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In Georgia, 2 Trans Candidates Believe Voters Are Ready for Them

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Bentley Hudgins is a 33-year-old democratic socialist who spent the past three years advocating for LGBTQ rights in the Georgia statehouse. Bella Bautista is 10 years younger, the first transgender woman to win a legislative primary in Georgia and head of a nonprofit distributing supplies to at-risk young adults. Both are running for a spot in the Georgia House of Representatives, part of a cohort of Democrats who hope to shrink or end Republicans’ hold on the chamber. Both would make history as the first trans members of the body. Neither wants to discuss identity politics or pronouns—they want to […]

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As hospitals make deals with Trump ending trans care, protesters warn NewYork-Presbyterian: Don’t follow them

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Dozens of people picketed outside NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Thursday afternoon as part of a campaign challenging restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors at New York City hospitals. Protesters allege that the Manhattan-based hospital has stopped accepting new minor patients for gender-affirming care, mirroring restrictions at other health centers nationwide that cut youth off from gender-affirming care amid pressure from the Trump administration. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. “We’re at NewYork-Presbyterian because they have ended care for trans kids, capitulating to the Trump administration’s attacks,” said Eliel Cruz, deputy […]

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How desperate are Republican candidates? They think anti-trans attacks will work.

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Inflation keeps taking a toll on paychecks, the war with Iran continues with no end in sight, and the president and his family continue to shamelessly line their pockets. So what do Republicans think the voters want to hear? Attacks on trans rights.  In a fit of desperation, Republicans are back to claiming that Democrats are virtually mandating sex-reassignment surgeries for young children in hopes of distracting voters from – well, everything bad that they are experiencing, thanks to the president and his party. Unfortunately for Republicans, the gambit isn’t working. In fact, there’s a question as to whether it […]

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Grindr expands into healthcare with $250million acquisition of online PrEP clinic

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LGBTQ+ app Grindr is moving beyond dating and expanding into healthcare with a $250million acquisition of PurposeMed, the parent company of HIV prevention telehealth provider Freddie. Queer News. Straight Up. The LGBTQ+ stories you don’t want to miss, delivered to your inbox daily. “Starting today, Grindr users in the US and Canada can choose to access free or low cost PrEP care through the Grindr app,” the app announced on its website. “We’re making this possible in partnership with Freddie, a physician-led telehealth and pharmacy platform that Grindr today announced an agreement to acquire.” “Through Grindr’s Health center, users can now connect with […]

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GOP Airs False Anti-Trans Ad About Sherrod Brown

Cleveland’s ABC affiliate reports: In an attack ad against U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, a woman accuses the Democrat of pushing transgender surgeries on minors “like her.” As it turns out, she isn’t from Ohio and didn’t have surgery until she was an adult. The Senate Leadership Fund has created multiple ads about former Sen. Sherrod Brown. In them, the political action committee accuses him of “forcing childhood sex change surgery.” Two of their most recent ads feature a woman and social media influencer Soren Aldaco. “Sherrod Brown supports sex changes for minors, irreversible surgery on kids like me,” Aldaco says. […]

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In Democratic-led Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh hospital caves to Trump. Trans kids lose care for a decade

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Pennsylvania trans rights activists protested the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s agreement to stop providing gender-affirming medical care to patients under 19 for the next decade. About 20 people protested outside UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in Lawrenceville on Sunday, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The protest came after UPMC agreed to pay the federal government $950,000 to resolve an investigation into alleged billing practices related to gender-affirming care for minors. The settlement also includes protections for patients’ private medical information. UPMC denied any wrongdoing. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five […]

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TikTok Settles Alabama’s Child Harm Suit For $100M

Reuters reports: Alabama said on Friday it had reached a settlement with TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, that requires the social media platform to impose new usage limits and enhanced age-verification measures for users in the state, resolving claims that the platform endangered children and misled consumers about its safety. The agreement, which came days before a scheduled trial, calls for TikTok to implement changes for teenagers in Alabama including a two-hour daily time limit, pauses after 15 minutes of use and stricter age checks. TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million under the settlement, but the state’s […]

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Meta had to be shamed into restoring queer club pages on Facebook and Instagram

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A months-long struggle by queer nightclubs across Los Angeles — as well as one historic venue in San Francisco — to regain access to Meta’s social media platforms is finally over, according to the Los Angeles Times. But critical questions remain unanswered.  Like, why did the powers that control pages on Facebook and Instagram take down the pages of Club Cobra, Club Chico, Catch One, Club Tempo, The Stud and that of an L.A. promoter of a transgender-focused club night in the first place? Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox […]

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Two more hospitals strike DOJ deals to end gender-affirming care for minors

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Major hospital systems in New York and Pennsylvania have struck deals with the Justice Department that carry steep financial penalties and keep gender-affirming services closed to minors. NYU Langone Health will pay the department $8.5 million, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will pay $950,000, the department announced Friday. The deals come after providers in New York, Texas, Ohio and Connecticutadopted similar agreements. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. President Donald Trump has moved to ban gender-affirming care for minors since his second term began. Last December, the Trump administration threatened […]

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Christian nationalist law firm threatens to sue school over trans teacher

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A right-wing law firm has threatened to sue North Carolina’s Wake County Public School System unless it lets parents opt their children out of a class taught by a transgender teacher. The Thomas More Society set out its demands in a letter dated 15 September, giving the district 15 days to comply before it files suit. The demands include restrictions around pronouns, LGBTQ+ discussions, and access to facilities, including urging the district to agree not to discipline students for using incorrect pronouns for the teacher. The group also wants assurances that “no employee can retaliate” against a student who opts out of […]

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