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Supreme Court will hear gender-affirming care ban case. It could change everything for trans rights.
June 26, 2024
Earlier today, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear a case about a ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors in Tennessee. The case,…
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Rising malpractice premiums push small clinics away from gender-affirming care for minors
January 22, 2024
After Iowa lawmakers passed a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in March, managers of an LGBTQ+ health clinic located just across the state line…
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Missouri health clinics priced out of gender-affirming care by rising malpractice premiums
January 16, 2024
After Iowa lawmakers passed a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in March, managers of an LGBTQ+ health clinic located just across the state line…
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… Though many LGBTQ people have left X because of Musk’s changes, many others have chosen to stay. Alejandra Caraballo, a transgender advocate and clinical…
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The bills that ban gender transitions
August 21, 2023
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Texas governor Greg Abbott on June 2 signed into law SB 14, which bars transgender children under… -
Shield Laws for Abortion, Gender-Affirming Care Need Better Protections Against Extradition
July 18, 2023
The Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision to overturn Roe v. Wade triggered a cascade of legislation across the country. In 2022 alone, more…
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Blue states see ‘shield laws’ as bulwark against Republican efforts to restrict abortion and gender-affirming care
July 14, 2023
As Republican lawmakers have pushed restrictions on abortion and gender-affirming care in recent months, Democratic-led states have increasingly responded by passing so-called shield laws to…
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For social media start-ups, attracting an audience is crucial to scaling a new product — but it can be near impossible to lure loyal users…
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Governor Ron DeSantis’ campaign is leaning into his “terminally online” anti-LGBTQ+ crusade with a new video featuring alt-right imagery, a law expert told Insider. On…
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In siding with a graphic designer who did not want to make customized websites celebrating same-sex marriages, the Supreme Court Friday emphasized the right to…
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More Americans than before oppose transgender athletes competing in sports that align with their gender identity and say transitioning genders is “morally wrong,” according to…
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These Leaders are Standing up for Transgender Care
May 17, 2023
Last month in the Montana statehouse, Democratic State Representative Zooey Zephyr stood up to oppose a bill that bans gender-affirming care for the Montana’s transgender…
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Many of the Black, queer and transgender users who made Twitter a cultural touchstone are growing weary of the platform, which they say has become…
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Famous Twitter users disavow Musk over verification return
April 25, 2023
Celebrities, professional athletes and other high-profile Twitter users are once again being verified by the social media platform and they don’t know why their blue…
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Twitter quietly changes its hateful conduct policy to remove standing protections for its transgender users
April 19, 2023
Twitter sparked backlash this week after some users noticed it had quietly removed language in its hateful conduct policy that explicitly protected transgender people from…
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Coming up on today’s show: Alejandra Caraballo, a clinical instructor at Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic and former staff attorney at the Transgender Legal Defense…
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Puffer coat Pope Francis fooled many with his ‘drip.’ But experts say image underscores danger of AI misinformation.
March 29, 2023
Over the weekend, an image of Pope Francis spread like wildfire on social media platforms. In place of his daily attire of austere white cassocks,…
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On Monday a transgender woman from Saudi Arabia published a suicide note that incriminates her parents with forcing her to detransition. Eden Knight lived in…