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House Passes Defense Bill That Strips Health Care From Military Families’ Trans Kids
1 week, 5 days ago

House Passes Defense Bill That Strips Health Care From Military Families’ Trans Kids

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The House passed a bill on Wednesday that authorizes funding for the military — with a last-minute GOP provision to strip health care from military families’ transgender kids tucked into it. It’s buried on page 399: “Medical interventions for the treatment of gender dysphoria that could result in sterilization may not be provided to a …

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Health Secretary Wes Streeting announces ‘indefinite’ ban on puberty blockers for children
1 week, 5 days ago

Health Secretary Wes Streeting announces ‘indefinite’ ban on puberty blockers for children

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Streeting announced an indefinite ban on the prescription of puberty blockers to children after …

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House GOP Uses Must-Pass Defense Bill To Strip Care From Military Families’ Trans Kids
1 week, 6 days ago

House GOP Uses Must-Pass Defense Bill To Strip Care From Military Families’ Trans Kids

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — House Republicans have tucked a provision into a must-pass defense bill that would strip health care from military families’ transgender kids, putting parents in a position of having to choose between their careers in the military and providing medically necessary health care for their loved ones. It’s just one sentence: “Medical interventions for the treatment …

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Trans youth health care and media: What to understand about how the debate is covered.
1 year, 9 months ago

Trans youth health care and media: What to understand about how the debate is covered.

Slate  

Here are some things we know about gender-affirming health care: We know that the number of young patients being seen by gender clinics has increased, and that the gender balance of these young patients has changed, with more female-assigned youth seeking care. Something similar can be found in an article for the New York Times about teens who are accessing …

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Trans inmates need access to gender-affirming care. Often they have to sue to get it
2 years, 1 month ago

Trans inmates need access to gender-affirming care. Often they have to sue to get it

NPR  

Trans inmates need access to gender-affirming care. Gender-affirming care can include "puberty suppression, hormone therapy, and gender-affirming surgeries among others," according to the World Professional Association for Transgender Health. Sponsor Message Civil rights groups, such as Lambda Legal and the ACLU, have been involved in lawsuits in recent years on behalf of transgender inmates struggling to access gender-affirming medical care. …

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Medical coding system leaves trans patients struggling to pay for care
2 years, 3 months ago

Medical coding system leaves trans patients struggling to pay for care

LA Times  

Many trans people such as Tim Chevalier, a software developer in Oakland, have trouble getting their health insurers to cover gender-affirming care. Some procedures that trans patients receive can also be excluded from coverage because insurance companies consider them “sex-specific.” For example, a transgender man’s gynecological visit may not be covered because his insurance plan covers those visits only for …

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Children will need court order before they can legally take puberty blockers, NHS confirms
4 years ago

Children will need court order before they can legally take puberty blockers, NHS confirms

The Telegraph  

Children suffering with gender dysphoria will now need a court order before they are legally allowed to take puberty blockers, the NHS has confirmed. The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, which runs the UK's only gender identity development service for children, immediately suspended new referrals for puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for the under-16s. The ruling prompted lawyers to warn …

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