Republican Dan Crenshaw Says Gender-Affirming Care Is ‘The Hill We Will Die On’
Republicans have gone all in on getting the government involved in parents’ decisions about their children.
June 15, 2023
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Republicans have gone all in on getting the government involved in parents’ decisions about their children.
The case U.S. v. Skrmetti is about the Equal Protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. The decision will shape gender-affirming care in America.
The recommendations, released by the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany, come at a time when U.S. politicians erroneously claim that Europe is "pulling back" on transgender care.
Trans children only want to be their authentic selves, and this action will have severe repercussions, John Casey writes.
Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “are starting their tenure at HHS by attacking trans people, harming their access to health, and promoting unscientific rhetoric about sex as a so-called immutable characteristic,” former HHS official Adrian Shanker told The Advocate.
As with the false flags created around climate change, the extreme right is creating wedge issues about gender dysphoria that the media follows, inevitably creating a damaging environment for transgender people.
A new study proves gender-affirming care directly improves quality of life among transgender men.
Florida’s government claimed it was about protecting children, but access to care is being taken from adults as well, leaving many looking to flee to blue states.
It comes as the state's GOP-controlled legislature has passed a number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills this session.
Lawmakers passed the legislation over Gov. John Bel Edwards's veto.
The state's Department of Health and its Department of Education have pushed to restrict trans rights.
He called the care experimental and claimed that to protect children, access to gender-affirming care required his intervention.
Kelly Goonan writes that asking for pronouns, gender-inclusive language, and specialized training can make a world of difference in healthcare for LGBTQ+ patients.
The suit comes two weeks after Paxton, known for his anti-LGBTQ+ views, filed the first case in the nation.
The legislative ban on conversion therapy for minors strengthens a ban enacted by a licensing board.
Transgender surgeries are life-saving for people suffering from gender dysphoria. That's why the ACLU of Minnesota is fighting to lift the state's ban on the use of Medicaid funds for them.
She issued a temporary injunction that lasts until after she’s had an opportunity to hear some arguments in the case.
The letter, which was sent to the president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, attempts to use consumer protection laws to make it against the law to support puberty blockers.
The Boston hospital has said its staff has been subjected to a number of threats over disinformation about gender-affirming care in the past year.
The social media platform has become a breeding ground for right-wing hate, which the owner, Elon Musk caters to.
As the Republican-led House focuses on passing anti-LGBTQI+ measures, members of the Congressional Equality Caucus remain vigilant in advocating for equality.