Maine lawmakers advance bill to allow gender-affirming care for teens 16 and older without...
Maine's Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary voted this week to advance legislation that would allow minors who are at least 16 to access gender-affirming hormone therapy without the consent of their parents,...
Texas court order ‘will increase HIV transmission’ across the United States
Last week a federal judge in Texas issued an order to block an Affordable Care Act requirement that ensures the availability for preventive medications like PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV) at no...
New legislation would expand access to fertility care for LGBT families in CT
Connecticut families and reproductive rights and LGBTQ+ advocates testified yesterday before the Human Services Committee in support of legislation that will promote equity in access to family building, fertility preservation, and reproductive...
Vermont House passes transgender health, abortion access protections
The Vermont House of Representatives this past Friday voted in favor of legislation that defines reproductive care and essential transgender health care as legally protected health care activity in the state.
OUT Maine partners with American Academy of Pediatrics in new training
In partnership with the Maine chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, OUT Maine will expand the network of informed health care and mental health providers serving LGBTQ+ youth in Maine. Through...
Texas man arrested, charged with making death threats against Boston doctor treating transgender youth
Federal charges have been placed on Matthew Jordan Lindner, 38, of Comfort, Texas, for harassment and making death threats against a doctor treating transgender youth, according to the Boston Globe.
Maine veteran and his trans daughter sue US DOD for denying medical care
A United States military veteran and his 21-year-old transgender daughter filed a lawsuit this week challenging a federal statute dating back to the 1970s that prevents the daughter from accessing medical coverage...
Congressional leaders urge US Justice Dept. to act following more bomb threats at Boston...
In the wake of a third bomb threat earlier this month at Boston Children's Hospital over the gender-affirming health care for trans and nonbinary young people provided at Children's, 36 member of...
Boston-based FOLX Health raises $30M for LGBTQ+ mental health services
FOLX Health, the Boston-based health care network for LGBTQ+ people in several US states — especially geared toward those in less LGBTQ-friendly places — has raised $30 million dollars to "support mental...
Boston Children’s calls on DOJ to investigate threats over trans care
Officials at leading health care organizations, including Boston Children's Hospital, sent a letter yesterday to US Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for the US Department of Justice to investigate the escalating violent...
