Trump's Executive Orders Roll Back Transgender Rights
President Trump issued several executive orders restricting transgender rights, impacting healthcare access, military service, and passport applications, prompting legal challenges and swift compliance from federal agencies.
Trump's Executive Orders Roll Back Transgender Rights
President Trump issued several executive orders restricting transgender rights, impacting healthcare access, military service, and passport applications, prompting legal challenges and swift compliance from federal agencies.
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60% Bias Score
Trump Bans Federal Funding for Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
President Trump issued an executive order banning federal funding for gender-affirming care for minors under 19, affecting TRICARE and Medicare, citing concerns about "mutilation" and aligning with the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, despite medical consensus supporting such care.
Trump Bans Federal Funding for Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
President Trump issued an executive order banning federal funding for gender-affirming care for minors under 19, affecting TRICARE and Medicare, citing concerns about "mutilation" and aligning with the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, despite medical consensus supporting such care.
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72% Bias Score
Trump Bans Federal Funding for Minor Gender Transition Procedures
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday banning federal funding for gender transition procedures in minors, citing concerns about irreversible medical interventions; this action follows a similar trend in over two dozen states and is praised by groups representing detransitioners while ...
Trump Bans Federal Funding for Minor Gender Transition Procedures
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday banning federal funding for gender transition procedures in minors, citing concerns about irreversible medical interventions; this action follows a similar trend in over two dozen states and is praised by groups representing detransitioners while ...
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88% Bias Score
Kansas Republicans Push to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
Following Republican electoral wins partly fueled by anti-transgender messaging, Kansas lawmakers are pushing to ban gender-affirming care for minors, mirroring a national trend of similar bills driven by the belief it resonates with voters; the bill's passage is considered highly likely.
Kansas Republicans Push to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
Following Republican electoral wins partly fueled by anti-transgender messaging, Kansas lawmakers are pushing to ban gender-affirming care for minors, mirroring a national trend of similar bills driven by the belief it resonates with voters; the bill's passage is considered highly likely.
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44% Bias Score
Study: Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth in US Far Less Common Than Perceived
A new analysis of nearly 5.2 million US adolescents (2018-2022) shows that prescriptions of puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones for transgender youth are rare; only 20.81 per 100,000 biologically female teens received puberty blockers, and 49.9 per 100,000 received hormones, challenging p...
Study: Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth in US Far Less Common Than Perceived
A new analysis of nearly 5.2 million US adolescents (2018-2022) shows that prescriptions of puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones for transgender youth are rare; only 20.81 per 100,000 biologically female teens received puberty blockers, and 49.9 per 100,000 received hormones, challenging p...
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40% Bias Score
Court to Maintain Oversight of Teen's Cross-Sex Hormone Case
A UK Court of Appeal ruled that it will continue to oversee a case involving a 16-year-old seeking cross-sex hormones, despite the child's capacity to consent, due to concerns about rapidly changing regulations and potential future disagreements. This follows a lower court's dismissal of the mother'...
Court to Maintain Oversight of Teen's Cross-Sex Hormone Case
A UK Court of Appeal ruled that it will continue to oversee a case involving a 16-year-old seeking cross-sex hormones, despite the child's capacity to consent, due to concerns about rapidly changing regulations and potential future disagreements. This follows a lower court's dismissal of the mother'...
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44% Bias Score
Trump Bans Federal Funding for Minor Gender Care
President Trump issued an executive order halting federal funding for gender-affirming care for minors under 19, impacting healthcare access and stoking legal battles amid scientific debates.
Trump Bans Federal Funding for Minor Gender Care
President Trump issued an executive order halting federal funding for gender-affirming care for minors under 19, impacting healthcare access and stoking legal battles amid scientific debates.
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68% Bias Score
Trump Bans Federal Funding for Minor Gender Transition Treatments
President Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday banning federal funding for gender transition treatments for minors under 19, impacting programs like TRICARE and Medicaid and potentially prompting legal challenges.
Trump Bans Federal Funding for Minor Gender Transition Treatments
President Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday banning federal funding for gender transition treatments for minors under 19, impacting programs like TRICARE and Medicaid and potentially prompting legal challenges.
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64% Bias Score
North Dakota Gender-Affirming Care Ban Faces Trial
A trial in North Dakota challenges a state law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors; the law, passed in April 2023, is argued to violate the state's constitution and has faced numerous legal challenges across the U.S.; the trial will decide the constitutionality of this speci...
North Dakota Gender-Affirming Care Ban Faces Trial
A trial in North Dakota challenges a state law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors; the law, passed in April 2023, is argued to violate the state's constitution and has faced numerous legal challenges across the U.S.; the trial will decide the constitutionality of this speci...
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36% Bias Score
Admiral Levine Concludes Four-Year Term Amidst Anti-Trans Backlash
Admiral Rachel Levine, Assistant Secretary for Health under President Biden, concluded her four-year term, facing challenges from anti-trans state laws and media attacks while leading public health initiatives, including a childhood vaccination campaign. She will resign on Inauguration Day.
Admiral Levine Concludes Four-Year Term Amidst Anti-Trans Backlash
Admiral Rachel Levine, Assistant Secretary for Health under President Biden, concluded her four-year term, facing challenges from anti-trans state laws and media attacks while leading public health initiatives, including a childhood vaccination campaign. She will resign on Inauguration Day.
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44% Bias Score
LGBTQ+ News 2024: Triumphs and Turmoil
The year 2024 saw a surge in LGBTQ+ visibility, marked by the tragic death of transgender teen Nex Benedict, controversies around transgender athletes, the rise of pop star Chappell Roan, Sarah McBride's historic election, and a Supreme Court case potentially restricting gender-affirming care for mi...
LGBTQ+ News 2024: Triumphs and Turmoil
The year 2024 saw a surge in LGBTQ+ visibility, marked by the tragic death of transgender teen Nex Benedict, controversies around transgender athletes, the rise of pop star Chappell Roan, Sarah McBride's historic election, and a Supreme Court case potentially restricting gender-affirming care for mi...
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44% Bias Score
Senate Passes NDAA with Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Military Children
The Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including a ban on TRICARE covering gender-affirming care for transgender children of service members, despite Democratic opposition; the bill now awaits President Biden's decision, while also including a 14.5% pay raise for junior enl...
Senate Passes NDAA with Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Military Children
The Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including a ban on TRICARE covering gender-affirming care for transgender children of service members, despite Democratic opposition; the bill now awaits President Biden's decision, while also including a 14.5% pay raise for junior enl...
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48% Bias Score