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Report: GOP State AGs Abused Authority to Get Trans Patients’ Health Records
Committee Chair Ron Wyden chided Vanderbilt University Medical Center for its “utter betrayal” of transgender patients.
TN Senate Passes Bill Criminalizing People Who Help Trans Youth Access Care
“This is an absolutely horrifying development in Tennessee,” LGBTQ legislative researcher Allison Chapman told Truthout.
Nearly 1 in 4 Trans Adults in US Report Access to Care Disrupted by New Laws
A new poll confirms the impact of laws targeting transgender people over the past year.
Sacramento Passes Resolution Declaring Itself a Transgender Sanctuary City
The resolution forbids the city from helping other jurisdictions in their pursuit to restrict gender-affirming care.
States’ Anti-LGBTQ Moves May Have Disastrous Health Impacts, Experts Say
Medical professionals are worried about the long-term physical and mental effects of anti-LGBTQ legislation.
What Does Embodied Liberation Look Like? A Trans Activist Shares Thoughts.
Trans author and activist Florence Ashley discusses the “pleasure and politics of living in a gendered body.”
16 Attorneys General From Red States Threaten to Sue Maine for Health Care Bill
The bill protects providers offering gender-affirming care to patients from states where such care is prohibited.
Families Fleeing States Banning Gender-Affirming Care Might Get Aid in MN
The goal of the legislation is “to help create a soft landing” for such transplants, State Rep. Leigh Finke said.
Idaho Legislature Moves Toward Restricting Gender-Affirming Care Funds
“This bill seeks to discriminate further against my trans and non-binary siblings,” one LGBTQ rights advocate said.
Maryland Senate Passes Bill That Would Codify Access to Gender-Affirming Care
“This is an incredibly strong law and I urge the Maryland House to swiftly pass this measure,” one LGBTQ+ advocate said.