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Transgender schools guidance will take a ‘bit longer’, Education Secretary says

Gillian Keegan acknowledged a delay as headteachers vented their frustration.

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

School leaders frustrated by ‘squabble’ over Sunak’s promised transgender guidance

Internal battle between ministers leaving schools in England isolated, says headteachers’ representative

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023

Lack of guidance for schools on transgender pupils ‘frustrating’ – heads’ union

Headteachers are having to navigate the ‘complex and sensitive subject’ on their own, the Association of School and College Leaders said.

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

Federal Officials Can Keep Pressing Tech Platforms To Remove Content for Now, Court Says

Plus: GOP candidate defends “limited role of government” in parental decisions for transgender kids, some common sense about Diet Coke and cancer, and more…

Reason · Jul 17, 2023

“Unbearable”: Doctors treating trans kids are leaving Texas, exacerbating adolescent care crisis

Texas doctors fear a new era of government intrusion into medicine as lawmakers ban transition care for kids following prohibitions on abortion.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 17, 2023

In a political era of “parental rights,” Texans raising trans kids say new law strips them of choice

Senate Bill 14, which is set to take effect on Sept. 1, bans transition-related care for minors. Parents of transgender kids say it blocks their ability to support their children.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 17, 2023

988 mental health crisis line gets 5 million calls, texts and chats in first year

The 3-digit suicide prevention lifeline went live a year ago. More work is needed on the 988 system, but the first year has gone more smoothly than many expected.

WEKU · Jul 15, 2023

It’s trans adults, too: GOP candidates now back trans medical restrictions for all ages

Donald Trump had recently finished a familiar riff about banning gender transition surgery for children when the former president, speaking to an audience of Evangelical voters, moved on to something new: a policy that would affect transgender adults.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 15, 2023

Trans athletes banned from women’s events by world cycling’s governing body

Women transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty will no longer be able to compete in women’s races

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2023

“Nobody wins in this” — the cycling community reacts to new UCI transgender policy

The cycling community reacts as the UCI imposes ban on transgender women competing in the women's category at all UCI-sanctioned events.

Cycling Weekly · Jul 14, 2023