The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Idaho to begin enforcing a state law barring transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming care, at least for now. This was the first time the justices have intervened in a case that touches on the question of gender-affirming care for minors — and transgender health more broadly. The case, Poe … Read more
President Joe Biden released a statement on Thursday honoring the life of Nex Benedict, a nonbinary Oklahoma student who was found to have died by suicide after they were assaulted in a school bathroom last month. “Jill and I are heartbroken by the recent loss of Nex Benedict. Every young person deserves to have the … Read more
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton requested the medical records of Texas trans youth who sought gender-affirming care from a Georgia-based telehealth clinic last week, escalating an invasive campaign that has alarmed many advocates. The Georgia clinic, QueerMed, confirmed last week to the Houston Chronicle that it received Paxton’s request for data well before the clinic … Read more
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