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  • Virginia Beach high school students stage walkouts to support transgender rights

    Rating: Transsupportive, Washington Blade, September 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Virginia Beach high school students stage walkouts to support transgender rights City’s school board approved policy to out trans students to parents Published on September 29, 2023 By Cal Benn Transgender flags (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key.) Students at five…

  • Montana judge temporarily blocks ban on transgender surgeries, medical intervention for minors

    Montana judge temporarily blocks ban on transgender surgeries, medical intervention for minors

    Rating: Transneutral, Fox News, September 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Montana judge temporarily blocks ban on transgender surgeries, medical intervention for minors Montana was hit with a roadblock to its ban against transgender surgeries for minors, as a state judge ruled Wednesday to temporarily block the Republican-backed legislation. …

  • Transgender Jordan School District student speaks out as adults discuss school restroom use

    Rating: Transneutral, Salt Lake Tribune, September 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender Jordan School District student speaks out as adults discuss school restroom use Fox Hollow Elementary School student Alison Sirivanchai approached the microphone at Tuesday night’s Jordan School District board meeting with her father, Jesse, at her…

  • Landmark Ruling: Montana Judge Blocks Trans Ban Citing Overwhelming Medical Evidence

    Landmark Ruling: Montana Judge Blocks Trans Ban Citing Overwhelming Medical Evidence

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, September 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Landmark Ruling: Montana Judge Blocks Trans Ban Citing Overwhelming Medical Evidence In a landmark decision released Wednesday morning, Montana District Court Judge Jason Marks has halted the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. The…

  • Parents who want Youngkin’s transgender policies enacted sue Virginia Beach school board

    Rating: Transneutral, NBC News, September 22, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Parents who want Youngkin’s transgender policies enacted sue Virginia Beach school board Two Virginia Beach parents have filed a lawsuit seeking to force their local school system to adopt Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new model policies for…

  • “Startling Increase of 582 Percent”: Rebuttal to Liberty Counsel Action

    Rating: Transsupportive, Gender Menace, September 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Debunking Misinformation: The Truth About Transgender Regret and Identity Awareness In a recent missive from Liberty Counsel Action, titled “Startling Increase of 582 Percent,” concerns were raised about transgender individuals regretting their gender-affirming care and the suggestion that a dramatic…

  • “Biological Clothing”

    “Biological Clothing”

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, September 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary “Biological Clothing” “Sex based uniforms are also lawful,” a slide proclaimed at a Sex Matters event in Manchester, England. “Children’s actual sex must be known by everyone in the school environment.” Meanwhile, in the United States,…

  • Male Teacher Won’t Supervise Girl in Boys’ Locker Room: Rebuttal to Liberty Counsel

    Rating: Transsupportive, Gender Menace, September 19, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations An article entitled “Male Teacher Won’t Supervise Girl in Boys’ Locker Room” on the Liberty Counsel website presents a situation where a male middle school P.E. teacher has requested a religious accommodation to avoid supervising a transgender girl who is…

  • Is this Emma or Oliver?: Rebuttal to Liberty Counsel Action

    Rating: Transsupportive, Gender Menace, September 19, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations In a recent email solicitation from Liberty Counsel Action, concerns were raised about the proposed Equality Act (HR 15) and gender-affirming care for transgender individuals. While it’s important to engage in constructive dialogue on these topics, it’s equally important to…

  • Transgender sports debate: Physicians say bans are health issue

    Rating: Transneutral, STAT, September 19, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender sports debate: Physicians say bans are health issue Almost half of U.S. states have banned or restricted trans youths’ access to gender-affirming puberty blockers, hormones, and surgery — and many of the same states are also targeting trans…