transgender-rights
Parents have no right to allow their children’s gender transition, Republicans say
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans on a panel for limited federal government on Thursday argued that parents should not be allowed to let their transgender children have access to gender-affirming care. “A parent has no right to sexually transition a young child,” the chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, […]
Medical Exiles: Families flee states amid crackdown on transgender care
Missouri, Florida, and Texas are among at least 20 states that have limited components of gender-affirming health care for trans youth.
U.S. House Republicans spar with HHS secretary over transgender youth, child labor
U.S. House Republicans grilled a senior Biden administration official about gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
Happy Pride Month. Bully GOP lawmakers are fixated on assaulting our community | David DeWitt
Theirs is a campaign of fear, hate, and intimidation, meant to dismantle 50 years of progress.
Ohio AG on bathroom policies: Law does not protect ‘subjective preferences’ of trans people
It comes after Ohio GOP lawmakers introduced a bill banning transgender students from using the bathroom and locker room that aligns with their gender identity.
Biden proposal on transgender student athletes met with praise but also questions
The proposed rule comes amid an unprecedented, coordinated attack on transgender community members and their families.
After Pitt forum, say it loud: Transgender rights are human rights | Thursday Morning Coffee
Woke? Our transgender friends and neighbors are wide awake. It's some of the rest of us who need the wake-up call.
The views aired at Pitt debate were ugly. It was still right to let it happen | Bruce Ledewitz
A university is exactly the place where such explorations must take place if America is to remain a free society.
Americans support transgender rights, especially when they know a trans person | John A. Tures
That support outstrips the efforts of policymakers who would take away their rights
N.J. Gov. Murphy declares Garden State a ‘safe haven’ for transgender, nonbinary people
New Jersey is estimated to be home to more than 30K transgender and nonbinary residents, according to the Williams Institute at UCLA.
U.S. House panel passes national ban on transgender athletes in girls’ sports
Pa. U.S. Reps. Glenn 'GT' Thompson and Lloyd Smucker were 'yes' votes; U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, D-7th District, voted 'no.'
When it comes to transgender healthcare, we’re more in agreement than not | Mark Segal
By Mark Segal Last week found me in London for what turned out to be three major speaking events. It also came in the wake of what I believe is one of the most horrible of trans hate actions ever publicly reported in the United Kingdom: 16-year-old Brianna Ghey was killed when she was stabbed […]