Category: surgery
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Being trans is a matter of semantics
Is it right to question why someone is trans? Or that gender is a social construction rooted in oppression? Coming out as a gender other than the one you were assigned at birth is a weird experience, partly because you have to overcome what society views as normative gender and partly because as you soon…
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Why Is the White House Caving to Transphobic Fear Mongers on Fox News?
The White House hosted a remarkably inclusive Pride celebration this year, including many queer BIPOC and trans activists. Rose Montoya was one of these people. While on the White House lawn, she posted a partially “topless” video of her holding her breasts in her hands, standing in solidarity with trans people who have scars from gender-affirming top…
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Judge rules transgender health care ban unconstitutional
A Federal judge in Arkansas ruled against the state’s law banning transgender health care. A doctor who testified in the case, who has treated trans patients for 30 years, says,”It’s not just that someone learns that there are transgender or non-binary people in society and is contemplating that as an identity. It’s that they are…
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Supreme Court Lets Gender Dysphoria Ruling Stand in Win for Transgender Rights
MONDAY, July 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday let stand a federal appeals court ruling that found people with gender dysphoria should be protected against discrimination under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Rating: Transsupportive, HealthDay News, July 3, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Supreme Court Lets Gender…
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I CAN’T FIND THE SENSE IN TRANSITIONING… My Response
Below is my response to a post written last week by someone who clearly has their own ideas about the transgender community and decided to be generous enough to share their thoughts with everyone else. They also followed up their views with years of supporting data compiled from the experts on YouTube. If you take…
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Trump Says He’ll Ban Federal Government From Promoting Transgender Care at Any Age
Trump’s speech at the Moms for Liberty conference previewed a crackdown on LGBTQ rights, and a push to incarcerate more kids. Rating: Transneutral, Daily Beast, July 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Louisiana governor vetoes bills targeting gender-affirming care, pronoun usage
Louisiana Gov. Jon Bel Edwards (D) vetoed three bills targeting the LGBTQ community on Friday. Rating: Transsupportive, The Hill, June 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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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)