Today, the Supreme Court ruled in the case of US v. Skrmetti and this decision will go down in history—not because it upheld justice, but because it denied it. In a devastating decision, the Court upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth. This ruling has far-reaching implications not just on access to life-saving medical care—it sets a dangerous ...
Today, we learned that Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is closing its doors to transgender youth seeking healthcare. We are outraged, we are heartbroken, and we want to be absolutely clear when we say that this is not a neutral decision. It is discrimination—plain and simple. It is a decisive, political move. It is not a reflection of what is ...
This week, we witnessed yet another escalation in anti-trans rhetoric. A transgender student-athlete, who has done nothing but compete with integrity, has become the target of national scrutiny—and that scrutiny has been paired with threats from the highest levels of government that directly affect the youth in question. This moment goes beyond sports. It reflects a concerning pattern of singling ...
Equality California, TransFamily Support Services, and Our Schools USA released the following joint statement in response to the Trump administration’s threat to withhold federal funding from California over the participation of a transgender student-athlete in high school sports. The attack is part of a broader national effort to vilify transgender youth and undermine inclusive policies like those long upheld by ...
By Martin Campos (they/them) President Joe Biden recently made history with his nomination of Dr. Rachel Levine to serve as Assistant Secretary of Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). If confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Levine would become the first openly transgender federal official to be senate confirmed. So what exactly does the Assistant ...
Transgender students: know your rights! www.transstudent.org/titleix
When he was President, Barack Obama issued a set of guidelines through the Departments of Justice and Education that said transgender students should be called by their preferred names and pronouns, and be allowed access to the restrooms, locker rooms, and other facilities that correspond with their gender identity. At a town hall event in April 2016, Donald Trump ...
If you are standing with Target today, then you are standing in good company. The folks protesting Target for its nondiscrimination policies may want to consider whether the boycott bandwagon ought to extend to the many other companies that have been given a 100% score by the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index.* For boycotters to make a consistent statement, they will ...
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