LGBTQ+ advocates praise Rachel Levine
Over 350 LGBTQ+ advocates and medical professionals have praised newly elected US health secretary, Dr Rachel Levine, in an open letter to Joe Biden.
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Iowa and Oklahoma propose bills against gender-affirming healthcare
Both Iowa and Oklahoma have proposed bills which would prevent young trans people from accessing gender-affirming medical treatment.
US Republican introduces anti-trans bill
Florida state representative, Greg Steube, recently put forward a bill which could ban trans girls from participating in school sports.
Update: Montana House of Representatives passes anti-trans bills
Lower legislators in Montana, US, have passed two anti-trans bills, which will now advance to the state Senate.
US bishops show solidarity with LGBTQ+ youth
Roman Catholic cardinal, Joseph Tobin, and Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe, shared a message of support for LGBTQ+ youth, along with a handful of other US bishops.
New York to repeal anti-trans law
New York lawmakers are to review an anti-loitering bill, known as the ‘walking while trans’ ban which allowed police to target trans people.
Biden lifts Trump military ban
US president, Joe Biden, has signed an executive order lifting the regulations created under the Trump administration which barred trans people from joining the country’s military.