#GenderAffirming

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #Courts #PartisanJudges

4 days ago

[Audio] #SCOTUS may hear #LWvSkrmetti, a pivotal #TransRights case.

ACLU appeals #SixthCircuit decision that allowed #Tennessee's #ban on #genderaffirming #Healthcare for #trans #kids, despite a prior #federalCourt consensus that such bans are unconstitutional.

https://rewirenewsgroup.com/2023/12/01/this-is-the-big-trans-rights-case-that-scotus-could-hear-next-year/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

6 days ago

This Is How to #Fight the #Disinformation That #Fuels #GenderAffirming #HealthCare #Bans.

#Facism, #Junkscience, #distortions, and outright #falsehoods fuel #antitrans #rhetoric, which in turn fuels gender-affirming care bans. Here’s how to #spot and #dismantle the #disinformation.

https://www.them.us/story/anti-trans-gender-affirming-care-ban-disinformation-myths-debunked

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewMexico #Transitioning #Healthcare #Immigration #PoliticalAsylum #Representation #Culture

1 week ago

#NewMexico's #genderaffirming #policy #generates #waitlists for #healthcare.

Over the past two years, as nearly half of states passed legislation restricting gender-affirming health care, many transgender people began relocating to states that protect access. But not all those states have had the resources to serve everyone.

https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2023-11-27/lgbtqia-issues/nms-gender-affirming-policy-generates-waitlists-for-health-care/a87301-1

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Misogyny #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

1 week ago

Most #Americans Don’t Want #RedStates #Banning #GenderAffirming #HealthCare for #TranKids.

A new poll from #DataforProgress shows that #voters aren't on board with #Republican #plans to #regulate #women's #bodies or #trans #teenagers' #identities.

https://www.advocate.com/news/gender-affirming-care-americans-poll

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Ireland #Health #Healthcare #Activism #Transitioning #Representation #Culture

#Trans #activists #protest outside #Irish #DepartmentofHealth #demanding #access to #genderaffirming #Healthcare

Protesters gathered outside and led #chants saying, “#Ourbodies, #ourlives, #OurRighTtoDecide” and, “#NGSsa mess what we want is #safe #access.” on the #TransgenderDayofRemembrance (#TDoR).

https://gcn.ie/transgress-ngs-department-of-health-protest/

#Women #TransMen #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Texas #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

#Out and #proud because of the #genderaffirming #Healthcare I received.

We must continue to #fight for our younger #trans #siblings.

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/11/17/opinion-gender-affirming-care-2/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Healthcare #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

What is #GenderAffirming #Healthcare? Your #questions answered.

As #RedStates move to #restrict certain #treatments for #transgender #youth, #experts explain the many types of #care, the #need for them, and their #impact.

https://www.aamc.org/news/what-gender-affirming-care-your-questions-answered

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

New #poll: 76% believe #parents or #doctors, not #politicians, should decide #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for #Trans #Youth.

Despite #farright #Republicans viewing it as a #political winner, the 2023 #election #results strongly #contradicted their #beliefs.

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-poll-76-say-trans-care-for-trans

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Family #Relationships #ComingOut #Transitioning

‘My #partner #cameout as #trans, now we’re going through this #transition #together’

Anyone in a #relationship with a person #transitioning their #gender will experience #adjustments – from a new #name or #pronouns, to navigating #GenderAffirming #Healthcare.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/17/trans-awareness-week-relationship-coming-out-marriage/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Canada #TransKids #Health #Healthcare #Representation #Culture
https://www.cbc.ca/news/gender-affirming-care-youth-1.7021529

How #genderaffirming #healthcare for #TransKids works in #Canada

#Transgender #youth and their #healthcare providers say the #field is widely #misunderstood.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #Schadenfreude

#Hardright #Hategroup #GaysAgainstGroomers #fuming after #ChatGPT #refused to make #antitrans #statements

“I’m sorry, but I cannot create #content that #promotes #harm or goes against #ethical #principles, including discouraging #genderaffirming #care for #minors.”

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/16/gays-against-groomers-fuming-chatgpt-refused-to-write-anti-trans-statements/

Steve Dustcircle 🌹

https://therealnews.com/prisons-are-putting-trans-inmates-in-solitary-confinement-rather-than-appropriate-housing
#generalpopulation #genderaffirming

#Prisons are putting #trans #inmates in #solitaryconfinement rather than appropriate #housing

#Women #TransMen #Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Health #Healthcare #Transitioning

‘I woke up as me’: #Trans and #nonbinary people on #joy of #topsurgery.

#Genderaffirming #healthcare #saves #lives. Having #topsurgery, a procedure to #remove or #augment #breasttissue, helps #trans #people “enjoy #life”, “feel #happy” and #affirm their #identity."

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/13/trans-awareness-week-top-surgery-joy-non-binary/

#TransMen #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning

4 weeks ago

#TransPacker101: How to #Use, #Buy, and #Clean Your #GenderAffirming #Gear.

We spoke to #trans #experts about the best way to build your #bulge.

https://www.them.us/story/trans-packer-how-to-use-buy-and-clean

4 weeks ago

smeg

#genderaffirmingcare #genderaffirmation #transrights #genderaffirming #masculinity #men #testosterone

Hey dudes, just so you know: 90% of cases of men getting testosterone shots is not about a medical need. It's gender affirming care! And that's okay.

Don't oppose others doing the same.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/11/02/tennessee-gender-affirming-care-transgender-supreme-court/71416936007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/11/02/tennessee-gender-affirming-care-transgender-supreme-court/71416936007/

#Legal #fight over #GenderAffirming #Healthcare reaches the #US #SupremeCourt. Here's what's next.

The #parents of three #transgender #children are asking the Supreme Court in an #appeal filed Wednesday to #block a #Tennessee #law, signed by #Republican #Governor #BillLee in March, that #bans all #medicaltreatment for #genderdysphoria in #adolescents, including #pubertyblockers and #hormonetherapy.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Health #Healthcare #Transitioning

Why it's impossible to #discuss #genderaffirming #Healthcare: 'What's the #problem with #trans #kids?'

#GenderAffirming #Healthcare is a #valid, #science-backed method of #medicine that #saveslives and that #research shows results in better #mentalhealth #outcomes.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2023/11/01/trans-people-gender-affirming-care/71210635007/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #EmptyThePews
#ThePartyOfHate

In the #Mississippi #BibleBelt, a #family wrestles with #raising #trans #kids in the #Mormon #church.

One family reckons with whether it’s possible to be #trans and #religious as #lawmakers use #God’s name in vain in order to #justify #banning #genderaffirming #Healthcare.

https://19thnews.org/2023/10/mormon-trans-mississippi-family-faith-gender-affirming-care/

Vitalia Ann Conners (She/They)

#VoiceTraining #GenderAffirming

#TIL A lot of gender-affirming voice trainers don't work with #genderfluid clients, because they claim that flowing between genders reduces opportunities for vocal practice, but that changing your voice often damages the vocal folds.

However, the actual evidence says that it's like learning another #dialect, and totally possible for us. Since we can't rely on the professionals to teach us directly, here's a #YouTube playlist for learning #VoiceFeminization: <https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYJkVI7LLpknvBww07jnsxbz-_Lkynsry&si=V9fiR-mYbblqe54k>, and another for #VoiceMasculinization: <https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO5T1nqucoufTWq_c9mzwgK10aqn6YbiL&si=Zge14HyiTAEry9rZ>.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/19/trans-owned-business-shark-tank/

#Trans-#owned #business scores big #investment on #SharkTank #Australia.

#ErinSpencer and #BecCerio are the #founders of the #Sydney-based company #SockDrawerHeroes.

The #retail #company #specialises in #affordable #genderaffirming #products that help people to express their #genderidentities and feel more comfortable in themselves.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Australia #Entertainment #TV #Representation #Culture

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/19/washington-prisons-gender-affirming-care-trans-inmates/

#Trans #inmates must have #access to #genderaffirming #Healthcare in #Washington #prisons, #landmark #ruling #finds.

The four-year fight for gender-affirming care for trans inmates, which was first brought to court by #advocacy #group #DisabilityRightsWashington, finally came to an end on Wednesday, 11 October.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Washington #Police #Incarceration #Healthcare

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Wisconsin #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

#Wisconsin Advances #AntiTrans #Bills Despite #Governor's #Promise to #Veto

The #state's #Assembly has passed a #ban on #genderaffirming #care and #restrictions on #trans #athletes in #school #sports, sending them on to the #Senate.

https://www.advocate.com/politics/wisconsin-advances-anti-trans-bills

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Detransitioning #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia

We must be #advocates for the #genderaffirming #Healthcare

#People deserve to tell their #stories, but it shouldn’t #threaten other people’s access to #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #healthcare.

https://dailyiowan.com/2023/10/16/editorial-we-must-be-advocates-for-gender-affirming-care/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Missouri #TERFS #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

#Family Of #Missouri #Trans #Kid: #JamieReed #Lied About #LiverDamage, Caused By #COVID #Drug And Not #HRT

More #Explosive #allegations emerged about Jamie Reed's #allegations against a #genderaffirming #care #clinic in #Missouri. One #family alleges Reed #lied about the #cause of their #child's #liverdamage.

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/family-of-missouri-trans-kid-jamie

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #NHS #Transitioning #GateKeeping #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia #TERFIsland
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/13/alice-litman-inquest-trans-waiting-lists-coroner/

#AliceLitman faced ‘#unbearable’ #trans #healthcare wait before #death, #coroner finds.

Long #waitinglists for #genderaffirming #care contributed to a #decline in #AliceLitman’s #mentalhealth, a #coroner has concluded as the #inquest into the #death of the trans 20-year-old drew to a close.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Wisconsin #TransKids #Healthcare #Transitioning #Education #Sports #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

Rep #GretaNeubauer: #AntiTrans #Bills "Will Not Become #Law," #Veto to Come

On Thursday, the #Assembly voted to pass a #GenderAffirming #Healthcare ban for #transgender #youth as well as two #sports #bans, but neither has the #votes required to #override an expected #veto

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/wisconsin-rep-neubauer-anti-trans

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NorthCarolina #TransKids #Healthcare #Transitioning #Representation #Culture
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/12/trans-nine-year-old-sues-north-carolina/

#Trans nine-year-old #sues #NorthCarolina over #GenderAffirming #HealthCare #ban.

Joined by his #parents, a #doctor, and a number of #LGBTQ+ #rights #groups, the #child, who goes by the pseudonym #VictorVoe in the #lawsuit, claims that the #ban is #unconstitutional and “gravely threatens the #health and #wellbeing of #transgender #adolescents."

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Healthcare #TransKids #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

I Received #GenderAffirming #Care As A #minor, it Wasn’t What I Expected.

"I quickly realized that as a #teen, there would be #elements of my #gender #transition that were fully beyond my control."

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/transgender-minor-gender-affirming-care_n_6501f397e4b008b66733a2d7

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Nebraska #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

‘A #mess’: #Nebraska #GenderAffirming #Healthcare in disarray as new #restrictions #puzzle #Medical #providers.

#Providers are unsure how to proceed under the #EmergencyRegulations. They clash with #WPATH and #EndocrineSociety #standards of care, lacking definitions vital for implementation.

https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4250996-a-mess-nebraska-gender-affirming-care-in-disarray-as-new-restrictions-puzzle-providers/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Courts #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

The #groundwork for a #SupremeCourt #case on #genderaffirming #Healthcare is being laid now

The #legal #battle around #transgender #rights has shifted dramatically. Here's #why — and what could come next.

https://19thnews.org/2023/10/supreme-court-transgender-rights-gender-affirming-care/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Racism #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

#Indicted #Criminal #DonaldTrump #mocks #Fascist #Florida #Governor #RonDeSantis for allegedly wearing hidden #heels in his boots.

Ron "#DontSayGay" DeSantis opposed #genderaffirming #care for #trans #people but he might not be above it for himself.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/10/donald-trump-mocks-ron-desantis-for-allegedly-wearing-hidden-heels/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Wisconsin #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

#Wisconsin #Governor will #veto #bills #targeting #trans #youth.

3 #Bills including #AB465, would #prohibit #minors from accessing #GenderAffirming #Healthcare, including #pubertyblockers and #hormone #therapy, and #revoke the #licences of #medical #professionals who treat trans minors.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/06/wisconsin-governor-veto-bills-trans-youth/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Courts #PartisanJudges #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

#Trump #judge allows #Oklahoma’s #genderaffirming #Healthcare #ban to go into effect.

It's now a #felony for #doctors to provide such #Standards Based #Medicalcare.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/10/trump-judge-allows-oklahomas-gender-affirming-care-ban-to-go-into-effect/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Allies #Feminism #Activism #Politics #Representation #Culture

#Actress and #WomensRights and #ReproductiveRights #activist #MarthaPlimpton: We Must #Fight for #Abortion and #LGBTQ #Rights—and Our Own #Bodies

The #HumanRight to #bodilyautonomy is #sacrosanct, whether you’re someone who needs an #abortion, #genderaffirming #Healthcare, or simply want to #liveyourtruth #openly.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/martha-plimpton-we-must-fight-for-abortion-and-lgbtq-rightsand-our-own-bodies

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

Most #Americans Want #Rightwing #Politicians to #Stop #Attacking #Trans #People

In a new #survey, only 17% said that #politicians should focus on #restricting #genderaffirming #Healthcare.

https://www.them.us/story/survey-results-americans-trans-rights

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Courts #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Religion
#Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate

Inside The #CottageIndustry Of ‘#Experts’ #Paid To #Defend #AntiTrans #Laws

Their #purpose is to #convince #judges that #genderaffirming #Healthcare is #scientifically #controversial, #unnecessary and #dangerous — and they're increasingly having an #impact.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/paid-experts-defending-anti-trans-law_n_65021a7ee4b01df7c3b6d513

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

Months after becoming the subject of an #antitrans #media #circus, a #Missouri #Pediatric #Clinic providing #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for #transgender #youth is officially closing

https://xtramagazine.com/power/politics/missouri-gender-care-centre-closure-256740

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

#Hateful #Missouri #Law Banning #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for Minors Takes Effect.

#LGBTQ+ #advocates who sued to overturn the #Transphobic law were dealt a blow last week when a #PoliticallyPartisan #Judge allowed the #law to take effect as the #court #challenge plays out.

https://themessenger.com/health/missouri-transgender-gender-affirming-treatments-surgeries-law

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

#Federal #Judge temporarily #blocks #Texas #ban on #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for trans youth.

The #law was set to go into effect next month but an #Austin-based #judge #ruled the #law is #discriminatory and #violates #parentsrights to decide what is best for their #children.

https://www.hppr.org/hppr-news/2023-08-28/judge-temporarily-blocks-states-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-trans-youth

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate

This Is What #Transgender #Eradication looks like!

#Trans #teachers fired. Trans #inmates #detransitioned. #Genderaffirming #Healthcare #banned. #Trans #people & #Allies #murdered. We're entering a new #phase of #conservative #antitrans #politics, and #eradication is the goal.

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/this-is-what-transgender-eradication

#Texas #families and #healthcare #providers #sued the #fascist #state over SB14, which #restricts #transgender #youth from accessing #genderaffirming #Healthcare. The #groups are requesting an #injunction from a state #districtcourt #judge before the #law goes into effect on Sept. 1.

#TransMen #Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Healthcare #TopSurgery #Regret

No #regret: #TopSurgery #patients report 100% #satisfaction

A new #study from the #UniversityofMichigan found #regret for #GenderAffirming #Surgery was 0 out of 100.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/08/no-regrets-top-surgery-patients-report-100-satisfaction/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Healthcare #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate https://xtramagazine.com/health/federal-hearing-trans-youth-democrats-255308

At last week’s #federal #hearing on #GenderAffirming #Healthcare, #Democrats finally #stoodup for #trans #people

OPINION: Federal #Democrats have so far rarely directly addressed growing #antitrans #rhetoric. That changed last week.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Healthcare #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

#Pediatricians' #group #reaffirms support and for #GenderAffirming #Healthcare amid growing number of state restrictions.

21 #states with #Fascist #Republican-controlled #Legislatures have #enacted #laws #restricting or #banning #transition-related #Healthcare for #trans kids, and are facing #lawsuits

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/pediatricians-group-reaffirms-support-gender-affirming-care-growing-st-rcna98151

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Missouri #TransKids #Healthcare #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

#Families #Sue to #Block #Missouri #Ban on #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #HealthCare

#SB49 prohibits #hormone #treatment, #pubertyblockers, and #genderconfirmation #surgeries for the purpose of #gendertransition for people under 18, while allowing them for #cisgender #minors.

https://www.advocate.com/law/missouri-transgender-lawsuit

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Louisiana #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

#Extremist #Republican #Lawmakers #Override #Veto of #Trans #HealthCare #Ban in #Louisiana.

Starting in 2024, #doctors in the state will be #prohibited from prescribing #genderaffirming #treatments to #Trans #minors.

https://www.metroweekly.com/2023/07/lawmakers-override-veto-of-trans-health-care-ban-in-louisiana/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Healthcare #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

#Kentucky, #Tennessee #Judges #Debunk #AntiTrans #Arguments and #Block #Bans: Particularly significant is the lack of #partisanship in these #rulings

The Two #judges, blocked #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare #bans in #stunning #opinions that thoroughly #debunk #antitrans #talkingpoints in doing so.

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/ky-tn-judges-debunk-anti-trans-arguments

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Conservatives #Extremism #Hategroups #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://vtdigger.org/2023/06/27/before-an-anti-trans-event-at-a-vergennes-school-a-prominent-christian-law-firm-issued-a-warning/

#Before #antiTrans event at a #Vergennes #school, #SPLC-designed an #AntiLGBTQ #Christian #hategroup (posing as #lawfirm) issued a #warning.

#WaltHeyer, an #Antitrans #extremist who #criticizes #GenderAffirming #healthcare, spoke at #VergennesUnion HighSchool; #LibertyCounsel #warned the #schoolboard against cancelling the event.

gme :heart_pride: :heart_trans: :verified_gay:

gme :heart_pride: :heart_trans: :verified_gay:

# NY designates state a ‘safe haven’ for trans youth, families and health providers

* #NewYork #Governor #KathyHochul #signed a #bill into #law on Sunday that #designates the #state as a #SafeHaven for #transgender #youth, #families, and #HealthCare #providers.
* The bill #prohibits state and #local #LawEnforcement from #cooperating with #investigations into families who seek #GenderAffirming #care for their #trans #children.
* It also #protects the #health #information of transgender people who seek care in New York, and it #prohibits #discrimination against transgender people in #employment, #housing, and #public #accommodations.
* The bill was passed in response to a record number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills being introduced nationwide.
Hochul said that the bill "sends a clear message that New York is a place where everyone is welcome, regardless of their gender identity."*
* The bill was passed by the New York State #Assembly and #Senate with #overwhelming #bipartisan #support.
* It is the first bill of its kind in the United States.
* The bill is being hailed by LGBTQ+ advocates as a major victory.
* However, some conservative groups have criticized the bill, arguing that it will harm children.

https://gothamist.com/news/ny-designates-state-a-safe-haven-for-trans-youth-families-and-health-providers

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

# The case for optimism about LGBTQ rights in the United States

* The #SupremeCourt's (#SCOTUS) decision in Bostock v. Clayton County (2020) has created a new #legal #framework for #challenging #antiLGBTQ #discrimination.
* #LowerCourt #judges have been receptive to this new #framework, and have #struck down several #state #laws that #discriminate against #LGBTQ people.
* Some of the state laws that have been struck down include #bans on #GenderAffirming #care for #minors, laws that #restrict #transgender people's #access to #bathrooms and #sports, and laws that allow #businesses to #discriminate against LGBTQ people.
* The future of LGBTQ rights in the United States remains uncertain, as the Supreme Court could overturn Bostock in the future.
* The Bostock decision was a 6-3 ruling, with conservative justices John Roberts and Neil Gorsuch joining the liberal minority.
* The decision was based on the interpretation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex.
* The decision has been used to challenge a wide range of anti-LGBTQ laws, including those that restrict transgender people's access to bathrooms and sports.

https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/6/26/23752360/supreme-court-lgbtq-transgender-bathrooms-sports-gender-affirming-care-bostock

Pills to #Trans People. Then, It Disappeared.
Fake sites are using #socialmedia to target #LGBTQ community as more states ban #genderaffirming #healthcare. Fake pills come amidst #legislative & #political attacks against trans people & LGBTQ community. More than dozen states have passed laws making it difficult or illegal for trans youth to obtain gender-affirming healthcare such as hormones and puberty blockers, and some Republican want to extend ban to adults.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3mm88/a-sketchy-website-advertised-fake-hormone-pills-to-trans-people-then-it-disappeared #Pride

***Dave Hill

https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-news-altering-language-ap-and-reuters-articles-anti-trans-legislation-including-quote

In case you thought that #FoxNews might be in the least bit accurate in how it covers, oh, say, #trans issues and #GenderAffirming care, it has been altering AP and Reuters feeds on its websites to swap out terms like "gender affirming care" for "sex change" or "sex reassignment," including in actual quotes from people.

Which is, of course, against AP and Reuter rules, but no sign those organizations will be ending their relationship with Fox "News."

Carm Wilson 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ ☮️ 🏳️‍🌈

https://truthout.org/articles/the-anti-trans-panic-is-rooted-in-white-supremacist-ideology/

"Gender-affirming care poses a challenge to the reproductive imperative imposed by white supremacy."

#GenderAffirming #StopHate #Equality #persagen

Steve Dustcircle 🌹

Protect #TransCare Now
https://action.aclu.org/send-message/protect-trans-care-now
The attacks on the #freedom and #dignity of #trans people and their families are just starting. One-third of the country has passed laws that criminalize and ban access to #genderaffirming care. The next stage of the fight for basic #LGBTQ freedoms is coming, and it affects everyone – even in states that haven't seen any #antitrans attacks.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/us-judge-blocks-florida-ban-trans-minor-care-narrow-ruling-says-gender-rcna87978

#US #judge #blocks #Florida #ban on #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for #trans #minors in narrow ruling, says ‘#genderidentity is real’.

Ruling Tuesday that the state has no #RationalBasis for denying #TransKids #MedicallyNecessary #treatment

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #DemocraticParty #Allies #RepublicanParty

#Vermont's #GOP #Governor #Shock: #Republican #Gov. #PhilScott #signed legislation protecting access to #GenderAffirming #Healthcare and #abortion.

https://www.advocate.com/law/vermont-protects-abortion-transgender

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate

#Many #trans healthcare bills came from a handful of #farright #interestgroups, #analysis finds

At least 17 #states have enacted #laws #restricting or #banning #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for #transgender #minors

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/many-trans-health-bills-came-handful-far-right-interest-groups-analysi-rcna85599

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #Michigan #TransKids #Healthcare #DemocraticParty #Allies https://pridesource.com/article/will-michigan-become-the-next-safe-haven-for-trans-folks-under-attack-across-the-nation/

Will #Michigan Become the Next #SafeHaven for #Trans Folks Under #Attack Across the #nation

How Michigan gets it rights when it comes to #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare — and what can be #improved

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #Missouri #Allies #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate

#KansasCity declares itself an #LGBTQ #sanctuarycity

The move comes a day after #Hateful #Republican #statelawmakers in #Missouri voted to #ban #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for #transgender #minors and restrict it for some #trans #minors

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/kansas-city-declares-lgbtq-sanctuary-city-rcna84126

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Health #Healthcare #HIV #Aids https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/04/surprising-study-indicates-trans-women-in-gender-affirming-care-contract-hiv-less-often/

Surprising #study indicates #trans #women in #genderaffirming #Healthcare contract #HIV less often.

The study revealed that about one in 200 #trans #women in the #US contract the immunodeficiency virus each year.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Tennessee #TransKids #Healthcare #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.them.us/story/doj-lawsuit-tennessee-ban-gender-affirming-care

#Biden #Administration #Sues to #Block #Tennessee #Ban on #GenderAffirming #Healthcare

The #lawsuit argues the #law violates #trans #minors’ #constitutionalrights and specifically those protected by the #14thAmendment.

Justice F. Dazzle :verified:

https://www.mymedicineiswithin.com/resource-list

More #resources for #Florida #Trans people:
.
#Hospital network that provides #GAC ( #GenderAffirming #Healthcare) to puberty age people. They have locations in #Tampa, #Lakeland, #StPetersburgFL, #WesleyChapel, and #Wimauma.

(General info about their services): https://endo.pediatrics.med.ufl.edu/resources/youth-gender-program/

(#Medical #LGBTQIA+ services): https://health.usf.edu/care/obgyn/services-specialties/transgender-and-lgbtq
.
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#PrimaryCare #PCP #Clinic that provides Gender Affirming Care:

https://www.metrotampabay.org/health/primary-care/
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A great list of resources, #BehavioralHealth #Providers, #Doctors, #Psychologists, #Therapists, #Counselers, and all sorts of other resources, both National and in Florida:

Justice F. Dazzle :verified:

Brevard County #Florida
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Spectrum Health is one of the only places in Brevard County that supplies #GenderAffirming Care #gac.
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This is their donation link: https://spektrum.health/donate
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And the latest update on what they need and how to help: https://youtu.be/cQKxvXWyHTE
.
#MutualAid #transgender #trans #ProtectTransKids #NonBinary #GNC #TGNC #TransGenocide

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/24/montana-republicans-silence-transgender-lawmaker

‘#Letherspeak!’: #protests after #Montana #Republicans #silence #trans #lawmaker.

#ZooeyZephyr hasn’t been allowed to speak on the house floor since #takingastand against #Transphobic #RepublicanParty bill that would #ban #genderaffirming #Healthcare in the state.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/04/25/missouri-trans-healthcare-adults-andrew-bailey/

#Missouri’s ‘terrifying’ #rule on #genderaffirming #Healthcare will #force ‘mass medical #detransitioning

#PROMO, Missouri’s LGBTQ+ #publicpolicy and #advocacy organisation, said by issuing the #emergencyrule Bailey “fanned the flames of #hate” and put #trans people at the centre of his “#culturewar”.

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2023-04-24/lawsuit-seeks-to-halt-missouri-attorney-generals-rules-on-gender-affirming-care

#Lawsuit seeks to #halt #Missouri #attorneygeneral’s #Unconstitutional #rules on #genderaffirming #Healthcare

The lawsuit says Bailey is going well beyond his #power to #regulate #consumerprotection #matters in pushing for the #rules

https://missouriindependent.com/2023/04/24/aclu-lambda-legal-lawsuit/

#Lawsuit seeks to block #Missouri #attorneygeneral's #unconstitutional #restrictions on #transgender #health care

#Plaintiffs say the #emergencyorder, set to go into effect Thursday, would bar their #access to #GenderAffirming #Healthcare

https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-politics/lawsuit-calls-tn-bill-prohibiting-gender-affirming-care-for-minors-a-violation-of-constitutional-rights/

#Lawsuit calls #Tennessee #bill #prohibiting #genderaffirming #Healthcare for #minors a #violation of ‘#constitutionalRights’

“Not a single #doctor with experience in treating #TransYouth testified in support of the #bill. The #Legislature has ignored all the testimony that it heard and without #DueRegard for actual #humanlives being impacted by such a piece of legislation, they proceeded to intact it,” said #SrutiSwaminathan with #LambdaLegal.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/20/aclu-sues-state-over-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-minors/70135437007/

#ACLU sues #Tennessee over #ban on #genderaffirming #Healthcare for #minors

The #federal #lawsuit was filed on behalf of three #Tennessee #families with #transgender #children

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Tennessee #TransKids #Healthcare #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.axios.com/local/nashville/2023/04/21/aclu-sue-tennessee-gender-affirming-care-ban

#ACLU, #LambdaLegal, #sue over new #Tennessee #law that #bans #genderaffirming #Healthcare for #minors

The #lawsuit states that losing access to gender-affirming care such as #hormones or #pubertyblockers could have devastating consequences for #transgender #children and their #families.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Minnesota #TransKids #Parents #Allies #Healthcare
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/04/21/this-family-moved-to-minnesota-to-access-genderaffirming-care-more-might-soon

This #family #moved to #Minnesota to access #genderaffirming #healthcare.

As several #RepublicanParty-controlled #statelegislatures surrounding #Minnesota and around the country are passing laws meant to prevent #transgender individuals from getting gender-affirming care, Minnesota has done the opposite.

Mark Wyner :vm:

https://ago.mo.gov/file-a-complaint/transgender-center-concerns

The governor of Missouri has launched a form to report “concerns” about transgender healthcare.

It would be a shame if thousands of us flooded their inbox with fake “concerns” to drown out the bigots. A form submission a day keeps the bigots at bay.

#LGBTQ #Trans #Nazis #Fascism #TransRights #GenderAffirming #Healthcare

Screenshot of the website with the following message: Transgender Center Concerns Form. Complete this form to submit a complaint or concern about gender transition intervention you have experienced or observed in Missouri. The Attorney General is not a private attorney, but enforces the laws of the State of Missouri as written. By submitting this form, you agree that you may be contacted by the Attorney General’s Office about the facts stated in this complaint or concern. Please complete this form in as much detail as possible.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/missouri-limit-gender-affirming-care-minors-adults-rcna79699

#Missouri to limit #genderaffirming #Healthcare for #minors and #adults.

At least 13 other states have enacted laws restricting or banning transition-related care for #transgender #minors

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Indiana #TransKids #Healthcare #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia #Genocide

#Busting #myths on #transkids’ #GenderAffirming #healthcare

Here in #Indiana, real #Hoosier #parents and #youth — as well as #doctors who treat them — have spoken clearly. Gender Affirming Health care is #safe and #necessary for some #youth

https://www.therepublic.com/2023/04/05/jane-henegar-busting-myths-on-trans-kids-care/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #History #Representation #Culture https://www.inverse.com/health/gender-affirming-care-history

Uncovering #GenderAffirming #HealthCare’s #Long and #Complicated #History.

It’s been nearly 60 years since the first transgender medical clinic opened in the U.S.

Understanding the history of these treatments in the U.S. can be a helpful guide for citizens and legislators in a year when a record number of bills in statehouses target the rights of transgender people.

11 months ago

Hey all, as the poll I did previously around hair removal and #GenderAffirming #vaginoplasty #surgery a few weeks ago got a lot of traction and interest, we've decided to assess this more formally using an actual EDC. Please share with your networks. #TransHealth #Trans #TransSurgery #HairRemoval #Transgender https://redcap.link/hairremoval

Another new SC prefile bill 3551, 12/15. Includes both a blanket ban on all #GenderAffirming procedures involving #hormones or surgery, and tucked in a subsection, a legal mandate to put youth who are even considering that they might not be their sex assigned at birth. Parents are allowed to sue anyone who doesn't out their #trans children. And of course, it includes an exemption for nonconsensual surgery on #intersex kids.
#ProtectTransKids https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3551_20221215.htm

Screenshot of bill
"South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

Bill 3551

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

A BILL

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA VULNERABLE CHILD COMPASSION AND PROTECTION ACT"; AND BY ADDING CHAPTER 140 TO TITLE 44 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE PERFORMANCE OF A MEDICAL PROCEDURE OR THE PRESCRIPTION OR ISSUANCE OF MEDICATION, UPON OR TO A MINOR, THAT IS INTENDED TO ALTER THE APPEARANCE OF THE MINOR'S GENDER OR DELAY PUBERTY, WITH EXCEPTIONS; TO AUTHORIZE PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND THE RIGHT TO INSTITUTE A CIVIL ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CHAPTER; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1.This act may be cited as the "South Carolina Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act"."

"surgery.

(C)Violation of this section constitutes misconduct under Section 40-47-110 and is grounds for disciplinary action by the Board of Medical Examiners up to and including revocation of the authorization to practice medicine.

Section 44-140-30.A nurse, counselor, teacher, principal, or other administrative official at a public or private school attended by a minor is prohibited from doing either of the following:

(1)encouraging or coercing a minor to withhold from the minor's parent or legal guardian the fact that the minor's perception of the minor's gender or sex is inconsistent with the minor's sex; and

(2)withholding from a minor's parent or legal guardian information related to a minor's perception that the minor's gender or sex is inconsistent with the minor's sex.

Section 44-140-40.(A) A civil action for damages or injunctive relief, or both, may be brought by a parent or legal guardian of a minor who was the subject of a violation of Section 44-140-20 or 44-140-30."

"(B) In an action brought pursuant to this section, the parent or legal guardian may recover threefold the party's actual damages sustained but in no case may recovery be less than five thousand dollars, along with the costs of the action and reasonable attorney's fees. Such damages are cumulative and in no way limited by any other remedies which may be available under any other federal, state, or municipal law. A court considering such civil action also may award injunctive relief."

In the section targeting sexual and reproductive , and #GenderAffirming care, this bill amends SC code section 63-5-340 to raise min age for consenting to healthcare of any kind from 16 to 18. It also appears to provide a universal exemption from immunization requirements, and prevents schools from withholding any information "relevant to the physical, emotional, or mental health of the child". #AbortionRights #sexEducation #LGBTQ #ProtectTransKids #ProtectTransYouth

"(3) prohibit a court of competent jurisdiction from issuing an order that is otherwise permitted by law.

(C) An employee of the State, a political subdivision of the State, a public school district, or another governmental entity shall not encourage or coerce, or attempt to encourage or coerce, a child to withhold information from his or her parent, nor shall any such employee withhold from a child's parent information that is relevant to the physical, emotional, or mental health of the child.

(D) A parent of a child in this State has inalienable rights that are more comprehensive than those listed in this chapter unless the rights have been legally waived or terminated. This chapter does not prescribe all rights to a parent of a child in this State. Unless required by law, the rights of a parent of a child in this State may not be limited or denied."

The anti-#trans prefile bills keep coming.. 🚨 This 2023 prefile #Oklahoma pre-dated all the way in advance for February (2/6/2023) seeks 10 year prison sentences, license revocation and $100,000 fines for healthcare providers engaged in #GenderAffirming care.

This bill provides penalties all the way until 21. This would include top surgery and even hair restoration.
#ProtectTransYouth #ProtectTransKids

"STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)

HOUSE BILL 1011 By: Olsen
AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to public health and safety; defining terms; prohibiting certain health care professionals
from performing or attempting to perform gender transition procedures to certain individuals; prohibiting certain health care professionals from making certain referrals; providing exceptions; prohibiting use of public funds for gender transition procedures; prohibiting gender transition procedures under certain circumstances; prohibiting state Medicaid program reimbursements; providing for felony penalties; authorizing fine or confinement or both; prescribing statute of limitations; defining certain conduct as unprofessional; requiring revocation of license or certificate; prescribing statute of limitations for disciplinary proceedings; authorizing certain claims or defenses; prescribing statute of limitations; authorizing civil actions by minors; authorizing civil actions after majority; authorizing certain actions without exhaustion of administrative remedies; authorizing attorney fees; authorizing Attorney General to bring enforcement actions; providing for construction of act; providing for codification; and providing an effective date."

"SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2607.4 of Title 63, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. 1. As provided in subsection A of Section 2 of this act, a
physician or other health care professional performing or attempting
to perform gender transition procedures to any individual under
twenty-one (21) years of age shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
felony punishable by fine not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000.00), or by confinement in the custody of the Department of
Corrections for a term not to exceed ten (10) years, or by both such
fine and imprisonment."

Anne Fausto Sterling