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➡️ A federal appeals court has handed the Trump administration a win in its effort to purge transgender people from the military. Plus, an appeals court is set to decide if West Virginia can ban Medicaid coverage for adult gender-affirming surgery.
We also cover the new mutant mpox strain discovered in England and whether people need to be worried.
Our reporter Ryan Adamczeski has an op-ed about the parallels between anti-trans activist Riley Gaines and the recent Oklahoma University scandal over a Christian student’s failed essay, and our latest piece on queer history covers HIV activist group ACT UP.
Until tomorrow,
Christine Linnell
Social media manager, The Advocate
D.C. appeals court keeps Trump’s transgender military ban in place despite one judge’s blistering dissent
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The ban “brands all transgender people, without regard to individual merit, as unworthy to serve in our armed forces solely because they are transgender,” Judge Cornelia Pillard wrote.
Can West Virginia ban Medicaid coverage for adult gender-affirming surgery? Appeals court to decide
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The U.S. Supreme Court sent the case back to the lower court after it ruled in the summer that states could ban gender-affirming care for minors.
New mutant mpox strain discovered in England — how concerned should people be?
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It appears to be a combination of two serious strains that have spread in previous outbreaks. Here's what we know so far.
From Riley Gaines to OU, conservatives are making their failures everyone else's problem
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Opinion: Never before have people become so famous for coming in fifth place or failing a homework assignment.
AIDS activist group ACT UP changed the world. Here's why its work still matters today
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The direct action group ACT UP was key to the fight against AIDS at the epidemic's height, and its legacy informs present-day activism.
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