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A Texas judge on Friday blocked the state from investigating as child abuse gender confirming care for transgender youth. District Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary injunction preventing the state from enforcing Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's directive to compel the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate ...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge was holding a hearing Friday on whether to prevent state officials from investigating reports of transgender youth receiving gender affirming care as child abuse. The hearing comes the same day that dozens of major companies — including Apple, Google, Johnson & Johnson, Meta and Microsoft ...
Republican leaders made the bill effective immediately, so any transgender students playing sports may be required to immediately stop. It wasn't clear how many students it would affect, but it's believed to be no more than a handful in Iowa. "Because the legislation would go into effect as ...
A Texas judge on Wednesday blocked the state from investigating the parents of a transgender teenager over gender-confirmation treatments, but stopped short of preventing the state from looking into other reports about children receiving similar care. District Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary order halting the investigation by ...
... athletes here in the state of South Dakota, at the K-12 level and at the university level." WATCH: 2021 set a record for anti-transgender bills. Here’s how you can support the community Opponents have decried the bill as bullying and say it sends a message that transgender ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees. Under the new guidelines, approved by the NCAA Board of Governors on Wednesday, transgender participation for each sport will be determined by the ...
... study of transgender life has restarted. The National Center for Transgender Equality announced on Monday that it is collecting data for a 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS). The USTS, which started in 2013, has provided some of the only thorough research on transgender health, employment, housing, education and experiences ...
... me correctly, it just really helps me feel very much secure and grounded in my identity. Alice Scott: With more than three out of four transgender and nonbinary youth experiencing symptoms of an anxiety disorder last year, many are looking for more support. Raini Gomez, Mother of Wednesday Gomez: I ...
A Texas law banning trans student athletes from playing sports will take effect in a few weeks. According to the ACLU, Texas is one of 31 states that have attempted to pass legislation to stop trans youth from participating in gendered sports. Amna Nawaz gets more from research scientist Jonah DeChants.
... also said that the Biden administration needs to ensure that Black trans people are protected under existing hate crime laws. Lawrence’s death comes as transgender communities across the world prepare to honor transgender homicide victims for Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual vigil on November 20 for those slain ...
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