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Ohio lawmakers ban gender-affirming care for minors, overriding governor’s veto
Wednesday, January 24th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Ohio)Transgender youth won't be able to access gender-affirming care in Ohio, and trans girls won't be allowed to play for sports teams designated for girls and women.
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Oklahoma superintendent faces blowback for putting Libs of TikTok creator on library panel
Wednesday, January 24th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Washington)Oklahoma's new Republican superintendent of public schools is facing bipartisan criticism for appointing a right-wing social media influencer from New York to a state library advisory committee
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Rising malpractice premiums price small clinics out of gender-affirming care for minors
Monday, January 15th, 2024
via The Virginian-Pilot (Virginia)As the risk of litigation rises for clinics, obtaining malpractice insurance on the commercial marketplace has become a quiet barrier to offering care, even in states with legal protections for hea…
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Malpractice premiums price small clinics out of gender-affirming care for minors
Monday, January 15th, 2024
via The Gazette (Iowa)Even in states where laws protect minors' access to gender-affirming care, malpractice insurance premiums are keeping small and independent clinics from treating patients.
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At Iowa’s oldest gay bar, fear over Republicans’ transgender rhetoric
Monday, January 15th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Iowa)Targeting transgender rights has become increasingly central to the pitch many Republican politicians are making across the country, a trend that has come sharply into focus in Iowa.
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Efforts to restrict transgender health care endure in 2024, with more adults targeted
Sunday, January 14th, 2024
via The Daily Progress (Virginia)Nationwide, challenges to laws already in place are moving closer to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Gay, autistic author says he was disinvited to Texas book festival over pink mask
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via Dallas Morning News (Texas)Chuck Tingle says he considers the hot pink mask a health issue.
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Lawsuit argues Louisiana’s ban on gender-affirming care violates state constitution
Thursday, January 11th, 2024
via Wwno (Louisiana)A lawyer representing the families of five transgender youth says the ban violates equal protection rights under the Louisiana Constitution.
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After year of culture wars, states to take up AI, housing and workforce
Thursday, January 11th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Wisconsin)With the presidential election looming, all but four states have legislatures scheduled to meet this year. Last year, lawmakers passed more than 35,000 bills.
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‘They don’t really care’: parents of trans youth slam Ohio lawmakers for anti-trans bill veto override
Thursday, January 11th, 2024
via cleveland.com (Ohio)A bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth and preventing trans athletes from playing women's sports is headed to the Ohio State Senate after House Republicans voted to override the governor's veto.
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Get ready for some raucous Republican Congressional primaries in 2024, Ohio
Monday, January 8th, 2024
via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)A handful of Ohio U.S. Congressional primaries have drawn a parade of colorful Republican hopefuls. We take a look at the primary races for U.S. House seats that promise to be the most wild and…
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For transgender youth in crisis, hospitals sometimes compound the trauma
Saturday, January 6th, 2024
via NewsAdvance.com (Virginia)Sending a transgender child to a unit that does not align with their gender identity can trigger grave mental health consequences, advocates say. It still happens with alarming frequency.
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A transgender candidate in Ohio was disqualified from the state ballot for omitting her former name
Thursday, January 4th, 2024
via The Associated Press (Ohio)A transgender woman has been disqualified from running for the Ohio House after omitting her former name from circulating petitions to get on the ballot.
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Montgomery Advertiser photographer Mickey Welsh’s favorite photos from 2023
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024
via The Tuscaloosa News (Alabama)Montgomery Advertiser photographer Mickey Welsh's favorite photos from 2023
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Ohio governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Friday, December 29th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Ohio)Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, struck down a bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors. More than 20 states have passed similar restrictions in the past two years.
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A look back at the Colorado legislative session’s biggest stories this year
Thursday, December 28th, 2023
via The Gazette (Colorado)The 2023 session for the Colorado Legislature featured a lot of freshmen lawmakers, a short stint for women having the majority, and a lot of disagreements between Republicans and Democrats and…
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Her story fueled anti-trans bills. Now, she’s fighting them.
Wednesday, December 27th, 2023
via The Washington Post (North Carolina)Carey Callahan was once a prominent critic of gender-affirming care for minors. Now, she is fighting efforts to ban it.
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Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee: RECAP: DLCC won big in 2023, is ready to pivot to 2024
Thursday, December 21st, 2023
via WisPolitics.com (Wisconsin)WASHINGTON — As 2023 comes to a close, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee won big throughout the year. From hard-fought election wins to safeguarding reproductive rights to breakout moments for state legislators, one could argue that the DLCC is the campaign...
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Jury convicts boy and girl in England of murdering transgender teenager in frenzied knife attack
Wednesday, December 20th, 2023
via The Buffalo News (New York)Jurors heard how the young defendants had a fascination with violence, torture and serial killers and had planned the horrific attack for weeks.
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