minors, presenting itself as a balanced examination of the science in…

  • Supreme Court’s transgender care fight creates conservative ‘reckoning’ over parental rights

    Update: Action Alert: Petition U.S. Supreme Court to Support Adolescent Gender-Affirming Care Rating: Transneutral, CNN, November 27, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) More Info: Families Split Apart: Families Fleeing Anti-Trans Laws File Amicus In Supreme Court Case Action Recommendations Content Summary Supreme Court’s transgender care fight creates conservative ‘reckoning’ over parental rights By John Fritze, CNN…

  • Election fact check: Trump, Harris on transgender issues

    Election fact check: Trump, Harris on transgender issues

    Rating: Transneutral, ABC News, November 1, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Election fact check: Trump, Harris on transgender issues Trans issues have played a key role in the Republican campaign. By Kiara Alfonseca November 1, 2024, 3:05 AM Republican ads target transgender females ABC News’ Linsey Davis…

  • Republicans lean into anti-transgender message in closing weeks

    Republicans lean into anti-transgender message in closing weeks

    Rating: Transneutral, Washington Post, October 22, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary  Republicans lean into anti-transgender message in closing weeks GOP candidates are attacking transgender rights in swing states, as part of a final pitch to voters. By Leigh Ann Caldwell, Liz Goodwin and Justine McDaniel October 22, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. EDT Donald…

  • Texas doctor accused of illegally providing transgender hormone treatments to minors

    Texas doctor accused of illegally providing transgender hormone treatments to minors

    Rating: Transphobic, Fox News, October 18, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Texas doctor accused of illegally providing transgender hormone treatments to minors Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing a Dallas doctor for violating a ban on transgender medical procedures for minors Published October 18, 2024 10:05am EDT…

  • Trump and Republicans Bet Big on Anti-Trans Ads Across the Country

    Trump and Republicans Bet Big on Anti-Trans Ads Across the Country

    Rating: Transneutral, The New York Times, October 8, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Trump and Republicans Bet Big on Anti-Trans Ads Across the Country Republicans have spent tens of millions of dollars on the ads, part of an attempt to help them win over suburban female voters. By Shane Goldmacher…