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Idaho will soon ban gender-affirming care. Here are the consequences for trans kids

BOISE, Idaho — In January, medication and surgery to treat children with gender dysphoria will be illegal in Idaho.

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Critics cry foul after they say ‘don’t say gay’ provision added to Texas education bill

AUSTIN, Texas — LGBTQ advocacy groups are blasting a Republican senator for adding what they call a “don’t say gay” provision banning the teaching of gender and sexuality onto existing bipartisan legislation.

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Suzy Eddie Izzard recalls 'fighting on the streets' after coming out as transgender

Comedian Suzy Eddie Izzard opened up about the abuse she faced when she first came out at transgender, as she revealed she was verbally abused and beaten in the street

Daily Mirror

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A trans girl will miss graduation because school officials told her to dress as a boy

The Mississippi 17-year-old is not participating in her high school graduation ceremony because school officials told her to dress like a boy and a federal judge did not block the officials' decision.

WEKU

Pakistani transgender activists to appeal Shariah court ruling against law aimed at protecting them

Transgender activists in Pakistan say they plan to appeal an Islamic court’s ruling that guts a law aimed at protecting their rights

The Independent UK

Prime Minister Narendra Modi raises rights of transgender persons at G7

Prime Minister Narendra Modi who earlier started his meetings in Hiroshima with a bilateral with the Prime Minister of Vietnam said, there is an urgent need to remove the “political obstacles” that have emerged in the global fertiliser supply chains and supported natural farming as an alternative to fertilisers.

The Hindu

Nebraska passes 12-week abortion ban and restrictions on gender-affirming care

The state's Legislature passed a 12-week abortion ban and restrictions on gender-affirming care for people under 19. The state's Republican governor has promised to sign it into law.

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Meet the influential new player on transgender health bills

A nonprofit that describes itself as a collection of doctors and others uniting to “protect healthcare from a radical, divisive, and discriminatory ideology” has become a significant presence in statehouses

The Independent UK

A look inside the playbook on transgender health bills

Legislation to restrict gender-affirming care is often pre-written and shopped out by a handful of interest groups

The Independent UK

LGBTQ+ group suspends Bud Light maker's rating over handling of backlash to transgender influencer

The country’s largest advocacy group for LGBTQ+ rights has suspended its benchmark equality and inclusion rating for Anheuser-Busch

The Independent UK

Republicans push surge of laws targeting transgender people in US

Laws restricting transgender rights have piled up in recent months, underscoring likely 2024 election battle lines.

Al Jazeera

Parents of transgender kids seek to block DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for minors

The parents of three transgender children in Florida are trying to get a federal judge to block a new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors, a signature policy of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as he nears his presidential campaign

The Independent UK

Movie review: ‘Monica’ resonates as trans drama about family, identity

“Monica” is a modern, gender-transitioning twist on the theme of the prodigal son. The film’s eponymous protagonist Monica (Trace Lysette, “Transparent”) is an unhappy transgender woman, who has lost contact with her birth family for reasons not explained to us at first. But we can guess.

Boston Herald

In El Salvador, transgender community struggles for rights and survival

Transgender people in El Salvador face violence and discrimination in their deeply religious country

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Fast & Furious XI: Texas’ Transgender Youth

Headed for the governor’s desk, SB 14 shows the Legislature has no idea what healthcare for trans kids even is.

Reuters

Slovaks near vote on banning legal recognition for transgender people

Slovakia's parliament is expected to vote soon on a legal change that would make it impossible for transgender people to change their gender on official documents, removing legal recognition that has been in place for over half a century.

The Independent UK

Trans rights groups pledge Texas lawsuit over gender-affirming care ban: ‘Anti-science, discriminatory fear-mongering’

Thousands of young trans people are at risk of being forced to detransition under legislation condemned by LGBT+ groups

The Guardian - US

Texas doctors depart as attorney general investigates hospital’s gender-affirming care

An investigation by the state into adolescent transgender care resulted in the curtailment of treatment for transitioning children

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New Hampshire House voting on whether parents who ask must be told about transgender talk at school

The national debate surrounding transgender students and parental rights is up for a vote in New Hampshire

The Independent UK

Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US states

Hundreds of measures targeting transgender people have been proposed in statehouses this year, and several have moved forward this week

WEKU

The Texas Legislature approves a ban on gender-affirming care for minors

The bill cleared the GOP-controlled Legislature after a final vote in the Senate over the objections of Democrats. Texas is now poised to join at least 17 other states that have enacted similar bans.

The Independent UK

Texas Legislature OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Texas would soon become the largest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors under a bill now headed to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott

The Texas Tribune

Texas expected to ban puberty blockers, hormone treatments for trans kids

Gov. Greg Abbott said he will sign Senate Bill 14 into law, which will make Texas one of over a dozen states that restrict transition-related care for transgender minors. Legal groups have already pledged to challenge it in court.

The Texas Tribune

Texas House passes bill restricting the college sports teams transgender athletes can join

Senate Bill 15 would allow people to sue colleges or universities they believe violate a prohibition on trans athletes’ sports participation.

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