Indiana - ACLU of Indiana and American Civil Liberties Union request en banc review in challenge to Indiana’s ban on care for transgender youth

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ACLU

Indianapolis, IN

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Indiana - Lawmaker proposes repeal to portion of gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth

Lauren Chapman

Indiana Public Media

West Lafayette, IN

(Chris Campbell's location)

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North Dakota - North Dakota seeks dismissal of lawsuit over health care for transgender youth

Mary Steurer

North Dakota Monitor

Bismarck, ND

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Idaho - Idaho transgender youth gender care travel fund, assistance program launches

Kyle Pfannenstiel

Idaho Capital Sun

Bliss, ID (1923) (r)

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ezs note: If you have a little dough hangin' around, please consider making a donation to either Add The Words or Campaign For Southern Equality.  Thanks.

Missouri - Planned Parenthood vows to fight Missouri AG push for transgender youth medical records

Annelise Hanshaw

News Tribune

Union, MO

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national/world - NBA great Dwyane Wade launches Translatable, an online community supporting transgender youth

Glenn Gamboa

AP

Dwyane Wade

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Connecticut - CT: ‘Safe haven’ for transgender youth? For some, not safe enough

Ally McMaster, Luke Feeney

CT Mirror

Shelton, CT

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ezs note:  Fellow Connecticut residents - if your child is a victim of a bully, don't wait - show up at the next school board and raise holy hell to the members.  And show up at the next meeting.  And the next.  If your child is a bully, for God's sake, don't coddle em'.  Let them know that there are rules, and you EXPECT them to be carried out.

national/world - PODCAST: How safe is CT for transgender youth?

Staff

WSHU

Southfield, CT (part of Stamford)

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ezs note:  As a whole, Connecticut is a wonderful place to live.  But there are pockets of dimwittery around.  Call your state legislator and state senator and tell them to shape up.  If they turn a deaf ear... well, you can run for office...

Colorado - Colorado’s transgender youth are tired of being political pawns

Alison Berg

Rocky Mountain PBS

Highlands Ranch, CO

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California - California AG Files Amicus in Support of Ruling Blocking Idaho’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth

Staff

The Davis Vanguard

Davis, CA

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US - 7th Circuit allows Indiana’s ban on care for transgender youth to take effect

Lauren Irwin

The Hill

Wait, it's gotta get better somewhere around here...

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PS- Oh, in case you haven't thought of it,

COME TO CONNECTICUT!!!

where life is sane.

Here's how to support transgender youth, according to trans teens

Olivia Monahan

The Neighbor

Sandy Springs, GA

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Transgender youth in North Carolina dealing with medical “whiplash” of ban on gender-affirming care

Rachel Crumpler

North Carolina Healthcare

 North Carolina

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Georgia’s ban on transgender youth treatment blocked by federal judge

Tim Darnell, AP

Atlanta News First

Atlanta, GA

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ezs note:  To see the entire Koe v. Noggle document, see the Scribd document.

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US judges halt healthcare bans for transgender youth

Daniel Trotta, Brendan Pierson

Reuters

court at Covington, KY

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Families sue over Georgia law restricting gender-affirming care for transgender youth

Jared Gans

The Hill

Atlanta, GA

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ezs note:  To read the entire document, press here.

New York governor signs 'safe haven' law for transgender youth

Jo Yurcaba

NBC News

Albany, NY

New York State Capitol

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ezs note:  Now it's our turn, Gov. Lamont.  (ahem...)

Federal judge partially halts Indiana's gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth

Lauren Chapman

www.lpm.org

James Patrick Hanlon

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Transgender youth dies by suicide in NH

Brody Levesque

Washington Blade

Manchester, NH

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ezs note:  Yeah, I know - sometimes really do suck.  But there is help.  Call The Trevor Project  at  1-866-488-7386. 

Idaho to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth

Rebecca Boone

AP News

 

Emmett, ID (birthplace of Brad Little)

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ezs note: If your state Senator or state Representative voted for this stupid bill, organize now  for kicking this moron out of office.