The International Olympic Committee issued nonbinding guidelines, including one on testosterone testing, that would allow more athletes to participate.
Attempts to keep books out of school libraries aren’t new, but there has been a recent increase in political challenges to literature.
A government report warned of gaps in law enforcement coordination and the tracking of cases for a vulnerable population.
The Pfizer vaccine, recently authorized for kids 5 to 11, works “better than most vaccines,” one said. But the majority of American parents have indicated some skepticism about the vaccine.
In 102 anti-trans bills in seven states, the word “transgender” appears just eight times, part of an effort to deny trans kids’ existence even as the legislation affects what they can and cannot do.
This week, Democratic lawmakers in Michigan introduced legislation that would repeal a law that criminalizes abortion.
Rep. Nikema Williams said her own experience with pain and doubt from doctors inspired her to restart the group: ‘So many people are still suffering without even knowing what they have.’
A task force pushes for more representation in health care, better data collection and community-led solutions to combat inequitable health outcomes.
This year has shattered the record of transgender homicides in a year with 47 to date — most of them Black or Latinx.
The gesture was created by the Canadian Women’s Foundation in April 2020 as the pandemic left many isolated in their homes.