... state had not yet been served with the lawsuit, Emily Flower, spokeswoman for Knudsen, said Wednesday when asked for a comment. The national debate over transgender rights came to a head this year in Montana when a group of state legislators deliberately misgendered transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr and called for ...
... recognizing those identities. The decision from the state Department of Health and Environment makes Kansas one of a handful of states that won't change transgender people's birth certificates. It already was among the few states that don't change the gender marker on transgender people's driver's ...
... transgender people under 18. It took effect July 1. Geraghty granted a preliminary injunction blocking it on Aug. 20. The injunction was sought by several transgender children, parents and a community organization in a lawsuit challenging the ban. In her August decision, Geraghty said the transgender children who sought the ...
Transgender Kansas residents and Kelly argued refusing to change birth certificates would violate rights protected by the U.S. Constitution, something Crabtree said in his brief order approving the settlement four years ago. Kobach argued that the settlement represented only the views of the parties and the new state law ...
... is in the best interests of the child and something we all agree on.” The lawsuit argued the Texas law will have devastating consequences for transgender teens if they are unable to obtain critical treatment recommended by their physicians and parents. Several doctors who treat transgender children said they worry ...
... also includes restrictions that make it difficult, if not impossible, for many adults to get treatment. WATCH MORE: What a new Montana law means for transgender children and their families SAGE has seen a spike in the number of calls to its hotline following the wave of anti-transgender laws ...
... said in a statement Monday that she is hopeful “today’s decision is just a temporary setback.” “As a doctor who has treated hundreds of transgender adolescents, I know firsthand the challenges these young people and their families face and the benefits these treatments provide to youth who need them ...
“This law unapologetically targets transgender minors and denies them essential health care,” they said. “The ruling restores parents’ rights to make medical decisions that are in their child’s best interest, including hormone therapy for their transgender children when needed for them to thrive and be healthy.” At least ...
... Sid Beardslee: I've never been so happy in my life to just get to be myself.Joe Lesar: While Montana waits for the new law to take effect, families of transgender children are preparing for a new reality. For PBS News Weekend, I'm Joe Lesar in Helena, Montana.
... instead of media reports or other ways. The attorney general also requested a slew of additional information, including the names of everyone referred to the transgender clinic who made at least one office visit, as well as people who volunteer for the hospital’s Trans Buddy initiative, which aims to ...
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