Biden Administration Looks to Protect LGBTQ+ Foster Kids With New Rule
The Department of Health and Human Services' proposed rule is in keeping with the Biden administration's promise to support LGBTQ+ youth.
September 28, 2023
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May 23, 2023
Biden Admin Is 'Committed' to Protecting Intersex People's Rights
The statement comes on Intersex Awareness Day as a D.C.-based organization found almost 90 percent of U.S. LGBTQ+ intersex people report that they've faced discrimination from a health care provider.
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Biden admin moves to protect LGBTQ+ kids in foster care
A new rule from the Department of Health and Human Services requires that these children be placed in supportive homes.
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Trevor Project sees 33 percent jump in crisis line volume on inauguration day and more the next
"The political targeting of LGBTQ+ youth — and transgender and nonbinary youth in particular — must stop," says Trevor Project CEO Jaymes Black.
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Texas sues Biden admin over requirement for LGBTQ-affirming foster care placements
The suit comes from notoriously anti-LGBTQ+ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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Joe and Kamala: Don’t Leave Intersex People Behind
The new administration must include intersex equality in their LGBTQ+ policy objectives.
November 12, 2020
How the Juvenile Justice System Is Failing LGBTQ Youth
The failure puts these incarcerated young people at risk and is bad for society as a whole, writes Sean Cahill of Fenway Health.
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First, do no harm—unless you're intersex or trans
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A new bill would enhance LGBTQ+ youth mental health services
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Biden’s LGBTQ+ Efforts Disregard the 'I'
Don't let this administration leave the intersex community behind.
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Intersex Youth Tell Fox News (and the World) About Challenges They Face
Members of Inter/Act, a group of young intersex writers and advocates, have drafted an open letter about what 'intersex' is and what it means to have that gender option on Facebook.
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Two Queer Youths File Suit Alleging Harassment and Abuse While in Oregon Custody
The suit alleges Oregon authorities turned a blind eye to anti-LGBTQ+ abuse by other youths and sometimes joined in the abuse.
November 1, 2023
New Olympic Guidelines Aim for Greater Trans Inclusion
The International Olympic Committee's new framework scraps blanket testosterone limits in favor of letting each sport's governing body determine eligibility for trans and intersex athletes.
November 17, 2021
Read an excerpt from an upcoming book celebrating young trailblazers
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Lesbian Rep. Becca Balint & ally Sen. Jeff Merkley file bill to nullify Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ executive orders
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