Category: mental health
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Transgender documentary “Never Too Late” premieres in Sacramento
It’s never too late to embrace your identity. That’s the message of the Never Too Late documentary that premiered at the Bay Street Theater tonight, the documentary follows Stephanie Haskins journey as a transgender woman. She became one of the oldest known people to have gender confirmation, confirmation surgery at 76 years old. Rating: Transsupportive,…
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Family shares their journey with their transgender child
Lunch with Hendrix is a combination of whipped cream, cookies, crackers, more whipped cream, and given a little more time, we may have ended up with cake. Rating: Transsupportive, Fox News, June 22, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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How extremists are exploiting transgender kids to undermine our free democracy
Here in Ohio and across the country, the promise of a representative legislative process has been shattered by anti-transgender extremists’ misinformation and censorship. Rating: Transsupportive, Ohio Capital Journal, June 22, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Lawmakers push to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender minors as legislative session nears its end
A flurry of bills which have moved quickly in the past two weeks would limit gender-affirming care for teens and create other restrictions on the lives of transgender youth. Rating: Transsupportive, North Carolina Health News, June 22, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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U.S. court strikes down Florida transgender health rule
A U.S. judge on Wednesday struck down a Florida rule and a statute that banned state Medicaid payments for transgender healthcare, marking the second defeat in two weeks for anti-transgender legislation in the state. Rating: Transneutral, Reuters, June 22, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Federal judge blocks Florida ban on Medicaid funds for transgender treatment
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down Florida rules championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis restricting Medicaid coverage for gender dysphoria treatments for potentially thousands of transgender people. Rating: Transneutral, CBS, June 22, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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Middletown BOE Approves Controversial Transgender Student Policy
The Middletown school district is now required to notify parents if their child seeks to go by a different name or gender pronoun. Rating: Transneutral, Patch, June 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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Granite City transgender filmmaker says ‘Keep doing’ to overcome hate
With zero irony filmmaker Colton Crawford said it’s “all about love.” Rating: Transneutral, Alton Telegraph, June 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Ohio House passes ban on minor gender-affirming care, trans athletes in girls’ sports
The Ohio House passed a bill making it illegal for minors to take puberty blockers, have gender reassignment surgery, and barring transgender athletes from female-only sports. Rating: Transneutral, ABC, June 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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VCU Health supports transgender and non-binary community with pronoun pins
Since the start of the initiative in June 2022, more than 9,000 pins have been distributed throughout the health system. Rating: Transsupportive, VCU Health, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)