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  • Why anti-transgender political ads are dominating the airwaves this election

    Why anti-transgender political ads are dominating the airwaves this election

    Nov 02, 2024 09:35 PM EST

    ... that might be part of why this messaging campaign might be falling short. Laura Baron-Lopez: These ads make pretty specific claims about surgery for transgender inmates and undocumented immigrants. Let's take a listen. Man: Under liberal border czar Kamala Harris, illegal aliens are pouring into our country, including ...

  • Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their closing argument before Election Day

    Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their closing argument before Election Day

    Nov 01, 2024 06:27 PM EST

    ... nomination. Clips show Harris affirming her support for federal policies that allow federal prisoners access to medical care including gender-affirming hormone treatments and, potentially, transgender surgery. "It sounds insane because it is insane," the announcer states in an ad that, as of Thursday, had aired almost 28,000 times ...

  • Brazil's trailblazing transgender candidates face violence and death threats as they campaign

    Brazil's trailblazing transgender candidates face violence and death threats as they campaign

    Oct 05, 2024 04:59 PM EST

    ... because we’re making history, but it’s sad because our candidacy highlights the entire history of exclusion, violence and alienation of the transvestite and transgender community from electoral processes in Brazil and Latin America,” she said in a video call. Positive changes accompany the violence and fearIndianarae Siqueira, a ...

  • An Italian sprinter will be the first transgender woman to compete at the Paralympics

    An Italian sprinter will be the first transgender woman to compete at the Paralympics

    Aug 24, 2024 06:50 PM EST

    ... than a woman.” Petrillo referred to a study funded by the IOC — and published in April in the British Journal of Sports Medicine — showing that transgender women were actually at a physical disadvantage compared to cisgender women across several areas, including lung function and lower body strength. “This means rather ...

  • Protections for transgender students have muted impact as rules face opposition in Republican-led states

    Protections for transgender students have muted impact as rules face opposition in Republican-led states

    Jul 31, 2024 06:59 PM EST

    ... for either scenario. Jay Warona, the deputy executive director and general counsel for the New York State School Boards Association, said his state already offers transgender students some similar protections, but not all of the other components of the new regulation are addressed in state policy. Warona said he's ...

  • More states restrict transgender youth medical care as GOP galvanizes base around issue

    More states restrict transgender youth medical care as GOP galvanizes base around issue

    Jul 26, 2024 10:35 PM EST

    ... 2024 presidential election, that's front and center right now for a lot of Americans. How are you viewing this election from the perspective of transgender rights and rights for LGBTQ people? State Rep. Leigh Finke: Yes, I mean, in terms of trans rights, the work that I do on ...

  • Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both abortion and transgender youth medical care

    Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both abortion and transgender youth medical care

    Jul 26, 2024 03:51 PM EST

    In arguments before the high court in March, an attorney for the state insisted the combined abortion- and transgender-care measures did not violate the state's single subject rule, because both fall under the subject of health care. But an attorney for Planned Parenthood argued that the Legislature recognized ...

  • Texas Supreme Court upholds state ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

    Texas Supreme Court upholds state ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

    Jun 28, 2024 09:47 PM EST

    As more states move to enforce health care restrictions, families of transgender youths are increasingly forced to travel out of state for the care they need at clinics with growing waiting lists. At least 13 states have laws protecting care for transgender minors. Most of the states that have passed ...

  • Federal judge throws out Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children

    Federal judge throws out Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children

    Jun 11, 2024 08:16 PM EST

    ... same. But for a few, they differ. Hinkle said the state admitted that during the trial, even if some won't believe it and think transgender people are making a choice like "whether to read Shakespeare or Grisham." "Many people with this view tend to disapprove of all things transgender ...

  • Mississippi Gov. Reeves signs law restricting transgender people's use of bathrooms and locker rooms

    Mississippi Gov. Reeves signs law restricting transgender people's use of bathrooms and locker rooms

    May 13, 2024 09:59 PM EST

    ... law regulating transgender people’s use of bathrooms, locker rooms and dormitories in public education buildings, making Mississippi at least the 12th state to restrict transgender students from using facilities that align with their gender identity. Reeves criticized a federal regulation banning blanket policies that bar transgender students from school ...

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