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.
Admiral Rachel Levine and Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld address puberty blockers, FDA challenges, and the power of community engagement to combat misinformation in a crucial dialogue on trans health 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.
"The stakes are high in every election, but they're particularly high these days for trans children," Schneider wrote.
The faster a transgender patient receives access to care, the quicker their levels of suicidal ideation and gender dysphoria decreases, according to researchers.
The Trump administration's new policy "declared everyone a woman" now, McBride says..
Their language is identical or similar to that endorsed by the Family Research Council and a newer group called Do No Harm.
The American Academy of Pediatrics said it continues to support the necessary and evidence-based care young transgender people need.
As in the 1930s, opposition to trans medicine today is part of a broad reactionary movement against what some far-right groups consider the “toxic normalization” of LGBTQ people.
Jaimee Michell, the group's founder, said gender-affirming care is an "evil agenda."
Instead of banning the dangerous practice of conversion therapy which has been proven to harm LGBTQ+ people, Kentucky Republicans targeted transgender people’s access to health care.
Florida’s government claimed it was about protecting children, but access to care is being taken from adults as well, leaving many looking to flee to blue states.
The assistant secretary for health tackles “medical refugees,” misinformation, and transgender health care challenges in an interview with The Advocate.
Lawmakers in Florida are currently considering legislation that would codify the rules that are now being challenged in court.
A comprehensive Southern Poverty Law Center study exposes over 60 groups propagating harmful misinformation, revealing tactics and future threats to LGBTQ+ rights.
A new Missouri law allows current patients to continue receiving care, but a provision of that statute makes prescribing those medications “untenable.”
The Fox News entertainer says that those who provide gender-affirming care should expect threats, and an Ohio hospital is the latest to experience just that.
Fox News wouldn’t even let him say goodbye.
The bills include an expansion of "don't say gay," a ban on gender-affirming care, restrictions on bathroom use, and restrictions on drag shows.
New research shows how transgender Germans suffered under Hitler's regime.
The decision marks a pivotal moment in the legal battle over Alabama’s ban on transgender medical care for minors, with potential national implications.