Alaska - Alaska’s medical board moves to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors

S. Baum

Advocate

Anchorage, AK

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Louisiana - Transgender Louisianians on Medicaid being denied coverage for gender-affirming care

Drew Costley

Louisiana Illuminator

Lafayette, LA

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national/world - Charlotte LGBTQ groups condemn Atrium ending gender-affirming meds for youths

Chase Jordan

The Charlotte Observer

Charlotte, NC

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ezs note:  If your 'provider' is Atrium Health, get on the phone and give em' an earful! 😠

New York - Clinicians call on Hochul to approve shield law to protect youth gender-affirming care

Matt Tracy

gay city news

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY)

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national/world - Puerto Rico law criminalizes hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgery for transgender people under 21

Press

CBS News

San Juan, PR

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