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LGBT Crisis Lines & Groups: Supporting Queer Kids in the Wake of "Don't Say Gay" & Anti-Trans Bills

If you’ve been paying attention to the news recently, you probably heard about the “Don’t Say Gay” bill that Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law on March 28 2022.

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Alabama Is Trying to Raise the Legal Driving Age for Trans People to 19

When the state of Alabama finally issued Darcy Corbitt a driver’s license that matched her gender identity, the first thing she did was drive to get a milkshake.

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Trans People Say Alabama License Policy Puts Them at Risk

Federal judges this week heard arguments in a challenge to Alabama’s policy requiring a transgender person to undergo full gender reassignment surgery to change the sex listed on their driver’s license.
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TLDEF Staff Attorney Shayna Medley Honored As 2022 Best LGBTQ+ Lawyer

TLDEF Staff Attorney Shayna Medley (they/she) joins a small group of rising legal stars in being recognized as one of 2022’s Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40 by the LGBTQ+ Bar Association.

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Texas' Anti-Trans Crusade Is Spreading

Alabama lawmakers are on the cusp of passing a bill that would stop transgender teens from receiving life-saving medical care like puberty blockers and hormonal therapy.
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Transgender Alabamians Tell Federal Appeals Court Lack of Accurate IDs Puts Their Lives at Risk

A federal appeals court has for the first time heard arguments in a case involving accurate gender markers on IDs for transgender people.

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Large Coalition Submits Letter Opposing Texas Order Classifying Transgender Youth Health Care as Child Abuse

As part of the public hearing in Texas by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) concerning Gov. Greg Abbott’s likely illegal order classifying transgender health care for youth as child abuse, the National Center for Transgender Equality submitted a letter in opposition signed by 79 interfaith leaders, interfaith organizations, Texas organizations and national partners.

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Texas trans teen at SXSW fears crackdown on gender-affirming health care | The Texas Tribune

Apple, who came out as transgender at 13, testified before the Texas Legislature while in Austin in August, opposing a bill that would have classified certain kinds of gender-affirming health care as a form of child abuse.

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'These Attacks Are On Children And Their Families'

To help us contextualize this past week in trans news is Andy Marra, executive director of the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund.

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Nurses applaud decision to end Texas investigations of trans youth and their families

National Nurses United (NNU) today applauds a Texas judge’s decision to stop child abuse investigations into transgender youth and their families on the grounds of providing gender-affirming care.
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NCTE Testifies Against Gov. Abbott’s Illegal Health Care Order; Proudly Stands with Transgender Youth and Their Families in Texas

The National Center for Transgender Equality joined with other leading LGBTQ organizations in Texas today to oppose efforts by Gov. Greg Abbott to classify appropriate, science-based health care for transgender young people as child abuse.

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NCTE Testifies Against Gov. Abbott’s Illegal Health Care Order; Proudly Stands with Transgender Youth and Their Families in Texas

The National Center for Transgender Equality joined with other leading LGBTQ organizations in Texas today to oppose efforts by Gov. Greg Abbott to classify appropriate, science-based health care for transgender young people as child abuse.
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