Colorado - Colorado emerges as a leader for transgender health care as access varies across the nation

Stephanie Daniel 

KUNC

Aguilar, CO (r)

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Missouri - Legal experts dismiss attempt to link Missouri abortion amendment to transgender health care

Anna Spoerre

Missouri Independent

Wardell, MO (r)

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ezs note:  Missourians - it doesn't matter if you feel a little uncomfortable about this or that.  If you care about liberty, vote YES on Proposition 3!!!

national/world - Ruling on Missouri transgender health care restrictions expected by end of year

Annelise Hanshaw

Missouri Independent

Oak Grove Village, MO (r)

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national/world - Restrictions on Transgender Health Care Slipped into Senate's Must-Pass Defense Bill

Rebecca Kheel

Military.com

The Pentagon

Arlington, VA

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Kentucky - How SCOTUS case is likely to impact Kentucky’s ban on transgender health care

Morgan Watkins

LPM.org

Vanceburg, KY (r)

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nation/world - Building a better system for transgender health care

Jay Lau

Harvard School of Public Health

 Boston, MA

Harvard School of Public Health

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please press:  www.hsph.harvard.edu

Ohio House overrides DeWine veto of transgender health care, athlete bill

Haley BeMiller

The Columbus Dispatch

Fremont, OH (part of CDP Vickery?)

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ezs note:  Yick.  Look at smug Gary Click.  If, on the off chance you live in Sandusky or part of Seneca, please organize NOW.  Hey, no chances, but if you win, oh, will it feel good.

please press:  www.dispatch.com

Barriers to transgender health care lead some to embrace a do-it-yourself approach

Nicole Rosenthal

NBC News

  New Hyde Park, NY

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New York residents:  no guarantees, but I've contacted a transgender lawyer who may be of help in wading through your miasma.  If she contacts me, and presents some positive alternatives, we might be of some help.  

Arizona governor’s executive orders ban conversion therapy, permit transgender health care

Brooke Migdon

The Hill

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Phoenix, AZ

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please press:  thehill.com

Missouri attorney general withdraws emergency rule banning transgender health care

Annelise Hanshaw

missouriindependent.com

Springfield, MO

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SC one of several states targeting transgender health care with first bills of 2023

Hannah Schoenbaum

13 News

 Columbia, SC

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ezs note:  Hey, nobody said it was gonna be easy, but if you live in South Carolina, please email or call (preferred) and tell them NO to this odious bill.  Thanks.    

Washington state - Insurers in WA must cover transgender health care under new bill

Melissa Santos

Crosscut.

Lynnwood, WA

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Iowa - Polk County Judge Hears Case Involving Transgender Health Care And Medicaid

Press

Iowa Public Radio

Des Moines, IA

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Washington state - Insurers in WA must cover transgender health care under new bill

Melissa Santos

Crosscut

Seattle, WA (South Lake Union)

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lead story - Dr. Rachel Levine: Transgender Health Care Is An Equity Issue, Not A Political One

Becky Sullivan, Ari Shapiro

NPR News

Statue of Asclepius (god of medicine)

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lead story - LGBTQ groups sue to block Trump administration from scrapping transgender health care protections

Devan Cole
CNN

Washington DC

Washington Monument

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civil rights - Alabama moves closer to transgender health care ban for minors

Nico Lang
NBC News

Montgomery, AL

Alabama State Capitol

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ezs note:  Alabamians - okay, it's a hard road, but it's not impossible - if you take action today.  Call your governor today.  Then call your state representative and state senator to ask them to reconsider their previous vote, and make it a NO.  Thanks.  

lead story - Rainbow Rant: Republican lawmakers aim to criminalize transgender health care

Joy Ellison
Alive

Ashville, OH

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ezs note:  Ohioans - Okay, here's what ya gotta do. Call your state representative and your state senator and urge them to kill these stupid bills.  Hey, no guarantees, but your phone call will make em' a little more nervous.  

Idaho - Transgender health care in Pocatello

Madeline Coles
Idaho State Journal

Pocatello, Idaho

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lead story - HOUSTON ADDS TRANSGENDER HEALTH BENEFITS

Lourdes Zavaleta
OutSmart

Houston, Texas

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please press:  www.outsmartmagazine.com