#transgender-youth

#transgender-youth

A prominent transgender advocate in Texas said she was forcibly removed - and subsequently banned for a year - from the state Capitol after displaying a banner in support of trans kids during a protest on Tuesday.Sofia Sepulveda was protesting against SB 14, a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors.

Republicans, however, hold a supermajority in the Kentucky legislature and are likely to override the veto.Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during the statewide Fairness Rally at the Kentucky state Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, on February 19, 2020.Ryan C. Hermens / Lexington Herald-Leader / Tribune News Service via Getty Images Kentucky Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a sweeping anti-LGBTQ bill on Friday that would have banned gender-affirming care for trans children and put LGBTQ children in danger at school and at home.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear on Friday vetoed a sweeping bill passed by Republican lawmakers that would drastically restrict the rights of transgender youth in the commonwealth - though GOP lawmakers can still override his veto.Senate Bill 150, slammed by LGBTQ advocates as "dangerous" and "unprecedented," would "terrorize transgender youth in schools, in doctor's offices, and even could put them in danger at home," according to Cathryn Oakley, state legislative director of the Human Rights Campaign.

The Nebraska State Capitol, located in Lincoln, Nebraska.RJ Sangosti / The Denver Post via Getty Images A bill that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth in Nebraska was able to advance in the state legislature on Thursday, in spite of filibusters by Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh (D) slowing down all business since the start of the legislative session.

Four families in Florida sued the state on Thursday over new rules prohibiting gender-affirming care for transgender youth, arguing the bans violate the US Constitution and should be thrown out.The two new rules from Florida's Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine prohibit medical professionals in the state from providing gender-affirming care to minors in the state with gender dysphoria, including by administering puberty blockers, providing cross-sex hormone therapy and performing sex reassignment surgeries, or any other surgical procedures, that alter primary or secondary sexual characteristics.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law Monday banning gender-affirming care for minors with the possibility of a felony charge for health care professionals who provide it.Senate Bill 613 bars health care professionals from providing gender-affirming care to those under the age of 18 in the form of surgeries, puberty blocking medication and hormone treatments.

Almost 23% of trans youth in the United States have lost access to gender-affirming care.A new report from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) found that of the 300,000 trans youth ages 13 through 17, there are 66,600 living in states that have passed bans on this lifesaving care.And 84,700 more trans youth (28.2%) live in states that are currently considering bans.

New Mexico's state legislature has passed a bill intended to update the state's existing anti-discrimination law to explicitly include LGBTQ+ protections.The Human Rights Modernization Act now goes to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) for final approval.Grisham is expected to sign the bill.Introduced in January by state Reps.

New Mexico's state legislature has passed a bill intended to update the state's existing anti-discrimination law to explicitly include LGBTQ+ protections.The Human Rights Modernization Act now goes to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) for final approval.Grisham is expected to sign the bill.Introduced in January by state Reps.

Researchers estimate that the state of West Virginia has the highest percentage of transgender youth in the country.Advocates for transgender rights pack the West Virginia state capitol in Charleston, West Virginia, on March 9, 2023.Robb Livingood On Wednesday, House Bill 2007, a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth in West Virginia, passed the state Senate judiciary and advanced to the Senate floor.

Tennessee on Thursday became the first state to sharply restrict drag performances as the state's governor, Bill Lee, signed a bill banning the shows on public property and in places where they could be watched by minors.The law, which limits adult cabaret performances that feature topless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators, will take effect later this year.

For a second week, Montana Republicans have blocked Democratic transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from participating in a debate over proposed restrictions on transgender youth.Zephyr, a first-term Democrat from Missoula and the first openly transgender woman elected to the Montana legislature, hasn't been allowed to speak on the state house floor since last Tuesday, when she told Republican colleagues they would have blood on their hands if they banned gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.

Azeen Ghorayshi Reporting on gender and science On Thursday, the Williams Institute, a research center at the U.C.L.A. School of Law, released a new report estimating the number of transgender young people at risk of losing access to gender-related care as a result of state bills sweeping the country.

The Republican-dominated Kentucky legislature voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to override the governor's veto of a bill that will create a host of new regulations and restrictions on transgender youth, including banning access to what doctors call gender-affirming health care.The bill, described by L.G.B.T.Q.

West Virginia on Thursday asked the US Supreme Court to allow it to enforce a state law that prohibits transgender women and girls from participating in public school sports.The emergency request filed to the court by state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey gives the justices a chance to weigh in on a hot-button issue that has taken center stage in recent years as Republican-led states have moved to impose restrictions on the lives of trans youth, with a particular focus on school sports.

Florida educational officials have threatened to revoke the teaching license of a publicly elected school superintendent and possibly remove him from office after he encouraged students and teachers to oppose Gov. Ron DeSantis 's (R) infamous Don't Say Gay law.Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. sent a letter to Leon County Superintendent Rocky Hanna earlier this month threatening his license.

"We told y'all we weren't going back!" said one reproductive justice activist in the state.Дмитрий Ларичев / iStock / Getty Images This week, the Women's Health Center of West Virginia - the lone abortion clinic in the state before Gov. Jim Justice (R) signed an abortion ban into law last September - announced that it will be opening a clinic roughly five miles from the state border in abortion-friendly Maryland.

Heather Dubrow posted a statement to social media Saturday, announcing her youngest child has come out as transgender.The "Real Housewives of Orange County " star marked International Sons Day by sharing that her 12-year-old now goes by the name Ace.She posted a picture of the beach, with "Ace" written in the sand.

The part of the form that deals with menstrual cycles and had been optional.The Florida High School Athletic Association's board of directors voted to remove the questions about high school athletes' menstrual history.Clara-Sophia Daly/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The Florida High School Athletic Association's board of directors has voted 14-2 to remove questions about high school athletes' menstrual history from a required health form for participation in high school athletics.

Wednesday, December 28, 2022 by Jonathan Lee
Fresh off the heels of a decisive reelection win, City Council Member Paige Ellis is ready to hit the ground running in 2023 with initiatives related to housing, transportation and workforce retention.Ellis won reelection  with 58 percent of the vote in November, avoiding a runoff.

Chaya Raichik, who goes by LibsofTikTok on social media, showed her face and called the LGBTQ+ community "evil" "groomers" in her first-ever televised interview with Fox Nation host Tucker Carlson.She also mentioned that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) invited her and her family to stay in a guest house at the governor's mansion after her identity was made public by Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz earlier this year.

(Reuters) - Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a law targeting the trans community, prohibiting transgender people from using the restroom that matches their gender identity at public schools.The bill signed by the Republican governor, who describes herself as a conservative reformer, applies to multi-person restrooms and locker rooms at public schools and charter schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12.

Florida is among a growing number of states to ban gender-affirming care, such as puberty blockers or hormones, for transgender youth.MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: We are seeing a growing number of Republican-led states move to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth under the age of 18.That care includes puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.

Florida's state senate in March passed a controversial bill banning lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in elementary schools
Miami (AFP) - Florida's medical boards on Friday voted for a rule that will ban doctors from providing gender-affirming treatment or surgeries to patients under the age of 18, media reports said.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's staff this summer tried to gather information on transgender people in the state based on who had changed their gender on their driver's licenses.Someone from Paxton's office asked the Texas Department of Public Safety to provide a list of these residents, The Washington Post reports.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's staff this summer tried to gather information on transgender people in the state based on who had changed their gender on their driver's licenses.Someone from Paxton's office asked the Texas Department of Public Safety to provide a list of these residents, The Washington Post reports.