Category: Gender-affirming care

Articles Gender-affirming care LGBTQ+ History Month LGBTQIA+ Life Medicine News non-binary Originals puberty blockers Trans Trans Day of Visibility

Gender-affirming healthcare is just one small part of trans history

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Five trans and non-binary folk unpack the community’s complex relationship with the medical field and the lessons we can learn from LGBTQIA+ history.  TW: trauma, transphobia, graphic medical descriptions  WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH HEADER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN February marked LGBTQIA+ History Month; a designated period to mark the progress made by our community. Each year the themes serve as an introspective reminder of what we can learn from the past and take forward in the present. This year, the theme was to recognise the queer contributions made in the…

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NHS at risk of “going backwards” on trans healthcare, expert warns

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NHS England’s new gender identity services could be a “regression” of what was offered at the Tavistock, a leading expert in the field has warned.  Next month, Great Ormond Street in London and Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool will be the new homes of such services in England and Wales. The sites will replace the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), which is run by the Tavistock and Portman NHS foundation trust, after it closes at the end of March.  They are the first of what NHS England hopes will…

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Aidan Kelly Articles Gender Plus Hormone Clinic Gender-affirming care Interview LGBTQ+ News Life News non-binary Originals Paul Carruthers Trans

Private hormone clinic becomes UK’s first to be approved by regulator – here’s why that matters

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Paul Carruthers and Aidan Kelly discuss why their work is more important than ever given the “discourse” that surrounds gender-affirming care. WORDS BY CONOR CLARK HEADER BY ANISA CLEAVER After a private hormone clinic for transgender youth recently became the first of its kind in the UK to receive approval from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), staff are hopeful that the service will be a lifeline for those struggling with their gender identity.  Paul Carruthers, a nurse consultant who is heading up the Gender Plus Hormone Clinic after spending two…

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Georgia can resume ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth, judge says

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The US state of Georgia can resume its ban on hormone replacement therapy for trangender people under the age of 18, a judge ruled on Tuesday, 5 September. It comes after US District Judge Sarah Geraghty two weeks ago blocked enforcement of the law after determining that a group of parents and trans minors would probably succeed in arguing that it violated the Constitution’s guarantees of equal protection. However, after a three-judge panel of the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower-court ruling blocking a similar law in…

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Maryland governor signs trans-inclusive order protecting gender-affirming care

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In a major win for trans rights, Maryland governor Wes Moore has signed an order protecting gender-affirming care.  In recent years, Republican lawmakers have ruthlessly targeted the rights of trans individuals across the United States.  Since the start of 2023, over 300 anti-trans bills have been introduced across 43 states.  According to Track Trans Legislation, Arkansas, West Virginia, Utah and Wyoming have already passed laws banning trans people from life-saving health care, sports participation, and using bathrooms aligned with their gender identity.  While right-wing lawmakers show no signs of slowing down their…

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Texas governor Greg Abbott signs bill banning gender-affirming care for trans youth

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Texas has become the 18th state to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth. Over the last few years, the state’s Republican governor Greg Abbott and his political allies have made it their mission to attack the rights of trans people.  Back in February 2022, Attorney General Ken Paxton released an official opinion denouncing gender-affirming care. He also said that the life-saving treatments should be considered “child abuse”. Shortly after his harmful statement, Abbott released his own transphobic letter – which ordered the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)…

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Oklahoma hospital forced to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth due to law

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In a massive blow to LGBTQ+ rights, a prominent Oklahoma-based hospital has ended its gender-affirming care for trans youth due to an archaic new law. On 4 October, the state’s conservative governor Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 3 into law.  Under the new legislation, the University of Oklahoma Medical Center and its children’s hospital will be eligible to receive over $108 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. However, due to Stitt’s anti-trans political stance, the prestigious hospital will only be able to collect the funds if…

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Florida’s Board of Medicine looks to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth

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In a massive blow to trans rights, Florida’s Board of Medicine has voted to consider banning gender-affirming care for trans youth.  Over the last couple of years, the state of Florida has been home to some of the United States’ most harmful anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.  In 2021, Governor Ron DeSantis banned transgender girls and women from competing in school sports. His crusade against the LGBTQ+ community continued earlier this year when he signed the archaic ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill into law. Now the state’s Board of Medicine has targeted trans youth and…

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Judge issues partial block on Alabama’s horrific anti-trans healthcare bill

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An Alabama judge has partially blocked the state’s harmful anti-LGBTQ+ law that criminalises gender-affirming care for trans youth.  Back in April, Governor Kay Ivey signed the horrific Senate Bill 184 (SB 184) into law. Under SB 184, also known as The Vulnerable Child Protection Act, medical professionals will face felony charges for offering gender-affirming care to trans youth under the age of 18 years old. If an individual is found guilty of providing puberty blockers, hormone therapy or gender-affirming surgeries, the penalty could be $15,000 with up to 10 years in…

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