#gender-affirming-care

#gender-affirming-care

"The state is responsible for the well being of any person it holds in its custody, regardless of whether that person has gender dysphoria or another diagnosis," Emily Early, an attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights who represented the plaintiffs, tells The Advocate. "Gender dysphoria is a medical condition that is just like any other condition of diabetes or cancer that the state must provide minimally adequate treatment for that meets constitutional standards."

'There were summers that I would wear two shirts just to feel comfortable enough to go outside, even if it was 100 degrees,' one man said, adding, 'When you have this condition, you're willing to go through anything and everything to overcome it.'

US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, , who once likened gender-affirming care to 'mutilation,' is currently undergoing... gender-affirming care. The 71-year-old Republican is reportedly taking hormone replacement therapy medication despite his repeated criticism of the medical treatment, which is an often life-saving way to affirm trans people's gender identity. Since becoming US health secretary in February, Kennedy has falsely framed gender-affirming care as a form of "chemical and surgical mutilation" while enacting policies pressuring major healthcare providers to cease trans healthcare services.

"It's just cruel, and I continue to be heartbroken, overwhelmed and livid," Julie said.

In their campaign for gender-affirming care bans, Republican lawmakers have enlisted a small group of detransition activists - and they have become the public face of these efforts. State laws and proposed congressional bills to restrict gender-affirming care are named after them and they have also traveled the country to share their stories of regret.

➡️ There are a number of legal issues to keep track of today, starting with the Supreme Court allowing Trump to continue blocking transgender and nonbinary people from choosing the passport marker that aligns with their gender identity - at least for now. Meanwhile, a drag ban in Texas may not be dead after all thanks to a federal appeals court, and a bill in Wisconsin would allow gender-affirming care patients to sue their doctors.

"In this moment of political darkness, New York will be the light," Mamdani said. "Here, we believe in standing up for those we love, whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many Black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job, a single mom still waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with their back against the wall. Your struggle is ours, too."

According to , the Texas Medical Board confirmed that Dr. May Lau voluntarily surrendered her medical license. In a statement, Lau's attorney, Craig Smyser, said that she has decided to move her practice to Oregon and sees no reason to maintain her license to practice in Texas. Last year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against Lau for allegedly providing gender-affirming care to minors in violation of S.B. 14.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) submitted a court filing on Tuesday opposing President Donald Trump's attempt to obtain the private medical records of transgender youth from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Shapiro said that complying with Trump's attempts would erode "trust between doctors and patients," violate his state's right to regulate healthcare, and achieve another step in Trump's quest to end gender-affirming care (GAC) for trans youth despite there being no federal law against it.

Connecticut is one of only a handful of states without a law banning female genital mutilation and cutting, a human rights violation and one of the most extreme forms of gender-based violence. FGM/C, as the practice is often abbreviated, can be done for cultural reasons or a way to exert control over sexuality. It is most often performed on young girls without their consent, has no medical value, and can result in severe medical complications like obstructed childbirth and sensory deprivation.

At a time when LGBTQ+ journalism is more crucial than ever, NBC has laid off teams of journalists covering marginalized communities, including NBC Out. Meanwhile, a clinic in Boston has been pressured into cutting gender-affirming care for patients under 19, and a trans fencer is suing USA Fencing and the U.S. Olympic Committee. We also have Pete Buttigieg hitting the campaign trail with Virginia's Abigail Spanberger, and more bad news for right-wing conspiracy theorist Candace Owens.

Gen Z women are the most politically left-leaning group in the US, according to a poll which suggests that women 28 and younger skew substantially more left than the national average on issues such as abortion and gender-affirming care.

A growing number of Americans believe that gender-affirming care will become less accessible in their lifetime, a new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll finds - reflecting a political landscape that has become increasingly hostile toward transgender health care. Nearly 4 in 10 Americans think gender-affirming care will become less accessible over the course of their lifetime. A year ago, The 19th and SurveyMonkey found only 20% of Americans felt that way.

"President Trump has illegally overstepped his authority by abruptly cutting off necessary medical care for military families,"