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Trump’s Defense nominee Hegseth’s anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and the House passing the anti-trans defense spending bill mean that the assault on LGBTQ+ soldiers is just beginning.
A proposed rule would require military health care provider TriCare to cover hormone therapy and counseling for transgender spouses and other dependents of uniformed military personnel.
Rep. Jackie Speier introduced the Stop Harming Our Kids (SHOK) resolution Wednesday.
The National Defense Authorization Act has a provision barring the military's insurance from covering gender-affirming care for service members' children.
“Because the sex-based distinctions drawn by the Executive Order are not substantially related to achieving the Order’s purpose, the Order does not survive constitutional scrutiny,” the judge wrote.
They are attaching anti-LGBTQ+ amendments to every appropriations bill that's pending.
New Hampshire U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas defended his support for the National Defense Authorization Act that strips trans kids of military members of care in a statement to The Advocate.
As the department's insurance covers gender-affirming surgeries for service members but not dependents, the family claims it violates the Constitution's equal protection clause.
"This legislation has been hijacked by Speaker Mike Johnson and anti-LGBTQ+ lawmakers," says Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson.
Advocates are calling on President Joe Biden to veto it.
White Republicans have targeted PrEP access in an attempt to limit what insurance companies cover, Democrats are trying to expand access to the life saving drugs.
The newly signed bill bars the military's insurance from covering gender-affirming care for minors.
Led by Jeff Merkley, Tammy Baldwin, and Cory Booker, they have sent a letter to Appropriations Committee leaders.
The bill, which now goes to the Senate, would deny insurance coverage for gender-affirming care for trans children of service members.
The move has been called "discriminatory" by LGBTQ+ rights advocates.
The exclusion of such coverage is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Maine ruled.
The opinion piece by Pamela Paul relies on routinely debunked disinformation and gets factual information wrong about transgender care. It is the latest NYT published piece to do so.
In a recent response to our articles criticizing misinformation in Pamela Paul's article on detransitioners, Pamela Paul dismisses transgender people and trans activist. Evan Urquhart and Erin Reed respond.
As legislation targeting the trans community increases, it is important to ground ourselves in the details of the laws that impact us, writes Riki Wilchins.
The president continues to target transgender people’s existence.
