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A Neuqu茅n appellate court reversed a decision refusing permission for a transgender adolescent to undergo chest masculinization surgery, the provincial judiciary reported on October 5. The young person turned sixteen while the appeal was pending. The court concluded…
In Roe v. Johnston, filed October 6, the Ninth Circuit confirmed that transgender people born in Arizona can obtain a court order to amend the sex marker on their birth certificates without undergoing surgery. The court said the…
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Human Rights Campaign president Kelley Robinson urged Democratic candidates to defend transgender people rather than use anti-trans campaign messaging, in an interview published by theGrio on October 6. She described Black and LGBTQ voters as sharing stakes in…
Axios reports that Marcy Kaptur’s school and sports messaging drew criticism from LGBTQ colleagues. Trans students deserve dignity and inclusion. Campaign attacks on their belonging merit scrutiny. Read the source report.
Three trans women detained at the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Jena allege physical abuse, prolonged isolation, medical neglect and denial of gender-affirming treatment, Verite News reports. The outlet reviewed court filings, correspondence, medical records and incident…
Alameda County prosecutors announced murder charges against Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen over the September 26 shooting death of Jonathan McKinsey at a Dublin park. The defendants also face firearm and lying-in-wait allegations; charges are not convictions. The…
In Fowler v. Stitt, decided September 29, the Oklahoma Supreme Court answered questions from the Tenth Circuit by holding that state law bars changes to the sex designation on Oklahoma birth certificates, including changes based on gender identity.…
Four New Hampshire families filed a federal lawsuit on October 1 challenging the Trump administration’s restriction on Medicaid and CHIP funding for gender-affirming youth care, according to the ACLU of New Hampshire, which represents them alongside GLAD Law…
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The Second Circuit heard oral argument on September 30 in Aetna’s appeal of an order requiring it to reconsider denial of gender-affirming facial surgery coverage for Dr. Gennifer Herley, according to her lawyers at Advocates for Trans Equality.…
America First Legal sent the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education a September 21 complaint asking them to investigate South Kingstown School District’s policy for transgender and gender-expansive students. The group objects to provisions on names, pronouns, facilities,…
NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee said on September 23 that it was still preparing an independent review of patients affected by its pause on gender-affirming surgical referrals, assessments, and new surgeries. It apologized for the uncertainty and distress.…
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The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on September 28 to pause a lower-court order requiring the Bureau of Prisons to continue gender-affirming care for people in federal custody while litigation continues. The emergency application seeks permission…