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Category: Texas

  • Texas supreme court allows ban on transgender youth care to take effect

    Rating: Transneutral, The Guardian US, August 31, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Texas supreme court allows ban on transgender youth care to take effect The Texas supreme court allowed a new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors to take effect on Friday, setting up Texas to be the…

  • GLAAD Responds to Recent Court Rulings on Transgender Health Care in Texas, Missouri

    GLAAD Responds to Recent Court Rulings on Transgender Health Care in Texas, Missouri

    Rating: Transsupportive, GLAAD, August 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary GLAAD Responds to Recent Court Rulings on Transgender Health Care in Texas, Missouri Transgender Americans and their loved ones are being forced to navigate a more complicated array of attacks than ever on their rights. From legislative movement and…

  • Katy ISD’s controversial proposed transgender policy draws hundreds

    Rating: Transneutral, Houston Chronicle, August 28, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Katy ISD’s controversial proposed transgender policy draws hundreds Katy ISD staff must now inform parents whose children ask to be identified as transgender, after the board of trustees on Monday narrowly passed a new official policy containing a…

  • Poll finds Missouri voters back bans on transgender health care

    Rating: Transphobic, Missouri Independent, August 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Poll finds Missouri voters back bans on transgender health care • Missouri Independent UPDATE on Friday, Aug. 25, at 3:15 p.m.: This story was updated to reflect the decision by Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer, who handed down a…

  • Greg Abbott: Gender Villain

    Republican Governor of U.S. state Texas who on June 2, 2023, signed legislation barring transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming care and who, on October 25, 2021, signed into law HB 25, which prohibits transgender student athletes from participating in school sports, and on June 15, 2023, signed SB 15, which extends the restriction to colleges.

  • Transgender athlete laws by state: Legislation, science, more

    Rating: Transneutral, ESPN, August 24, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video 1 archive) (Video 2 archive) (Video 3 archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender athlete laws by state: Legislation, science, more Since 2020, 23 states have passed laws restricting transgender athletes’ ability to participate in school sports in accordance with their gender identity.…

  • This Is What Transgender Eradication Looks Like

    This Is What Transgender Eradication Looks Like

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, August 23, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary This Is What Transgender Eradication Looks Like   On Monday morning, we learned of a tragic incident: a woman was fatally attacked outside her store by an individual who had torn down the pride flag displayed…

  • Transgender tennis player Brooklyn Ross drops out of Wyoming Governor’s Cup citing safety concerns

    Rating: Transphobic, Daily Mail, August 9, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender tennis player Brooklyn Ross drops out of Wyoming Governor’s Cup citing safety concerns Transgender tennis player Brooklyn Ross drops out of Wyoming Governor’s Cup citing safety concerns – after president quit at her being allowed to compete…

  • Florida veered from norms to strip transgender care from Medicaid, records show

    Rating: Transsupportive, Tampa Bay Times, August 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Florida veered from norms to strip transgender care from Medicaid, records show Days before a state agency began researching whether transgender medical care for Floridians should be covered by Medicaid, officials started lining up experts known for…

  • Houston-area teacher fired for attending drag show at downtown bar

    The 19-year veteran teacher was let go based on social media posts on her personal account from a drag performance at Houston’s Hamburger Mary’s. Rating: Transneutral, Chron (aka Houston Chronicle), July 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Houston-area teacher fired for attending drag show at downtown bar The 19-year veteran teacher was let…