Category: puberty blockers
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US judge strikes out cruel Florida rule on trans healthcare
A federal judge has struck down a rule that would have banned Medicaid payments for trans healthcare in Florida, in yet another win for LGBTQ+ rights. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, 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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Joe Biden Leads US Extremism On Transgender Procedures For Minors
President Joe Biden and the United States are now global outliers on transgender procedures for children. Rating: Transphobic, Outkick, June 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Ron DeSantis loses again in court on anti-transgender health law
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down regulations in Florida that banned government healthcare programs from paying for treatments like puberty-blocking medication and hormone therapy for transgender people. Rating: Transneutral, Business Insider, June 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Legal document)
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Anti-transgender event held at Vergennes Union High School leads to hundreds of protestors
A controversial discussion was held inside Vergennes Union High School Tuesday night. It was a discussion on transgenderism with a well-known guest speaker, whose sex reassignment surgery didn’t work out for him. Rating: Transphobic, NBC, June 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video 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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Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine OKs continuation rule on transgender care
Rating: Transneutral, WUSF, June 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Judge strikes down Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)