Since Trump took office for his second term, his administration’s attacks on hospitals that provide gender-affirming care for transgender youth have significantly disrupted that care. In response, advocates have pushed blue states that claim to support transgender people to step in and fund care directly. That has been especially true in New York, where advocates spent the legislative session…
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In a scathing ruling released Wednesday night, federal judge Mary McElroy — a Trump appointee — condemned Department of Justice lawyers for misrepresenting facts to multiple federal courts in an effort to obtain the names and medical records of transgender youth at Rhode Island Hospital. McElroy accused DOJ attorneys outright of “subterfuge,” found that a senior DOJ official had made sworn…
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Texas has issued the first known criminal subpoena directed at a health care institution for offering gender-affirming care to transgender youth — at NYU Langone, a hospital situated almost 2,000 miles away in the greater New York City area. The notification was sent to patients (and/or parents) via their online portal just after 7pm on…
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On Wednesday, the Trevor Project released a massive survey of LGBTQ+ youth, with one of the largest subsamples of transgender people of any survey previously recorded. The survey, which questioned 16,667 respondents, included over 10,000 trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer respondents. The survey found harsh experiences among LGBTQ+ people and especially transgender people, including high rates of…
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Last week, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the creation of the Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs, fulfilling a key promise he made to queer and trans New Yorkers on the campaign trail. The office’s appointed director, Taylor Brown, who worked in the Civil Rights Bureau of the New York Attorney General’s Office, becomes the first openly transgender person to lead a New York City office or…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republicans have tried multiple avenues to pass their keystone elections bill. They reintroduced it in the House under a new name, mounted online pressure campaigns on congressional leadership and threatened to tank other legislation. Though the SAVE America Act (formerly the SAVE Act) cleared the House in February, the Senate has avoided taking it up for a vote. Now…
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