Gender Affirming Care

• Calls grow for N.B. premier to denounce mailouts critics say are transphobic

  Pressure is mounting on New Brunswick's government to denounce mailouts in the province from an Ontario group that call trans education harmful to children.

  Canada

  Aug 29
  
• Gender-affirming care: Concern over messages in flyers delivered to N.B. households

  There is concern among some New Brunswickers after flyers were sent to households that compared gender-affirming care to 'surgical mutilation.'

  Canada

  Aug 23
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court wades into gender-affirming care bans in states

  The justices’ action comes as Republican-led states have enacted a variety of restrictions on health care for transgender people, school sports participation and bathroom usage.

  U.S. News

  Jun 24
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• Alberta LGBTQ2 advocates raise concerns after trans youths denied gender-affirming care

  Advocates are raising concerns after trans youth are being denied gender-affirming care due to fears of repercussions from the Alberta government's proposed parental rights policy.

  Health

  Jun 14
• LGBTQ groups ban Alberta premier, UCP from 2024 Pride celebrations

  A group representing 14 Alberta LGBTQ groups, including Calgary Pride, has officially banned Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP from 2024 Pride events.

  Politics

  May 17
• Puberty blockers should not be used on children, Poilievre says

  Puberty blockers, as they're known, are used to prevent the body from producing the sex hormones that fuel both male and female development.

  Canada

  Feb 7
• Tennessee trans teens, ACLU ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear gender-affirming case

  If the court takes the case,, it would mark the first time the justices could weigh in on restrictions on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender people under 18.

  U.S. News

  Nov 1, 2023
• Russia bans gender-affirming care in ongoing crackdown on LGBTQ community

  Russia's crackdown on LGBTQ+ people started a decade ago when Putin first proclaimed a focus on "traditional family values," supported by the Russian Orthodox Church.

  World

  Jul 25, 2023
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• Guelph CHC expanding HIV and gender-affirming care with recent funding

  The Guelph Community Health Centre announced during the annual general meeting last Thursday that it received $1 million in base funding from the province.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2023
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• B.C. youth representative calls for better government care of gender-diverse youth

  A review of critical injury and death reports of gender-diverse youth between 2018 and 2021 raises serious concerns about their experiences, according to Jennifer Charlesworth.

  Health

  Jun 22, 2023