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Minors in Nebraska will be able to access gender-affirming care, but only after attending 40 hours of therapy that could push back on their identity.
"Medical intervention for trans people, like all others, should be undertaken based on individual informed consent," writes Kyle Knight, co-interim director of Human Rights Watch's LGBT Rights Program.
More than 30 states have laws barring doctors from heeding a call by U.S. health officials to routinely test Americans for the AIDS virus, researchers report. And states don't seem to be in any rush to change that.
Planned Parenthood of New York City has a new anti-rape campaign partially produced by youth themselves.
"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."
The parents who sued in Maryland haven't shown that their children are being harmed by the policy, a judge wrote.
The law, which went into effect July 1, prevents minors from getting any type of health care without parental consent.
Allegations made by a former employee whose dubious claims were previously disputed by patients and families have been found to be unsubstantiated.
A quiet update to the company's prohibition on releasing people's private information without their permission appears to complicate things for the account that constantly targets people.
In audio released Friday evening, senators and representatives from Ohio and Michigan revealed the "endgame" is to ban transgender care "for everyone."
A judge has already temporarily blocked the ban on gender-affirming care for minors, and now trans adults are seeking to block restrictions affecting them.
A proposal to ban the procedure among infants is prompting a familiar battle cry.
The American Psychological Association is embarking on its first review of a 10-year-old policy on counseling gays and lesbians, a step that gay rights activists hope will end with a denunciation of any attempt by therapists to change a client's sexual orientation.
The regulation affects both transgender adults and youth.
The world's most popular YouTuber took to Twitter to speak out against transphobia.
The resolution denounces medically unnecessary surgeries and other forms of mistreatment.
The Canadian teen's father had sought to block his transition and denies the boy's gender identity, an action a lower court called "family violence."
The governing board of the Virginia association overseeing high school athletics recently adopted a policy that would allow trans participation in athletics, but the stipulations could make it tough for some students to take advantage.
Most Americans also believe that lawmakers don’t know enough about transgender issues to make policies.
