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Britain indefinitely bans puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria

LONDON — The British government on Wednesday indefinitely banned puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria after independent experts found there was an unacceptable safety risk in prescribing the medication. The ban does not apply to those already receiving puberty blockers for gender dysphoria, to their use in clinical studies or in treatment of children with precocious puberty, an uncommon …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

GPs halting transgender patients’ hormone treatment or refusing prescriptions, investigation reveals

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Some of that is to do with wait times and more of that is …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Is the Supreme Court about to let red states ban hormone treatment for transgender teens?

LA Times

The conservative Supreme Court is poised to leap into another culture-war battle between red states and blue states, this time involving medical rights of transgender teens and their parents. Biden’s Solicitor Gen. Elizabeth Prelogar told the court “there is broad consensus in the field that adolescents who have reached the early stages of puberty and have experienced gender dysphoria over …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — 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 permissible, rational policy choice to limit the types of available medical procedures for children, particularly in light …

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5 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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6 months ago

Things to know about the gender-affirming care case as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in

Associated Press

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear arguments on the constitutionality of state bans on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. Gender-affirming care includes a range of medical and mental health services to support a person’s gender identity, including when it’s different from the sex they were assigned at birth. The gender-affirming care legislation is a major part …

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9 months ago

NHS puts trans teens at ‘risk of irreversible harm’, warns gender clinic head

The Telegraph

NHS England is putting trans teenagers at “unreasonable risk of irreversible harm”, the head of a gender clinic will warn in a legal battle over treatment. Dr Karl Neff, a consultant endocrinologist and the head of Ireland’s National Gender Service, will warn the judge that the treatment currently offered to adults in England “will not fully meet their needs or …

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9 months, 1 week ago

DOJ: Utah Prisoner Discriminated Against Transgender Woman

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Corrections came under fire Tuesday for discriminating against a transgender woman who the U.S. Department of Justice said was driven to harm herself after she was repeatedly denied hormone therapy in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. A federal investigation found that the state corrections department imposed “unnecessary …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Utah prison discriminated against transgender woman, Department of Justice finds

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 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. A federal investigation found that …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Montana judge temporarily blocks enforcement of law to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors

Associated Press

— A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors is temporarily blocked, a state judge ruled Wednesday, just four days before it was to take effect. District Court Judge Jason Marks agreed with transgender youth, their families and health care providers that the law passed by the 2023 Montana Legislature is likely unconstitutional and would harm the mental …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Montana judge blocks law to ban hormone and other medical care for transgender minors

LA Times

Demonstrators gather on the steps of the Montana state Capitol in Helena to protest anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in 2021. A Montana law banning hormone treatment and other medical care for transgender minors is temporarily blocked, a state judge ruled Wednesday, just four days before it was to take effect. District Court Judge Jason Marks agreed with transgender youth, their families and …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Column: In blow to anti-trans bigots, judge finds Florida’s treatment ban unconstitutional

LA Times

Ron DeSantis’ initatives restricting free speech, abortion and healthcare for transgender residents keep getting challenged in court — and often losing. “For many years, Florida’s Medicaid system paid for medically necessary treatments for gender dysphoria,” Judge Robert L. Hinkle wrote on June 21. The Medicaid agency ruling was followed by legislation prohibiting the use of state funds, including Medicaid, for …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Cosmetic to critical: Blue states help trans health coverage

Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. — For most of her life in New Mexico, Christina Wood felt like she had to hide her identity as a transgender woman. Oregon lawmakers are expected to pass a bill that would further expand insurance coverage for gender-affirming care to include things like facial hair removal and Adam’s apple reduction surgery, procedures currently considered cosmetic by insurers …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Column: A transgender patient’s lawsuit against Kaiser is a front for the conservative war on LGBTQ rights

LA Times

Chloe Cole speaks as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene looks on during a September news conference in support of Greene’s bill to prohibit gender-affirming healthcare to transgender people under 18. — Kellan Baker, Whitman-Walker Institute Cole’s legal complaint, filed Feb. 22 in San Joaquin County state court, accuses Kaiser doctors and other professionals of having railroaded her into gender reassignment treatment …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Desperate father pleads with his pediatrician ex-wife NOT to chemically castrate their son, 9

Daily Mail

Georgulas is subject to a court order that prevents her from seeking 'gender -transition therapy' for her son 'I don't think this is an accident,' Younger said of the move A new law came into effect in California on January 1 intended to protect trans children and their families who flee states criminalizing gender-affirming care James, his twin brother Jude, …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Most teens who start puberty suppression continue gender-affirming care, study finds

NPR

Most teens who start puberty suppression continue gender-affirming care, study finds Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Eric Gay/AP A large majority of transgender adolescents who received puberty suppression treatment went on to continue gender-affirming treatment, a new study from the Netherlands has found. Sponsor Message The paper's data included people who started medical treatment in adolescence with puberty …

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2 years, 2 months ago

First-in-nation trial over whether a state can ban sex-change treatment for kids starts in Arkansas

Daily Mail

A trial over whether states can ban cross-sex hormones, puberty blockers, and sex-change surgery for children begins in Arkansas this week, in a landmark case pitting Republicans against trans campaigners. The teenager is among several trans youths and families who are challenging a state law banning their treatment 'This is about protecting children,' Republican Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said. A …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Court rejects request to rehear gender dysphoria case

Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court on Friday denied a request to rehear a case that found that gender dysphoria is a condition covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Circuit Court of Appeals became the first federal appellate court in the country to find that the landmark federal law protects people with gender dysphoria, a condition that causes …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Column: Florida’s DeSantis launches new attack on his state’s transgender citizens

LA Times

Never one to miss a chance to claim the crown as America’s reigning culture warrior, Florida Gov. — Statement by 300 Florida healthcare professionals He has mocked transgender people in public, including University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, signed legislation requiring Florida K-12 and college sports teams must be designated male or female based on “biological” sex, and of course …

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2 years, 8 months ago

EXPLAINER: What medical treatments do transgender youth get?

Associated Press

Transgender medical treatment for children and teens is increasingly under attack in many states, labeled child abuse and subject to criminalizing bans. Such care typically begins with a psychological evaluation to determine whether the children have “gender dysphoria,’' or distress caused when gender identity doesn’t match a person’s assigned sex. In girls transitioning to boys, testosterone generally leads to permanent …

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3 years, 9 months ago

USA: Rand Paul grills Dr Rachel Levine about sex change for minors

Op India

Senator Rand Paul from Kentucky, who ran for the Republican nomination for U.S. President in 2016, took his opportunity to ask very direct questions related to genital mutilation and transgender medication to Joe Biden’s nominee for Assistant Secretary of Health, Dr. Rachel Levine at her confirmation hearing in the U.S. Senate. However, the exchange between Sen. Rand Paul and Dr. …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Montana House OKs bill limiting gender surgery for youth

Associated Press

— The Montana House on Wednesday endorsed a bill that would limit gender affirming health care for transgender youth, a limit that doctors say already exists in best practices. The bill by Republican Rep. John Fuller of Whitefish, which would prohibit surgical procedures for the treatment of gender dysphoria in minors, was endorsed 59-40 on second reading. Fuller’s motion to …

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4 years ago

Transgender clinics face puberty-blocker ban to under 17s

Daily Mail

Doctors at transgender clinics could be forced to go to court before they can prescribe puberty-blocking drugs to children, if a landmark High Court case is successful this week. Keira Bell, 23, of Manchester, who was diagnosed with gender dysphoria as a child when she said she wanted to become a boy, is taking legal action against the Tavistock and …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Lawsuit: WVa health plans unlawfully deny transgender care

Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges West Virginia’s Medicaid and state employee health plans unlawfully denied coverage for gender confirming care for two transgender residents. A second plaintiff, Zachary Martell, is married to a state employee with health care coverage that similarly does not cover a bilateral mastectomy to treat his gender dysphoria and assist his transition. …

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Britain indefinitely bans puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria

GPs halting transgender patients’ hormone treatment or refusing prescriptions, investigation reveals

Is the Supreme Court about to let red states ban hormone treatment for transgender teens?

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

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

Things to know about the gender-affirming care case as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in

NHS puts trans teens at ‘risk of irreversible harm’, warns gender clinic head

DOJ: Utah Prisoner Discriminated Against Transgender Woman

Utah prison discriminated against transgender woman, Department of Justice finds

Montana judge temporarily blocks enforcement of law to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors

Montana judge blocks law to ban hormone and other medical care for transgender minors

Column: In blow to anti-trans bigots, judge finds Florida’s treatment ban unconstitutional

Cosmetic to critical: Blue states help trans health coverage

Column: A transgender patient’s lawsuit against Kaiser is a front for the conservative war on LGBTQ rights

Desperate father pleads with his pediatrician ex-wife NOT to chemically castrate their son, 9

Most teens who start puberty suppression continue gender-affirming care, study finds

First-in-nation trial over whether a state can ban sex-change treatment for kids starts in Arkansas

Court rejects request to rehear gender dysphoria case

Column: Florida’s DeSantis launches new attack on his state’s transgender citizens

EXPLAINER: What medical treatments do transgender youth get?

USA: Rand Paul grills Dr Rachel Levine about sex change for minors

Montana House OKs bill limiting gender surgery for youth

Transgender clinics face puberty-blocker ban to under 17s

Lawsuit: WVa health plans unlawfully deny transgender care