by R. Kelly Sheridan In the past three years, 23 states have passed legislation that prohibits physicians and other health care providers from providing gender affirming health […]
Tag: gender-affirming care
Inconsistent Republicans
In politics, it is often difficult to be consistent. Holding true to a particular ideology may require an individual to be for or against something that they […]
Fla. can’t take trans teens from parents
by Noah Feldman Republicans in the Florida House of Representatives have passed a bill authorizing the state to take custody of children if their parents have agreed […]
Transgender patient’s lawsuit a front for conservative war on LGBTQ rights
by Michael Hiltzik California teenager Chloe Cole has become something of a star of the movement to deny treatments to transgender youth. She has given testimony or […]
Senate Health advances gender-affirming treatment ban
Following a long discussion with a physician who warned of mental health concerns, the Senate Health Committee advanced a bill that would ban aspects of gender affirming […]
LGBTQ+ policies challenged at ‘Stand for Trans Folk’ gathering at WVU Mountainlair
MORGANTOWN – Members of the transgender community and their allies assembled in front of the WVU Mountainlair Wednesday to “Stand for Trans Folk.” Pale pink, blue and […]
W.Va. House passes gender-affirming treatment ban
After more than an hour of debate, West Virginia delegates passed a bill that would ban aspects of gender affirming care for minors. House Bill 2007 was […]
House to consider gender-affirming surgery ban after judiciary debate
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s full House of Delegates will consider legislation that would ban physicians from providing gender-affirming surgery to minors. The original version of House Bill […]
Denying gender-affirming care is an affront to science and medical ethics
by Christy Olezeski, Meredithe McNamara and Anne Alstott This year has seen an array of anti-transgender legislation. In 2022, legislation in 20 states so far has been […]
Gender-affirming care needs more research, not more politics
It is hard for most of us to imagine what it is like to have a child who is experiencing gender dysphoria. Even as the number of […]
