Evangelical Congressman in Brazil aims to defang the anti-racism law
The bill may or may not become law, but this still marks another attack to the marginalized and the vulnerable by the right.
Trans kids need rights, whether or not their parents or doctors agree
Of the approximately 300,000 trans kids in the US between the ages of 13-17, only about 1,000 of them get access to HRT in any given year.
Brazilian congressman forced to pay restitution over misgendering a trans woman
Brazil is far from a perfect country, it is one of the countries that kills the most trans people in the world, and it has a deep history with racism and discrimination, but steps are being taken so we move on as a society.
Oklahoma University removes trans TA from teaching duties, siding with far-right student whose mom is a lawyer for J6 rioters
The University of Oklahoma itself doesn’t appear to be a victim in this campaign, only the teacher in question.
Bill calling trans healthcare “female genital mutilation” allows husband stitches for teenage girls
It’s the same people writing the same laws for the same purpose: gaining full control over sex and sexuality.
FDA targeting breast binder manufacturers over use by trans people
The FDA is forcing several manufacturers of breast binders and tucking panties to register as medical device makers with the FDA because their products are used to treat gender dysphoria. This would give the FDA control over what can be made.
US House votes to bans trans youth healthcare through medicaid, and why that’s only the third worst thing to happen to trans people in the last 24 hours
The bill is a tragedy, but bans nothing that was not already set to be banned. This is only the third worst blow for trans rights in the last 24 hours.
HHS bans trans youth care, blocks virtually all US hospitals from performing medicine for trans people under 18
The new rules will effectively end transition care for trans kids and likely have a chilling effect on transition care for trans adults, all via executive rulemaking through the threat of a total loss of funding.