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The Unending Indignities of ‘Vaginal Atrophy’

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023

via The New York Times (New Jersey)

Besides causing offense, the phrase may contribute to the underdiagnosing of treatable problems associated with menopause.

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Indiana not rushing to deploy highway work zone speed cameras

Monday, August 21st, 2023

via NWI Times (Indiana)

Natalie Garrett, INDOT spokeswoman, said similar camera enforcement programs in other states have taken about 18 months to get up to speed.

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Conservative group sues Washington state over law meant to protect trans teens

Monday, August 21st, 2023

via The Spokesman Review (Washington)

Organizations opposed to gender-affirming care for youths and a group of parents are suing Washington to challenge a new law meant to help transgender teens experiencing homelessness or fleeing hostile family conditions.

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Conservative group sues WA over law meant to protect trans teens

Monday, August 21st, 2023

via The Seattle Times (Washington)

The federal lawsuit argued that Senate Bill 5599, intended to provide shelter for trans youth seeking gender-affirming care, infringes on parental rights.

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Chess ruling banning transgender women from events draws fire, questions

Sunday, August 20th, 2023

via Waterloo Courier Inc (Iowa)

The world's top chess federation ruling barring transgender women from its official events for women is coming under fire, prompting calls for more research.

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Women’s Health Matters…The orgasm gap and why women climax less than men

Sunday, August 20th, 2023

via New Pittsburgh Courier (Pennsylvania)

Sex isn't just about penetration. Kaspars Grinvalds/Shutterstock by Laurie Mintz, University of Florida Imagine a steamy sex scene involving a woman and a man from your favourite television show or…

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Dr. Joycelyn Elders: a progressive voice

Sunday, August 20th, 2023

via NWA Media (Arkansas)

As we celebrate the recent 90th birthday of Dr. Joycelyn Elders, we are reminded of the enduring impact she has had on society. Her journey through the tumultuous political landscape as the first…

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More states expect schools to keep trans girls off girls teams as K-12 classes resume

Saturday, August 19th, 2023

via Sioux City Journal (Iowa)

Children are heading back to classes and fall sports practices, and four more states are expecting their K-12 schools to keep transgender girls off their girls sports teams.

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The rise of anti-trans bills in the U.S.

Saturday, August 19th, 2023

via The Gazette (Colorado)

By Minami Funakoshi and Disha Raychaudhuri

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In their own skin: For transgender and nonbinary people who have had top surgery, getting a nipple tattoo can be one of the last steps of gender affirmation

Saturday, August 19th, 2023

via The Courant (Connecticut)

MINNEAPOLIS — Aedan Donovan hadn't been to the beach in years. Jesi Pick can finally comfortably take trash to the curb without a shirt on. The two born-and-raised Minnesotans recently received top surgeries — gender-affirming procedures for the transgender and nonbinary community that involve reshaping breast tissue to feminize or masculinize the chest. The procedure typically includes the ...

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What shall we say about homeschooling?

Saturday, August 19th, 2023

via El Dorado News-Times (Arkansas)

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N.C.’s new anti-trans laws sow confusion around gender-affirming care

Friday, August 18th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

An attempt to grandfather in young people who are already receiving care has left many parents unsure which treatments are still legal.

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Teacher Is Fired for Reading Book on Gender Identity in Class

Friday, August 18th, 2023

via The New York Times (Georgia)

The teacher in Georgia was fired for reading to fifth graders 'My Shadow Is Purple,' which is about a child who cannot relate to the colors blue and pink.

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What’s in a name? Indiana parents now must know

Friday, August 18th, 2023

via Chicago Tribune (Illinois)

As schools try to remedy student learning loss from the COVID-19 pandemic, they're also navigating 'culture war' issues that inspired new laws from conservative state lawmakers who dominate the Indiana General Assembly. One of the laws calls for parents to be notified of student name changes, whether it's a pronoun change or just a nickname, if it's different from the name the student was registered under by a guardian.

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Courts rule in favor of transgender students, citing Supreme Court’s LGBTQ discrimination ruling

Friday, August 18th, 2023

via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)

Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote in the majority opinion of a 2020 decision protecting LGBTQ employees from workplace discrimination that the landmark ruling does not apply to school policies on transgender youths' use of bathrooms and locker rooms. Nonetheless, lower courts have ruled in favor of transgender students by striking down school restrictions on restrooms and locker rooms and upholding policies that support students' sexual identities.

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Our View: Interrogate 9-R school board candidates

Friday, August 18th, 2023

via The Durango Herald (Colorado)

Around Durango, boxes for school-supply donations signal it's time for students to open the notebooks, fire up calculators and see classmates they've missed over the summer. Durango School District 9-...

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Former West Side church pastor charged with child sexual assault

Friday, August 18th, 2023

via Madison.com (Wisconsin)

The pastor "denies that he did anything wrong," his attorney stated Thursday.

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More people are coming to Mass. to end their pregnancies

Friday, August 18th, 2023

via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)

More people from out of state are coming to Massachusetts to end their pregnancies.

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Orange Unified becomes third local district to consider gender identification

Friday, August 18th, 2023

via CBS News (Pennsylvania)

Inside a packed meeting, attendees delivered emotional testimonies about a polarizing social issue that's picking up steam across California.

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