Republican Dan Crenshaw Says Gender-Affirming Care Is ‘The Hill We Will Die On’
Republicans have gone all in on getting the government involved in parents’ decisions about their children.
June 15, 2023
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Republicans have gone all in on getting the government involved in parents’ decisions about their children.
Hormone blockers for minors, the trans movement's new frontier.
"The judgment upholds established legal principles which respect the ability of our clinicians to engage actively and thoughtfully with our patients in decisions about their care and futures."
May C. Lau, a doctor in Dallas, is being sued for violating Texas's law against gender-affirming care to trans minors.
The suit comes two weeks after Paxton, known for his anti-LGBTQ+ views, filed the first case in the nation.
The suit seeks to strike down the law making California a sanctuary state for trans minors seeking gender-affirming care.
Lawmakers in Florida are currently considering legislation that would codify the rules that are now being challenged in court.
A North Dakota court has permitted doctors to refuse to perform gender-affirming surgeries, and allowed employers to refuse to cover all gender-affirming care.
Republican Rep. Jim Olsen's bill would make the provision of this care a felony, with a prison sentence of up to 10 years and/or a fine of up to $100,000.
That’s quite the mouthful.
The court had temporarily stayed a block on the law in February and now has lifted it altogether.
The judge partially stopped the law from being enforced.
The Texas attorney general's latest anti-Obama lawsuit claims that trans-affirming health care violates the religious freedom of doctors.
The assertion provides further evidence that all bodily autonomy rights are under attack.
The proposed legislation would ban gender-affirming health care for people up to age 21 and require school staffers to out trans kids to their families.
Civil rights groups are denouncing the new law while offering resources to families affected. The law targets not only trans youth, but restricts all trans people from accessing public funds for care.
At the beginning of Pride Month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's office and the state's surgeon general Joseph Ladapo have come out against providing gender-affirming care for trans people on Medicaid and transgender youth.
State officials can't enforce most of the law's provisions while a suit against it is heard.
An analysis by the Daily Dot shows how far-right outlets, working closely with Gov. Ron DeSantis's administration, rallied to support the law.
The former Donald Trump aide's legal group says Mesa Public Schools' inclusive policies violate parents' rights.