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Conservative States Increase Surveillance Of People Traveling For Abortions Or Gender-Affirming Care

BH Conflict Resolution Services, Dr. Bobby Huen

Conservative States Increase Surveillance Of People Traveling For Abortions Or Gender-Affirming Care

According to a new report, patients seeking out-of-state abortions and gender-affirming care are at risk of increased surveillance from law enforcement. The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (...

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Jul 20, 2023

Utah's Gov. Spencer Cox Says US Health Groups Are "Politicized" And Unreliable For Info On Trans Healthcare

Utah's Gov. Spencer Cox Says US Health Groups Are "Politicized" And Unreliable For Info On Trans Healthcare

On a Sunday appearance on “Face the Nation,” Governor of Utah Spencer Cox said the number of young people who identify as transgender and ask for hormone therapy or puberty blockers is “exploding,” an...

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Jul 11, 2023

Trevor Project Contractor Lays Off Suicide Counselors From 988 Hotline

Trevor Project Contractor Lays Off Suicide Counselors From 988 Hotline

Crisis counselors who answer calls dealing with suicidal LGBTQ+ young people on behalf of the Trevor Project for the recently established 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline are upset about layoffs at the...

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Jul 11, 2023

Courts Allow Tennessee Ban On Gender-Affirming Care For Youth To Stand

Courts Allow Tennessee Ban On Gender-Affirming Care For Youth To Stand

Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth can go into effect — at least for now — after a federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily reversed a lower court ruling. Last month, ...

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Jul 10, 2023

In Queer American History: In 1984 US Company Abbott Creates The First HIV Test

Soaring Vibrations, Jess Rachel

In Queer American History: In 1984 US Company Abbott Creates The First HIV Test

Abbott Laboratories, a U.S. healthcare company, played a significant role in the development of HIV testing technology. However, it was not until 1984 that they created the first HIV test. It started ...

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Jul 4, 2023

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Kentucky's Ban On Hormone Treatments As Gender-Affirming Care

Democratic Progressive Caucus of Broward County, Elijah Manley

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Kentucky's Ban On Hormone Treatments As Gender-Affirming Care

Kentucky's full ban on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender kids was set to go into effect at midnight on Thursday. But a federal court issued a temporary block just hours before it happened. A...

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Jun 29, 2023

Congressional Democrats Introduce Nation-Wide Conversion Therapy Ban

BH Conflict Resolution Services, Dr. Bobby Huen

Congressional Democrats Introduce Nation-Wide Conversion Therapy Ban

Congressional Democrats on Monday reignited an effort to pass federal legislation outlawing the practice of conversion therapy, which is a scientifically discredited practice that aims to change a per...

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Jun 28, 2023

More States Pledge To Be Trans Healthcare Sanctuaries

More States Pledge To Be Trans Healthcare Sanctuaries

Democratic governors and state lawmakers across the country are mobilizing against a surge of Republican restrictions on transgender health care by establishing their states as sanctuaries for gender-...

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Jun 26, 2023

US's First Gender-Affirming Care Ban In Arkansas Struck Down By Judge

US's First Gender-Affirming Care Ban In Arkansas Struck Down By Judge

A federal judge has permanently blocked the country's first law banning gender-affirming care for minors, signaling a victory for LGBTQ+ advocates. The ruling by U.S. District Judge James Moody Jr. on...

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Jun 22, 2023

AMA Calls For Providers To Resist Laws That Restrict Gender-Affirming Healthcare

AMA Calls For Providers To Resist Laws That Restrict Gender-Affirming Healthcare

The American Medical Association strengthened its commitment to protecting gender-affirming care in a resolution passed at the organization’s annual meeting this week. The resolution, introduced at th...

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Jun 15, 2023

Missouri Governor Signs Ban For Trans Healthcare For Minors And Some Adults

Missouri Governor Signs Ban For Trans Healthcare For Minors And Some Adults

Transgender minors and some adults in Missouri will soon be banned from accessing puberty blockers, hormones, and gender-affirming surgeries under a bill signed Wednesday by the state’s Republican gov...

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Jun 8, 2023

Florida Republicans Try To Subpoena Pediatrician's Communications In Trans Healthcare Ban Fight

Florida Republicans Try To Subpoena Pediatrician's Communications In Trans Healthcare Ban Fight

A statewide pediatricians association is pushing back in federal court against the Florida House’s efforts to obtain internal communications showing how the group adopted standards of care for the tre...

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May 25, 2023

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