House passes defense bill after GOP adopts abortion and transgender surgery amendments

Zoë Richards, Rebecca Kaplan, Rebecca Shahad

NBC News

    Windsor, CO (Ken Buck's hometown)

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Transgender surgery ban advances in North Carolina House

Hannah Schoenbaum

AP

Valdese, NC

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ezs note:  To the owners of the Carolina Hurricanes - those Hartford Whalers outfits sure look nifty, don't they?  If those North Carolina legislators make their idiotic move, why not make them permanent?

lead story - Iowa Medicaid denial of transgender surgery unlawful, judge rules

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NBC News

Des Moines, IA

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Utah - Utah lawmaker proposing ban on transgender surgery for minors

Brian Mullahy
CBS 2

Orem, UT

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ezs note:  Granted, this is a tough row to hoe, but if you live in Utah, please tell your state congressperson and your state senator to say NO to this nonsensical bill.  Thanks.

civil rights - Medically necessary transgender surgery now covered by Wisconsin Medicaid after legal battle

Bruce Vielmetti
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Baraboo, WI

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lead story - Transgender surgery linked with better long-term mental health, study shows

Dr. Danielle Weitzer
ABC News

Yale/New Haven Hospital

New Haven, CT

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lead story - Iowa Senate Republicans propose banning use of Medicaid dollars on transgender surgery

Tony Leys, Barbara Rodriguez
Des Moines Register

Imogene, Iowa

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Transgender surgery can improve life for most, study confirms

Ana Sandoiu
Medical News Today

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A PATIENT GETS THE NEW TRANSGENDER SURGERY SHE HELPED INVENT

Megan Molteni
Wired

Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery at Mount Sinai

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Johns Hopkins Medicine will resume transgender surgeries after 40 years

Erin Rook
LGBTQ Nation

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Neil Patrick Harris Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Heather Tillman
http://guardianlv.com


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