Over 700 residents have received amended birth certificates since 2015, according to a new report from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. In 2014, the department and the City Council eased requirements for gender marker change applications.
Category: Transgender
Transgender families press education secretary on rights
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos watched a transgender girl eat apple sauce and draw and listened to another student’s emotional story of feeling marginalized at school, as activists pressed DeVos to make good on her promise to protect all students. Parents and activists who met with DeVos on Wednesday said they thought she was moved by their stories, but they still left with little hope that she would be a strong advocate for transgender children.
The fight to repeal same-sex marriage begins: Texas hears case to…
… argue that the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision legalizing marriage equality doesn’t extend to benefits like health insurance. The suit was originally filed against the city of Houston, which allowed LGBT city employees to put their married same-sex …
Transgender: What does it mean? After Trump rolls back protections, an explainer
Transgender: What does it mean? After Trump rolls back protections, an explainer People are much more familiar with the concept of sexual orientation but much less familiar with transgender identity. Check out this story on scsun-news.com: http://usat.ly/2lzzj5x The Trump administration has issued new guidance outlining which restrooms transgender students can use, effectively lifting previous guidelines put in place by the Obama administration.
Correction: Suicidal Teens-Marriage Laws story
… a connection, but researchers said policymakers should be aware of the measures’ potential benefits for youth mental health. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for all U.S. teens. Suicidal behavior is much more common among gay, lesbian …
The problem with how transgender beauty is celebrated on the pages of Vogue
It’s no secret that transgender people are the identity du jour right now. When we’re not having our safety systematically attacked or our very right to exist questioned, we’re adorning book covers, TV screens, and awards shows around the world with grace and dignity.
What to Watch: Abbott’s NFL feud, foster care, abortion case
… much of Texas tough 2013 abortion restrictions, top Republicans switched strategies. Rather than focusing on women’s health, like in the past, they are now promoting proposed legislation focused on safeguarding fetuses. Last week, the Texas Senate …
Mental Health and Sexual Orientation: What the Evidence Says
… a sexual minority in American society today. First, a systematic review published in The American Journal of Public Health in 2016 finds sexual minorities are more likely to attempt suicide during their lifetimes. The analysis combined data from 30 …
Chicago’s surgery museum plans sex reassignment exhibit
A Chicago museum chronicling the history of surgery through medical artifacts, paintings and sculptures is planning to open an exhibit later this year on sex-reassignment procedures. Curators at the International Museum of Surgical Science said the issue has become more prominent in social, cultural and political conversations and the museum hopes to contribute to the discussion in medical and surgical terms.
Chicago’s surgery museum plans sex reassignment exhibit
A Chicago museum chronicling the history of surgery through medical artifacts, paintings and sculptures is planning to open an exhibit later this year on sex-reassignment procedures. Curators at the International Museum of Surgical Science said the issue has become more prominent in social, cultural and political conversations and the museum hopes to contribute to the discussion in medical and surgical terms, according to the Chicago Sun-Times .
Is Vaping the Best Way to Stop LGBT Smoking?
Conversations about improving LGBT health are dominated by three topics: reducing HIV, improving mental health, and ending the epidemic of suicide in our community. But there is another issue facing LGBT people, and it demands to be addressed: smoking.
National Aids Commission reveals global/regional statistics on HIV
… for the AIDS response in 2020, with US$ 23.9 billion required in 2030. According to 2015 statistics, the Ministry of Health in Belize (MOH) conducted a total of 31,346 HIV tests, where 239 tested positive. 20,105 females and 11,124 males were …
Texas mayor announces she is transgender
The mayor of a 600-person town 40 miles north of Dallas greeted constituents Tuesday night as a woman, having revealed she is transgender days earlier in a post on the town’s website. Jess Herbst, the mayor of New Hope, Texas, became the first openly transgender public official in the state with her Jan. 23 announcement, explaining her life and inviting residents to come speak with her at Tuesday night’s town council meeting.
Transgender mayor finds ‘overwhelming’ support in Texas town
The mayor of a small North Texas town says residents there have shown “overwhelming support” after she came out as a transgender woman at this week’s council meeting. New Hope Mayor Jess Herbst told The Dallas Morning News on Wednesday, “I was hoping for tolerance, and what I’ve gotten is overwhelming support.”
Small Town Texas Mayor Comes Out as Transgender in Letter to Citizens
Jess Herbst, the mayor of New Hope, Texas, came out as transgender in advance of a public town meeting on Tuesday night. Herbst was appointed mayor of the town last year after serving as alderman, road commissioner, and mayor pro-tem, after New Hope’s mayor suffered a heart attack days before the election.
New Hope mayor opens up to town about being transgender Read Story
Herbst points out she wasn’t elected mayor, she was an alderman who was appointed mayor of New Hope, a town east of McKinney, when the previous mayor died. In an open letter on the town’s website, she says, “It is gender identity not sexual preference that applies to me.
Conversation about LGBT and sexuality not allowed at Festival One
Craig Watson was part of a group that had a stall a Christian music festival Festival One. The group was told to take down all references to sexuality and LBGT.
Laverne Cox, ‘Buffs United’ celebrate diversity at CU Boulder
Laverne Cox told a noisy, near-capacity crowd at Macky Auditorium on Wednesday evening that one of the biggest challenges facing transgender people is the opinion that one can only be the gender that he or she was born into.
Abuse of transgender Indians begins in early childhood
… Sharmila. Four of 10 transgender people face sexual abuse before completing 18 years, according to a survey by Swasti Health Resource Centre — a Bengaluru-based non-profit organisation — among 2,169 respondents across three states: Maharashtra, …
More supportive policies in schools to keep children safe
As the state Legislature returns to work, lawmakers will be tasked with considering how to improve schools throughout Texas. One area of focus will be policies that make schools safer, a focus especially relevant for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youths.
After a rough 2016, fresh start welcome
… a painting of the 1864 Siege of Atlanta was banned from display at the Fresno County fair. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services churned out a 25-page policy statement about “the systematic inclusion of families in activities and programs …
After a rough 2016, fresh start welcome
… a painting of the 1864 Siege of Atlanta was banned from display at the Fresno County fair. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services churned out a 25-page policy statement about “the systematic inclusion of families in activities and programs …
Court strikes child sex-change procedure law, striking a blow for good sense
… Court for the Northern District of Texas on the last day of 2016 struck down a rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that would order physicians to perform sex-change procedures even when their professional judgment tells …
Federal Judge Halts Transgender Protections in Obamacare
… their religious freedom and thwarts their independent medical judgment and will require burdensome changes to their health insurance plans on January 1, 2017,” O’Connor wrote. “Plaintiffs argue the new regulation will require them to perform and …
In Religious Freedom Victory Federal Court Blocks Obama Abortion, Transgender Regulations
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas Judge Reed O’Connor issued a preliminary injunction Saturday, blocking the federal government from enforcing an Obama administration regulation which”forbids discriminating on the basis of ‘gender identity’ and ‘termination of pregnancy'” under Obamacare. The regulation would have taken effect on January 1. The Plaintiffs claimed the regulation’s interpretation of sex discrimination pressures doctors to deliver healthcare in a manner that violates their religious freedom, thwarts their independent medical judgment and will require burdensome changes to their health insurance plans on January 1, 2017.
Texas judge halts federal transgender health protections
A federal judge in Texas on Saturday ordered a halt to another Obama administration effort to strengthen transgender rights, this time over health rules that social conservatives say could force doctors to violate their religious beliefs. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor granted a temporary injunction stopping federal health officials from enforcing rules that are intended to ban discrimination by doctors and hospitals against transgender persons.
Judge blocks Obama’s transgender mandate
A Texas judge has temporarily blocked the Obama administration’s new requirements for transgender care, granting a preliminary injunction Saturday to several states and religious health organizations suing over the rules. The rule, which was slated to go into effect Jan. 1, says that doctors can’t refuse to provide medically necessary health services within their scope of practice because of a patient’s gender identity.