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LGBTQ+
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Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people, memo says
A Department of Justice memo obtained by Prism says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s January 20 anti-trans executive order
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Immigrating while queer: America has a complex history of exclusion
Approximately 1.3 million LGBTQ+ immigrants live in the United States, but the journey has been difficult for at least 150 years.
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On Trans Day of Remembrance, advocates call on politicians to halt anti-trans rhetoric
In the past year, Advocates for Trans Equality found 27 violent deaths of trans people in the United States, as well as 21 suicides.
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America’s most basic HIV protections are in danger as a decade of progress unravels
Health experts are alarmed as Republicans degrade the country’s pivotal HIV programs — and break promises made during Trump’s first term.
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Catholic hospitals barred from offering gender-affirming care
Catholic health systems account for 1 in 6 acute care hospitals in the country — and in many rural areas, they are the only available hospital.
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Detransition is key to politicians’ anti-trans agenda. But what is it really like?
The 19th spoke with two detransitioners who feel harmed and used by the Trump administration, which has positioned itself as a protector of those who detransition.
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She detransitioned at 20. She’s still scared about her right to gender-affirming care.
As providers of gender-affirming care have become political targets, Ara Kareis’ own medical care has been disrupted.
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Her gender transition set her free. So did her detransition.
The joy that Adriana Del Orden feels in her body could have only come through exploring her gender. She’s tired of being told that she ruined her life.
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Detransition is rare, but it’s driving anti-trans policy anyway
Political rhetoric doesn’t capture the complexity of detransitioning — or what taking away health care means.
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Supreme Court declines to hear case to overturn marriage equality
Kentucky clerk Kim Davis’ attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges was again rejected by the justices.