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  • Florida district sends memo about enforcing state laws on transgender bathrooms and preferred pronouns

    Rating: Transphobic, Fox News, August 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video 1 archive) (Video 2 archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Florida district sends memo about enforcing state laws on transgender bathrooms and preferred pronouns Florida’s Orange County Public Schools district sent out a memo on Monday warning against socially transitioning, requiring preferred…

  • Education board clears room after outbursts over transgender policy proposal

    Rating: Transneutral, The Bakersfield Californian, August 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Education board clears room after outbursts over transgender policy proposal The Kern County Board of Education retired early to private session Tuesday evening after a series of outbursts following a failed effort to force a…

  • Appeals court upholds ruling granting Indiana transgender students access to restrooms

    Rating: Transsupportive, The Hill, August 3, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Appeals court upholds ruling granting Indiana transgender students access to restrooms A federal appeals court this week upheld a lower court ruling that transgender students in Indiana must have access to school restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity. In…

  • No More Closed Doors for Russian Transgender People

    Combined with the relentless transphobic rhetoric of Russian politicians and authorities, these developments suggest that Russia is an unsafe environment for transgender individuals. Those who choose to leave the country because of their identity should have the opportunity to find refuge in foreign nations where their lives and health will not be endangered. Rating: Transsupportive,…

  • Oklahoma governor signs order targeting transgender rights

    Rating: Transneutral, The Hill, August 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Oklahoma governor signs order targeting transgender rights Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed an executive order Tuesday directing state agencies to adopt narrow definitions of “male” and “female” in a move that will roll back legal protections for transgender people in the…

  • Transgender rights targeted in executive order signed by Oklahoma governor

    Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press via KTUL, August 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Transgender rights targeted in executive order signed by Oklahoma governor  KTUL by SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Tue, August 1st 2023, 1:12 PM PDT Screenshot from the Stand with Women ceremonial signing. Aug. 1, 2023. Courtesy: Independent Women’s Voice OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —…

  • Virginia meeting on school transgender policies ends in chaos

    Rating: Transneutral, NBC News, July 28, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary Virginia meeting on school transgender policies ends in chaos   Protesters were removed and arrests were made at a Roanoke County School Board meeting on new transgender policies. WSLS’ Connor Dietrich reports. July 28, 2023

  • Some Virginia school districts rejecting governor’s policy on transgender bathrooms, preferred pronouns

    Rating: Transneutral, Fox News, July 26, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary Some Virginia school districts rejecting governor’s policy on transgender bathrooms, preferred pronouns | Fox News Several school districts in Virginia said they would be rejecting Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s model policies requiring students to use bathrooms and pronouns that match…

  • What the Science on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids Really Shows

    Laws that ban gender-affirming treatment ignore the wealth of research demonstrating its benefits for trans people’s health Rating: Transsupportive, Scientific American, May 12, 2022 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary What the Science on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids Really Shows Laws that ban gender-affirming treatment ignore the wealth of research demonstrating its…

  • Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8

    The overall goal of SOC-8 is to provide health care professionals (HCPs) with clinical guidance to assist TGD people in accessing safe and effective pathways to achieving lasting personal comfort with their gendered selves with the aim of optimizing their overall physical health, psychological well-being, and self-fulfillment. Rating: Transsupportive, World Professional Association of Transgender Health via International Journal…