Florida Subpoenas Medical Associations Over Trans Youth Care
It comes as the state's GOP-controlled legislature has passed a number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills this session.
April 25, 2023
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Australian Guidelines Advise Early Hormone Treatment for Trans Youth
Current international guidelines say wait until age 16, but the Aussie study recommends considering developmental factors, not just chronological age.
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S.C. Lawmaker Tries to Block Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry says bills like these can be dangerous for kids' mental health.
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An editorial for the right-wing Washington Times claims that Medicare's new willingness to cover transgender-related health care will lead to taxpayer-funded 'tranny grannies.'
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American Medical Assoc.: Ban Conversion Therapy for Adults and Kids
The AMA recently changed its policies on transgender and minority health, as well as so-called conversion therapy.
November 19, 2019
The VA Still Refuses to Cover Necessary Trans Health Care
It will likely take a lawsuit to end the Veterans Affairs policy of denying coverage for gender-confirmation surgery — a procedure currently covered by Medicare.
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Op-ed: Changing When Health Care Does More Harm Than Good
There may be more access to health care for transgender people, but it doesn't mean things are better.
November 13, 2014
D.C. Mayor Makes Major Move Expanding Trans Health Care
Transgender Washington, D.C., residents will now be able to purchase insurance policies that include coverage for transition-related care on the D.C. health exchange or through Medicaid benefits.
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Military Health Plan May Cover Some Transition-Related Care
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.
February 3, 2016
At Google a Transgender Gold Standard
The search engine giant has significantly increased its coverage of transgender health care for its U.S. employees -- and other companies are soon expected to follow suit.
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Why Must We Keep Diagnosing Trans People as Ill?
Thinking of a future where trans identity is not connected to pathology.
July 16, 2020
Denied Hormone Treatment, Ohio Trans Prisoner Files Lawsuit
A transgender woman serving a three-year sentence is suing the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction after being denied medically necessary hormone treatments.
May 1, 2014
Puberty Blockers Will be Limited to Clinical Trials, Says U.K. Health Service
LGBTQ+ activists in the U.K. are criticizing this restriction on care for transgender youth.
June 11, 2023
Va. Crafts Policy for Trans HS Athletes
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.
February 20, 2014
ACLU Takes Aim at Minn. Medicaid Ban on Trans Surgeries
Transgender surgeries are life-saving for people suffering from gender dysphoria. That's why the ACLU of Minnesota is fighting to lift the state's ban on the use of Medicaid funds for them.
December 18, 2015
India’s Transgender Rights Law Isn’t Worth Celebrating
Solely linking transition with surgery is wrong on so many fronts, writes Kyle Knight of Human Rights Watch.
December 5, 2019
Ken Paxton Sues to Let Doctors Turn Away Trans People
The Texas attorney general's latest anti-Obama lawsuit claims that trans-affirming health care violates the religious freedom of doctors.
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A GLAAD-led coalition and a group of Times contributors say the paper of record is full of transphobic pseudoscience.
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