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Squid Game 2 is basically a re-enactment of the show
South Korea’s detective Seong Gi-hun, who won ‘The Gambler’s Game on the Island’ in the first season, is back as a contestant in the second season. Gi-hun is the only returning player, which includes an expecting young mother, a transgender woman who needs money for gender-affirming care and a mother and son who both signed…
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The law banning gender-affirming care for trans kids is at the Supreme Court
US Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts said that he was unsure why the court should hear a case involving a law in Tennessee, US that prohibits gender-affirming treatment for transgender minors. He added that it felt like this was best public policy to prevent kids from suffering irreversible consequences, things that cannot be undone.
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The Supreme Court’s Trans Health Care Case is about normal things that make a big difference
The Supreme Court has been hearing the case of a 15-year-old transgender girl from Tennessee, who is seeking gender-affirming medical treatments. The girl has sought hormone treatment for gender dysphoria since she was 3. Her parents said they couldn’t afford to pay for it and had to send their daughter to a clinic. Tennessee’s law…
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The ruling was aimed at blocking the care ban
A transgender woman has filed a lawsuit against the Broome County, New York for housing her in jail consistent with her gender identity under a settlement with another transgender woman. Under the settlement with Jena Faith, the county agreed to respect an individual’s name and pronoun changes and provide gender-affirming care. Holland had filed the…
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Bud Light’s inclusive ad campaigns are a win for business
Anheuser Busch has reacted after singer Kid Rock criticised the company for partnering with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney for its Bud Light campaign. In the video that featured Mulvaney’s picture, Mulvaney said, “If we don’t attract young drinkers to come and drink this brand, there will be no future for Bud Light.” “We’re working with…
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Title IX would allow for some restrictions, but it doesn’t want categorical bans
The US Supreme Court has refused to overturn a state law that bans transgender students from participating in school sports. The court said the law does not “enforce equal protection of the fourth amendment and the rights of transgenders”. However, the state of West Virginia said the ban on transgender participation in sports is necessary…
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Indiana and Idaho ban gender-affirming care
The governors of Indiana and Idaho have signed a bill that would ban gender-affirming medical care in their respective states. It comes after a US state, North Carolina, enacted a law that limits protections for transgender people. The US Supreme Court earlier declined to hear an appeal by West Virginia against a lower court’s ruling…
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Here is my advice for navigating academic life
Gender non-conforming and transgender scientists should have explicit career-development conversations with their supervisors and advocate for the career they want to build, according to an article written by a transgender scientist. “It’s important to remember that the experience of someone who’s other than me is probably different, despite our shared trans identity,” the scientist said.
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What does providing decades of Trans Health Care have taught me?
On the occasion of’Transgender Day of Visibility’, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) released new guidelines for health care needs of transgender people. “Our new guidelines focus on two key areas- gender and gender dysphoria. They are a step forward in addressing the health needs of transgender people,” said WPATH President Sarah McCooey.
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The governor signed a bill prohibiting most gender affirming care for trans children
Utah’s Republican Governor Gary Herbert on Saturday signed bills that ban youth from receiving gender-affirming health care and allow families to receive scholarship to pay for education outside the public school system. Kentucky passed a bill that prohibits transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming care, allowing educators to refer to transgender students by their preferred pronouns.
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There are new rules on the use of pronouns for women athletes
World Athletics said that it will set up a working group to evaluate the issue of transgender inclusion over next 12 months. The body added, “It became apparent that there was little support within the sport for the option…required transgender athletes to maintain their testosterone levels below 2.5nmol/L for 24 months to be eligible to…
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The AG of the state of Missouri wants to restrict gender-affirming care for children
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has said that gender-affirming treatment for transgender children is “an example of woke ideology infecting medical practice”. He further called the treatments “highly experimental” and “risky and unproven”. The ban was passed by the state’s Board of Medicine on Wednesday. Earlier, South Dakota had banned gender-affirming care for trans minors.
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South Dakota governor signs bill against gender-affirming treatment for trans teens
The NAACP has asked the US Attorney General to halt Florida’s ban on gender-affirming treatments for minors. “The ban will impact transgender and genderqueer kids who are in need of care and healthcare services,” the civil rights organisation said. Earlier this month, Alabama passed a lawmaking it a felony for doctors to administer gender-affirming care…
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You can see what the policies really mean if you read them
Gender-affirming care is an individualized form of health care that includes counselling, helping people get a sense of who they are and who they want to be. And gender-affirming care is an individualised form of health care that includes counseling, helping them move past the internalized shame that so much of our culture pushes on…
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Girls high school basketball team are not going to play in a tournament
Several transgender students and advocates have attended a Virginia school board meeting to voice their concerns about its decision to allow Gavin Grimm to use the bathroom of the gender he identifies with. “I think it’s a very important issue,” one of the speakers said. Gavin’s mother said the decision was “outrageous”, adding, “This is…
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South Dakota governor signs bill prohibiting treatment for trans people
South Dakota has banned the use of gender-affirming treatments for trans children in the state. South Dakota’s Republican governor signed a bill on Monday banning the use of gender-affirming treatments for transgender children in the state. Florida is one of several states that prohibit gender-affirming care for tranny youths. “It doesn’t feel like Florida’s done…
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A judge says that there is a ban on trans school athletes in West Virginia
The US’ California has become the first state to pass a bill that would make gender-affirming health care services illegal for minors, the Los Angeles Times reported. The bill, signed by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown on Saturday, allows families to get private health care for their minor children. The state is one of several US…
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A judge in West Virginia says it is possible to keep a ban on transschool athletes.
As many as 10,000 students walked out of their schools in Virginia, the US, on Tuesday to protest against Governor Glenn Youngkin’s proposed policies on transgender students in schools and schools. The protesters claimed the policies will lead to trans students not being able to participate in sports and other activities. Earlier, thousands of students…
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Let’s say gay.
US-based advocacy group Human Rights Campaign has said that “a significant portion” of anti-transgender ads has been directed to Black and Spanish-speaking voters through radio, mail, TV and digital means. “America First Legal…spent $4 million to get its ads on Black and Spanish-language radio in Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas,” it…