Texas Parents of Transgender Youth Fear New Anti-Trans Orders : Consider This from NPR : NPR
2 years, 9 months ago

Texas Parents of Transgender Youth Fear New Anti-Trans Orders : Consider This from NPR : NPR

NPR  

Parents of Transgender Youth Fear Texas' New Anti-Trans Orders Enlarge this image toggle caption Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images Governor Greg Abbot has directed the state's Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate certain gender-affirming care as possible child abuse, leaving parents of transgender youth feeling caught between two choices: support their children or face a possible CPS investigation. Annaliese and Rachel are mothers living in Texas, both have transgender children. And Chase Strangio, Deputy Director for Transgender Justice with the American Civil Liberties Union, explains the status of other anti-LGBTQ bills in other states. In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

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Activists worry that Trump will bulldoze trans rights. Here's how they're preparing
1 month ago

Activists worry that Trump will bulldoze trans rights. Here's how they're preparing

NPR  

Activists worry that Trump will bulldoze trans rights. toggle caption GROUND Media/GROUND Media "Many in our community, particularly trans people and their families, are filled with anxiety and fear about what a second Trump presidency could bring," says Ash Lazarus Orr, with Advocates for Trans Equality. Sponsor Message Another proposal during Trump's first term — which intended to strip "sex …

Conservative Justices Signal Skepticism In Case About Gender-Affirming Care For Minors
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1 month ago

Conservative Justices Signal Skepticism In Case About Gender-Affirming Care For Minors

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Supreme Court’s conservative majority expressed skepticism about a challenge to Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth during oral arguments on Wednesday, in what experts say is the most important transgender rights case the court has ever heard. The law is meant to encourage minors to “appreciate their sex” and prohibits doctors from prescribing …

How a Supreme Court decision on health care bans for transgender youth could impact trans people nationwide
1 month ago

How a Supreme Court decision on health care bans for transgender youth could impact trans people nationwide

CNN  

CNN — When Tennessee banned gender-affirming care for transgender youth last year, Sarah began taking days off work to drive hundreds of miles from her home in Nashville to a North Carolina clinic that could treat her transgender son. Parents like Sarah and transgender communities across the United States will be paying close attention Wednesday as the US Supreme Court …

Trans People Prepare For Trump’s Second Term
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trans People Prepare For Trump’s Second Term

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING On the night of the election, Red Broadwell was home with his cat in Wilmington, North Carolina, working on his master’s thesis about transness and body horror in film. It sucks that every time there’s an election, I have to ask, ‘What’s going to happen to me and my friends?’” After Trump’s victory, trans people across the …

Experts warn of "chilling" effect of Texas attorney general suing doctors over gender-affirming care
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Experts warn of "chilling" effect of Texas attorney general suing doctors over gender-affirming care

Salon  

In late October, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a second doctor for providing gender-affirming medical care to minors in the state, where Senate Bill 14 prohibits the prescribing of treatments like puberty blockers and hormones. Any form of restricting access to gender-affirming care will have a “chilling” effect on health care for transgender and gender-diverse people, said Dr. Alex …

Texas sues doctor and accuses her of violating ban on gender-affirming care
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas sues doctor and accuses her of violating ban on gender-affirming care

The Independent  

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Megyn Kelly has a meltdown over Taylor Swift backing Harris–Walz
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Megyn Kelly has a meltdown over Taylor Swift backing Harris–Walz

The Independent  

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Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
6 months, 1 week ago

Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Texas Supreme Court upheld …

Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on youth gender transitions. It’s the largest state with such a law
6 months, 1 week ago

Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on youth gender transitions. It’s the largest state with such a law

LA Times  

LGBTQ+ activists protest the bill banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth at the Texas Capitol in Austin last year. The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths Friday, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to decide on and seek medical care for their children. “We conclude the Legislature made a …

Tennessee schools would have to out transgender students to parents under bill heading to governor
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Tennessee schools would have to out transgender students to parents under bill heading to governor

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee would join the ranks of states where public school employees have to out transgender students to their parents under a bill advancing in the Republican-supermajority Legislature. The bill’s progression comes as Tennessee Republican lawmakers have established the state as one of the most eager to pass policies aimed at the LGBTQ+ community as Republicans pursue legislation …

LGBTQ+ advocacy group sues Texas AG, says it won’t identify transgender families
10 months, 1 week ago

LGBTQ+ advocacy group sues Texas AG, says it won’t identify transgender families

Associated Press  

A national LGBTQ+ advocacy group is suing the Texas Attorney General’s office rather than hand over information about its support of transgender children receiving gender-confirming medical care. According to the lawsuit filed Wednesday in Texas court, PFLAG National says Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office is demanding “documents and communications” related to a sworn statement the group’s CEO Brian Bond …

Seattle hospital says Texas attorney general asked for records about transgender care for children
1 year ago

Seattle hospital says Texas attorney general asked for records about transgender care for children

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked a Seattle hospital to hand over records regarding gender-affirming treatment potentially given to children from Texas, according to court filings that appear to show the Republican going beyond state borders to investigate transgender health care. Ashley Speller, a spokesperson for Seattle Children’s Hospital, said in an emailed statement that it complies …

Your Kid Is Trans. You Live in Texas. There Are No Good Options.
1 year, 1 month ago

Your Kid Is Trans. You Live in Texas. There Are No Good Options.

Slate  

Zeder was 7 when he told his parents that the body he’d been born into didn’t feel right for him. But Paxton had used his power to try to intimidate providers into ending that legal care, as part of the state’s concerted assault on health care for trans youth. Another parent of a trans child in Lobo’s community told her …

By outing 19 students to their parents, Texas school district violated ethics code
1 year, 1 month ago

By outing 19 students to their parents, Texas school district violated ethics code

Raw Story  

This article first appeared on Houston Landing and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. The Katy Independent School District’s decision to out transgender students to their parents is not only what one attorney described as “bullying masquerading as policy” – it’s also a violation of the Texas Education Agency’s code of ethics. Be aware that some school staff …

Things to know about the latest court and policy action on transgender issues in the US
1 year, 4 months ago

Things to know about the latest court and policy action on transgender issues in the US

Associated Press  

On Friday, Texas became the most populous state with a ban in effect against gender-affirming care for minors. TEXAS GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE BAN TAKES EFFECT In its ruling Thursday, the Texas Supreme Court allowed a law banning gender-affirming care including puberty blockers, hormones and surgery for minors. KANSAS NO LONGER HAS TO CHANGE BIRTH CERTIFICATES A federal judge ruled Thursday that …

Texas high court allows law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect
1 year, 4 months ago

Texas high court allows law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — 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 most populous state with such restrictions on transgender children. Last week, a state district judge ruled the pending law violated the rights of transgender children and their families to seek appropriate medical …

States that protect transgender health care now try to absorb demand
1 year, 4 months ago

States that protect transgender health care now try to absorb demand

Associated Press  

States that declared themselves refuges for transgender people have essentially issued an invitation: Get your gender-affirming health care here without fearing prosecution at home. The teen, who said they’re “escaping Texas in the nick of time,” said California’s protection for gender-affirming care was one of the main factors in their decision on where to go for college. “That’s what we’re …

States that protect transgender health care now try to absorb demand
1 year, 4 months ago

States that protect transgender health care now try to absorb demand

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The teen, who said they’re “escaping Texas in the …

Families and doctors sue Texas over its new ban on transgender care for minors
1 year, 5 months ago

Families and doctors sue Texas over its new ban on transgender care for minors

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A group of Texas families and doctors have filed a lawsuit in state court seeking to block the state’s new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors, arguing it violates parental rights and discriminates against transgender teens. The Texas law would prevent transgender minors from accessing hormone therapies, puberty blockers and transition surgeries, even thought medical experts …

Families with transgender kids are increasingly forced to travel out of state for the care they need
1 year, 5 months ago

Families with transgender kids are increasingly forced to travel out of state for the care they need

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "Most parents are going through some kind of developmental …

Families with transgender kids are increasingly forced to travel out of state for the care they need
1 year, 5 months ago

Families with transgender kids are increasingly forced to travel out of state for the care they need

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — On an early morning in June, Flower Nichols and her mother set off on an expedition to Chicago from their home in Indianapolis. “Most parents are going through some kind of developmental process themselves as they come to understand their child’s gender.” —— On June 13, Flower and Jennilyn set off on their trip, unsteady but hopeful. Tate …

Trans and gay laws: queers should acknowledge the real emotion ruling this moment.
1 year, 6 months ago

Trans and gay laws: queers should acknowledge the real emotion ruling this moment.

Slate  

This piece is part of Not Quite Pride, a special series exploring how LGBTQ+ people are really feeling this June during America’s anti-queer “state of emergency.” Listen to Outward, Slate’s LGBTQ+ podcast, for more. Campbell is a married cisgender gay man from California, one of a half-dozen people I talked with about the despair that’s taken hold of queer communities. …

Texas family moves so trans teen can escape anti-LGTBQ laws: ‘I’d rather be out than dead’
1 year, 6 months ago

Texas family moves so trans teen can escape anti-LGTBQ laws: ‘I’d rather be out than dead’

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Transgender youth are suffering because of discriminatory politics. Here’s how to support these kids
1 year, 7 months ago

Transgender youth are suffering because of discriminatory politics. Here’s how to support these kids

LA Times  

This story was originally published in Group Therapy, a weekly newsletter answering questions sent by readers about what’s been weighing on their hearts and minds. I don’t know what’s left.” One reader asked how to support trans young people, even as right-wing legislators are making it harder to do so in large swaths of the country: “Given the wave of …

Controversial Texas law puts transgender youth's healthcare at stake, triggering legal fights - What you need to know
1 year, 7 months ago

Controversial Texas law puts transgender youth's healthcare at stake, triggering legal fights - What you need to know

Hindustan Times  

Texas recently passed legislation that addresses the provision of medical care to minors. Texas enacts controversial law on medical care for minors, stirring debates and legal challenges. Response and potential legal actions: Texas stands resolute in its unwavering stance against gender-affirming care for minors, even in the face of legal opposition. Despite the American Medical Association's objection, subversive advocacy groups …

Texas becomes largest state to ban transgender care for minors
1 year, 7 months ago

Texas becomes largest state to ban transgender care for minors

The Hindu  

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday signed a bill that bans transgender healthcare including puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors, making Texas the largest of the 20 states to have outlawed gender-affirming care. Republican lawmakers across the country have promoted similar bills, saying they mistrust the consensus among major medical associations that endorse gender-affirming care as needed and even …

Trans rights groups pledge Texas lawsuit over gender-affirming care ban: ‘Anti-science, discriminatory fear-mongering’
1 year, 7 months ago

Trans rights groups pledge Texas lawsuit over gender-affirming care ban: ‘Anti-science, discriminatory fear-mongering’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Texas – home to an estimated 30,000 trans …

Texas poised to become largest state to ban medical treatments for Transgender Children
1 year, 7 months ago

Texas poised to become largest state to ban medical treatments for Transgender Children

Hindustan Times  

Despite strong and fierce opposition from Democrats and widespread protests at the Capitol, the Texas Legislature has approved a bill that bans hormone and puberty-blocking treatments, as well as surgeries and medical supports, for transgender children. Even before this bill's passage, Texas officials had been taking measures to restrict transgender children's access to medical transition care. Why the bill matters …

Texas Legislature OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 7 months ago

Texas Legislature OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas would become the largest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors under a bill sent Wednesday night to Republican Gov. Earlier Wednesday, the Texas House also gave preliminary approval to a bill that puts restrictions on transgender college athletes. Transgender rights activists have disrupted the Texas House with protests from the chamber gallery, which have led …

Texas Legislature approves ban on gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 7 months ago

Texas Legislature approves ban on gender-affirming care for minors

LA Times  

Texas would become the largest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors under a bill sent Wednesday night to Republican Gov. Earlier on Wednesday, the Texas House also gave preliminary approval to a bill that puts restrictions on transgender college athletes. Trans rights activists have disrupted the Texas House with protests from the chamber gallery, which have led to state …

Texas investigates hospital over care for transgender minors
1 year, 8 months ago

Texas investigates hospital over care for transgender minors

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas hospital’s care for transgender minors is being investigated by state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who said Friday he’s seeking evidence of alleged “potentially illegal activity” but did not elaborate. The GOP-controlled Legislature is pushing to make Texas the latest conservative state to crack down on medical care and the rights of transgender people, but a …

Youth gender-care bans: What it’s like to parent a trans teen in Texas.
1 year, 8 months ago

Youth gender-care bans: What it’s like to parent a trans teen in Texas.

Slate  

This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with the mother of a 16-year-old trans boy in Texas, where a ban on gender-affirming care for minors recently passed the Legislature and seems close to becoming law. I thought he was about to say, “I broke my iPad.” He was like, “I’m a boy.” I took a beat to process—I …

Florida families with trans children file federal lawsuit to overturn gender-affirming care ban
1 year, 9 months ago

Florida families with trans children file federal lawsuit to overturn gender-affirming care ban

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A federal lawsuit filed by four families with transgender children …

Transgender youth: ‘Forced outing’ bills make schools unsafe
1 year, 9 months ago

Transgender youth: ‘Forced outing’ bills make schools unsafe

Associated Press  

TULSA, Okla. — Al Stone-Gebhardt worked hard in school to make sure he graduates in May, and he spent hundreds of dollars on commencement regalia, but he is fully prepared not to participate in the ceremony. Several “ parental rights ” proposals, which aim to give parents greater control over their children’s education, would formally allow or require schools to …

Trans people face ‘horrifying’ rhetoric at statehouses
1 year, 10 months ago

Trans people face ‘horrifying’ rhetoric at statehouses

Associated Press  

— It was pharmacist Gwendolyn Herzig’s first time testifying before a legislative committee when she spoke to several Arkansas lawmakers in a packed hearing room this month about a bill restricting gender-affirming care for minors. “Bills like SB199 are designed to hinder, not help, Arkansans by creating barriers to evidence-driven health care they deserve under the guise of helping the …

Texas Republicans See Attacking Trans Kids As Political Win
1 year, 11 months ago

Texas Republicans See Attacking Trans Kids As Political Win

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING AUSTIN, Texas ― On Jan. 11, the second day of the Texas legislative session, Rep. Tony Tinderholt took the microphone to offer an amendment to a procedural resolution laying out the House of Representatives’ rules. “It’s sad to even say this these days, but the push from the radical left has shifted reality.” Texas Rep. Tony Tinderholt …

States target transgender health care in first bills of 2023
2 years ago

States target transgender health care in first bills of 2023

Associated Press  

After a midterm election and record flow of anti-transgender legislation last year, Republican state lawmakers this year are zeroing in on questions of bodily autonomy with new proposals to limit gender-affirming health care and abortion access. Gender-affirming health care providers and parents of trans youths are the primary targets of these bills, many of which seek to criminalize helping a …

Transgender lawmaker hopes her presence brings understanding
2 years ago

Transgender lawmaker hopes her presence brings understanding

Associated Press  

— Zooey Zephyr worked behind the scenes during Montana’s 2021 legislative session to oppose an ultimately unsuccessful effort to ban transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming health care, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery. “That they get to live their life, that they don’t have to hide the way I had to hide, the way other trans adults from past …

A Texas sports radio host moved to Hawaii to protect his trans son. Few can do likewise
2 years, 2 months ago

A Texas sports radio host moved to Hawaii to protect his trans son. Few can do likewise

LA Times  

Rachel Gonzales, 39, has thought a lot about what she would do if child welfare agents came to her home in Dallas to investigate whether her 12-year-old daughter is receiving gender-affirming care. “And it’s absolutely ridiculous to upturn their lives because of political theater.” Families like Gonzales’ face a dilemma as governors and lawmakers in conservative-led states propose or enact …

Texas judge blocks investigations of trans youth families
2 years, 3 months ago

Texas judge blocks investigations of trans youth families

Associated Press  

A Texas judge on Friday expanded her order blocking the state from investigating families of transgender youth who have received gender- affirming medical care. Meachum wrote that without the order, the families would “suffer probable, imminent, and irreparable injury in the interim.” The ruling was the latest against the state’s efforts to label gender-affirming care as child abuse. The lawsuit …

Transgender student, 13, interrogated in school by Texas agency over ‘child abuse’ order
2 years, 3 months ago

Transgender student, 13, interrogated in school by Texas agency over ‘child abuse’ order

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The filing joins a legal challenge …

Children’s hospitals harassed over transgender care programs
2 years, 4 months ago

Children’s hospitals harassed over transgender care programs

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Doctors and other staffers at Boston Children’s Hospital are being threatened with violence over its surgical program for transgender youths, administrators said, and other U.S. children’s hospitals are also being harassed online. The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition also condemned the attacks as baseless claims continuing an assault on trans youth and trans health care that is spreading across …

Early transgender identity in kids tends to endure, study suggests
2 years, 8 months ago

Early transgender identity in kids tends to endure, study suggests

LA Times  

Parents of transgender children and other supporters of trans rights speak out at the Texas state Capitol. Five years later, at the study’s end, 94% were living as transgender and almost two-thirds were using either puberty-blocking medication or sex hormones to medically transition. Politicians seeking to outlaw or criminalize medical treatment for transgender youth have cited evidence suggesting that many …

Taking California’s cue, lawmakers in 18 states want to offer refuge for trans youths
2 years, 8 months ago

Taking California’s cue, lawmakers in 18 states want to offer refuge for trans youths

LA Times  

Democratic lawmakers in more than a dozen states are following California’s lead in seeking to offer legal refuge to displaced transgender youths and their families. Wiener said he immediately began hearing from other states after introducing his bill, which would reject any out-of-state court judgments removing children from their parents’ custody because they allowed gender-affirming healthcare. “We’re going on offense; …

Florida’s Health Department says transgender young people should not receive any gender-affirming care
2 years, 8 months ago

Florida’s Health Department says transgender young people should not receive any gender-affirming care

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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Florida’s Department of Health has issued guidance against gender-affirming care …

A transgender psychologist has helped hundreds of teens transition. But rising numbers have her concerned
2 years, 8 months ago

A transgender psychologist has helped hundreds of teens transition. But rising numbers have her concerned

LA Times  

Day after day, emails pour into Erica Anderson’s inbox from parents struggling to support their teenagers coming out as transgender. “To flatly say there couldn’t be any social influence in formation of gender identity flies in the face of reality,” Anderson said. In December, WPATH proposed new standards of care for transgender youth: minimum ages of 14 for hormone therapy, …

Texas governor calls gender affirming care 'child abuse.' This family fights back
2 years, 9 months ago

Texas governor calls gender affirming care 'child abuse.' This family fights back

NPR  

Texas governor calls gender affirming care 'child abuse.' The Briggles and other families whose trans kids are receiving what doctors and therapists consider appropriate care now face investigation by Texas Child Protective Services, raising questions about parents' rights to care for their trans children and the state's right to intervene. toggle caption Amber Briggle The argument centers on whether gender …

Families in Texas with transgender children say they're under attack
2 years, 9 months ago

Families in Texas with transgender children say they're under attack

NPR  

Families in Texas with transgender children say they're under attack The parents of a transgender child are fighting the Texas governor and attorney general, after child protective services began investigating the family for getting their child gender-affirming care. GOODWYN: Grayson's mother is usually the public face of the family's battle with the state of Texas over the fact that Grayson …

A third of trans youth are at risk of losing gender-affirming care, study says
2 years, 9 months ago

A third of trans youth are at risk of losing gender-affirming care, study says

NPR  

A third of trans youth are at risk of losing gender-affirming care, study says Enlarge this image toggle caption Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images The recent wave of Republican-led bans attempting to block transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming medical care may be fertile political ground for conservatives in an election year, but a new study …

Parents of Transgender Youth Fear Texas Orders : Short Wave : NPR
2 years, 9 months ago

Parents of Transgender Youth Fear Texas Orders : Short Wave : NPR

NPR  

Parents Of Transgender Youth Fear Texas' Anti-Trans Orders Enlarge this image toggle caption Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed the state's Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate certain gender-affirming care as possible child abuse, leaving parents of transgender youth feeling caught between two choices: support their children or face a possible investigation. …

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