Michigan - 8 Democrats join GOP in voting to urge MHSAA to ban transgender kids from girls' sports

Georgea Kovanis

Detroit Free Press

Dearborn, MI

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eight 'Democratic' cowards from Michigan

Alabas Farhat (Dearborn)

Peter Herzberg (Westland)

Tullio Liberati (Allen Park)

Denise Menzer (Mt. Clemens)

Reggie Miller (Van Buren Twp.)

Will Snyder (Muskegon)

Angela Witwer (Delta Twp.)

Mai Xiong (Warren)

California - Editorial: Doesn’t Huntington Beach have something better to do than harass transgender kids?

editorial board

Los Angeles Times

Huntington Beach, CA

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Ohio - The Pride Issue: How Transgender Kids Navigate Ohio's Hostile Politics, While Still Remaining Kids

Madeleine Fening

CityBeat

Galena, OH

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national/world - Rochester (MN) Public Schools move to formalize procedure for helping transgender kids

Catherine Richert

MPR

Rochester, MN

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LGBTQ+ Groups Fight Proposals That Strip Protections From Transgender Kids

Lesley McClurg

KQED

Roseville, CA

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DeSantis signs bills targeting drag shows, transgender kids and the use of bathrooms and pronouns

Brendan Farrington

AP

Ron DeSantis (R)

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ezs note:  The one bright spot are the kids.  If you have compassion for your fellow transgender people, please use the pronoun that they prefer.  As far as the 'state representatives' and 'state senators' go, well, f*$k 'em.  

Indiana school pronoun bill signed into law amid worries it'll 'out' transgender kids

Cate Charron

IndyStar

Indianapolis, IN

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ezs note:  Indiana residents - no doubt, this is bad.  But you can do your part if your state Representative or state Senator voted 'yes' for this idiocy.  As soon as you can, start organizing for his/her opponent.  If there is no candidate, put YOUR name out there.  Today, if possible.

Drag queens speak against Missouri bills on transgender kids

Summer Ballentine

ABC News

Jefferson City, MO

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California is now a sanctuary state for transgender kids

Anna Marie Yanny

Mercury News

Sanctuary at Holyrood Abbey

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Transgender kids in Philly schools and youth organizations are now protected by a nondiscrimination law

Anna Orso

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia, PA (1750-2)

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lead story - Dallas clinic Genecis cuts care to transgender kids, halts hormone treatments for new patients

Marin Wolf, Lauren McGaughey

The Dallas Morning News

Dallas, TX

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lead story - Flurry of bills aim to set limits on transgender kids – and their doctors

Cindy Loose

Herald-Mail Media

Stanford, MT

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Arizona - Parents of transgender kids sue over AZ law requiring surgery to change sex on birth certificate

Perry Vandell

azcentral

Holbrook, AZ

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Tennessee - Transgender kids need support, not state meddling in family decisions | Opinion

Ada Pollock
Leaf Chronicle

Clarksville, TN

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lead story - Ban on treatments for transgender kids fails in South Dakota

Stephen Groves
The News & Observer

Pierre, SD

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ezs note:  Thank you, South Dakota!

lead story - Groundbreaking UW study: Transgender kids’ gender identity is as strong as that of cisgender children

Ryan Blethen
The Seattle Times

Seattle, WA

Gerberding Hall

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 ezs note:  You can read the abstract or buy the full report HERE.

Pennsylvania - Harrisburg church hosts support group for parents with transgender kids

Frank Pizzoli
Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Harrisburg, PA

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lead story - Mario Lopez's comments about transgender kids aren't just dumb. They're dangerous.

Chase Strangio
NBC News

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lead story - The (transgender) kids are all right

Ben Hohenstatt
Juneau Empire

Juneau, AK

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lead story - Transgender Kids Face High Risk of Mental Health Woes

Serena Gordon
US News and World Report

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