Irish National Gender Service closes waiting list due to chronic and deliberate underfunding
Prior to the closure, the only other ways to get HRT in Ireland were DIY, or expensive private health clinics that issue EU-recognized prescriptions, but operate outside of Ireland itself.
US Senate pushing ban on trans healthcare, most abortions, nationwide
The US federal government is poised to codify that trans lives are inherently wasteful and effectively end transition for most people across the entire United States.
Military funding bill includes trans sports bans in military academies, is set to pass
The bill would be both the first federal trans sports ban, and also codify sex as only referring to how people were born.
KOSA hearing shows broad support for censoring children’s access to the internet
This hearing shows that parental groups and tech lobbyists agree on the broad strokes of what children’s access to the internet should look like.
Minnesota Court of Appeals expands legal precedent for faith-based discrimination
Broadly, this new precedent could mean that any faith-based organization now has free license to discriminate based on internal policies. It remains to be seen if this will remain state-wide precedent or be elevated to a SCOTUS case.
Oklahoma: Trans Instructor Suspended After Student Called Her Peers ‘Demonic’ in a Poor Quality Essay Which Cited No Sources
The suspension appears to be a response to calculated right-wing attacks. By Jane Migliara Brigham Yesterday, a trans instructor at the University of Oklahoma was put on administrative leave following poorly-evidenced complaints of discrimination by a student with deep ties to christian nationalist politics. Last month, Samantha Fulnecky, a junior
Ireland: Bill Decriminalizing Sex Work to be Introduced
With sex work currently under the “Nordic Model” in Ireland, why decriminalize? And why now?.
State Department Confirms Denial/Delay of Passports for Trans People
A State Department spokesperson confirmed that they will deny or delay passport issuance unless and until an applicant provides "sufficient” evidence of their “binary, biological sex at birth.”