#genderaffirming

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

4 days ago

#Republican #Lawmakers #Shoehorned #AntiLGBTQ+ #Provisions Into an Annual #Defense #Spending #Bill.

Their version of the bill would #ban #genderaffirming #Healthcare for #military #employees and their #families, #ban #Pride #flags on #military #bases, and more.

https://www.them.us/story/national-defense-authorization-act-gop-democrats-anti-lgbtq

https://www.advocate.com/transgender/trans-health-care-north-carolina-coverage-denied

He Needs #GenderAffirming #Surgery, but His #State Is #Fighting to #Deny #Coverage.

A #NorthCarolina #policy that #denies #state #employees #coverage for #genderaffirming #Healthcare has been #onhold #pending #appeal.

#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 #Courts #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

#Plaintiffs #seek #injunction on #genderaffirming #Healthcare #ban in #Montana

3 #transgender #youth and 2 #healthcare #providers asked a #judge to temporarily #block a #law banning gender-affirming care for #transgender #minors. If not the law will go into effect Oct. 1.

https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2023-09-20/plaintiffs-seek-temporary-block-on-gender-affirming-care-ban

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

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

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

#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

https://19thnews.org/2023/09/poll-gender-affirming-care-transgender-personal-relationships/

How #personal #relationships #influence #views on #genderaffirming #Healthcare.

More #Americans back access to such care for #adults than #minors, but few want #politicians to get involved, a new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll finds.

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

#Americans don’t #trust #politicians on #abortion and #genderaffirming #Healthcare, #poll finds.

#Restricting #access to both has been a #GOP #focus, but a new #poll shows sizeable #majorities of both #parties don’t think #politicians are #informed enough to make good #policies.

https://19thnews.org/2023/09/poll-politicians-abortion-gender-affirming-care-trust/

#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 #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

#LGBTQ+ #group reveals #national #effort to “#eliminate” #queer #people from #public #life

#Bans on #drag performances, and #genderaffirming #care for #Trans #people are just the start…

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/09/lgbtq-group-reveals-national-effort-to-eliminate-queers-from-public-life/

#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 #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

#PoliticallyPartisan #6thCircuit allows #Kentucky, #Tennessee #bans on #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare to remain in place during #appeal.

A #finaldecision in the #case is expected later this month.

https://www.weku.org/the-commonwealth/2023-09-12/kentucky-tennessee-bans-on-gender-affirming-care-to-remain-in-place-during-appeal

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/08/study-gender-affirming-care-trans-people/

#Australian #study finds #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare halves #Depression and #Suicidality among #trans #people.

The results showed a notable #decrease in #genderdysphoria, #depression, and – most significantly – #suicidality.

#TransMen #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Healthcare #Transitioning #HRT #MentalHealth

New #Randomized #Trial Shows #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare Lowers #Suicidality.

For the first time, a #randomized #controlled #trial has been completed on #GenderAffirming #care and the #results are stunning: 55% of those on care saw #reduction of #depression and #suicidality vs 5% of control.

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-randomized-trial-shows-trans

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

#Arkansas #Hatemonger masquerading as a #Republican #AttorneyGeneral, #TimGriffin asks full #appealscourt to #reverse #ruling on blocking the state from enforcing it's ban on #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for #minors.

https://arkansasadvocate.com/2023/09/07/arkansas-ag-griffin-asks-full-appeals-court-to-reverse-ruling-on-transgender-care-for-minors/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Healthcare #HumanRights #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/31/missouri-ban-gender-affirming-care-minors/

#Missouri’s #ban on #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for #minors is officially in effect after a #politically #partisan #judge refused to #block the #law to allow the #statusquo to remain in effect while the legal case played out.

#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 #Transitioning #Healthcare

#GenderAffirming #Surgeries Have Risen, Likely Due to Better #Insurance: #Study

#TopSurgery is more #common than #genital #surgery, the #study notes.

https://www.advocate.com/news/gender-affirming-surgeries-rise

#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

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

#Legal #bid to freeze #Missouri's #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare #ban gets a #hearing this week.

“Just as one cannot be #discriminated against because of their #sex under the #federal #equalprotection #clause, the same applies for #Missourians under the #Missouri #Constitution.”

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2023-08-22/legal-bid-to-freeze-missouris-gender-affirming-care-restrictions-gets-a-hearing-this-week

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

#Federaljudge issues #temporary #injunction against #Georgia’s #Ban on #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for #trans #kids.

The injunction comes after the families of four #transkids #sued the #Fascist #state for the right to make #medicaldecisions for their #Children.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/08/federal-judge-issues-temporary-injunction-against-georgias-gender-affirming-care-ban/

#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.

https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2023/08/16/indiana-attorney-general-seeks-info-about-gender-affirming-care-with-subpoena-like-demands/

#Indiana #Attorneygeneral seeks #info about #GenderAffirming Healthcare with #Subpoena-like #demands

#AttorneyGeneral #ToddRokita is taking #formal #action to #compel multiple #Indiana #medical #providers to give #patient #details.

https://www.axios.com/2023/08/17/anti-lgbtq-laws-trans-safety-gender-affirming-care-bans

Most #LGBTQ+ #adults feel less #safe as #RepublicanParty #laws #ban #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare

— Remember, after they finish coming after the trans community, they will target the rest of the #LGBTQIA community. Likely one group at a time.

#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

# 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

***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

Soahtree

I am still reeling from the knowledge that I could possibly receive #GenderAffirming care. I have been out as #trans for about 7 years? I honestly lost track. This whole time, I was told I was too #fat for surgery, but too healthy for a weight loss surgery. My epigenetics are fucked, and my weight is much higher than the cutoff. I just can't wait to have #BreastReduction and a #PartialHysterctomy. I need this shit so bad. I'm tired of being up at night sobbing over it. Surgery?! for me?!?! aaaaa

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Idaho #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2023/05/03/idaho-governor-says-medicaid-shouldnt-pay-for-transgender-medical-care-for-anyone/

#Idaho #RepublicanParty #governor says #Medicaid shouldn’t pay for #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for for anyone.

The state has a forthcoming ban on gender-affirming care for #trans #youth, but Gov. #BradLittle’s position on Medicaid coverage includes both #youth and #adults

#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 #Healthcare #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate https://www.advocate.com/news/gender-affirming-care-deny-america

#UnitedStates Facing Growing #Extremism in #Denying #GenderAffirming #Healthcare to #Transgender #People: Report

A recent report by the #MovementAdvancementProject (#MAP)has found that transgender people’s #genderaffirming #Heatlhcare is in peril at an alarmingly high rate.

#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.

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

This #company is helping #Missourians prepare for looming #restrictions on #trans #healthcare.

#Plume is offering #nocost #appointments to help mitigate the possible effect of a #Transphobic #rule restricting access to #GenderAffirming #Healthcare from the #Republican #Missouri #attorneygeneral.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90888684/plume-trans-care-missouri

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/judge-puts-missouri-rule-limiting-gender-affirming-care-hold-rcna81705

#Judge puts #Missouri rule limiting #genderaffirming #Healthcare on #hold.

The #Unconstutional #rule, which was set to take effect Thursday, places #extensive #requirements on #minors and #adults before they could receive treatments, such as #pubertyblockers or #hormones

https://scrippsnews.com/stories/missouri-judge-blocks-rule-limiting-gender-affirming-health-care/

#Missouri #judge #blocks #rule limiting #genderaffirming #healthcare

The #legal #fight over the ruling is not over, and some #trans #Missourians tell Scripps News they are making active plans to #flee the state..

Justice F. Dazzle :verified:

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

More #resources for #Florida #Trans people:
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#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
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#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

6 months ago

#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

6 months ago

#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

6 months ago

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.

9 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

9 months ago

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."

10 months ago

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."