WWW.LGBTQNATION.COM
This trans lawyer will break barriers & injectable PrEP will get cheaper
Here are eight positive stories that happened this past week.Chase Strangio will be the first trans person to argue before the Supreme CourtShutterstock Chase Strangio | ShutterstockHistory will be made soon! ACLU attorney Chase Strangio will argue for trans peoples rights to access medical care before the Supreme Court. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Cecillia Wang, ACLU legal director, said of Strangio in astatement, Chase Strangio is our nations leading legal expert on the rights of transgender people, bar none. He brings to the lectern not only brilliant constitutional lawyering, but also the tenacity and heart of a civil rights champion. Our clients couldnt have a better advocate in this case. Injectable PrEP will soon be available without a copaymentShutterstock | ShutterstockThe Biden administration is working on a new rule to make injectable PrEP as well as more forms of birth control available without a copayment under the Affordable Care Act. With low uptake of PrEP among the communities most impacted byHIV, this insurance coverage requirement with zero cost-sharing will help jump-start the use of more effective forms of PrEP and lead to fewer HIV transmissions, Carl Schmid, executive director of the HIV+ Hepatitis Policy Institute, toldThe Bay Area Reporter. Campaigning for Kamala Harris is queer joy for commentary contributor Gabriel LewensteinJoe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale on Aug. 9, 2024. | Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORKGabriel shared with us the positive feelings hes getting from joining forces with his friends and campaigning to help Kamala Harris win Pennsylvania.As a gay person, my life is political whether I like it or not, he wrote. Ive been lucky enough to live in a world created by the gay activists before me. But I know that none of that progress is safe. Parents across the political spectrum are banding together to save their trans childrenShutterstock | ShutterstockParents of various political beliefs came together to make a video supporting their trans kids and co-signed a Supreme Court brief supporting trans kids right to medical care. Im trotted out often as the Republican parent who loves and supports their transgender son, which I dont really get personally. Im just doing my job as a parent, one dad said. Some of [my sons] trans friends joke and they say Im a dad to all of them. I cant help it. Transgender woman brutally abused in jail wins landmark settlementShutterstock | ShutterstockDeAnna LeTray, a trans woman, got justice in the state of New York after she was mistreated and misgendered by police officers. She sued and the county settled.These settlements make me feel heard and will allow me to move forward with my life, despite the trauma I endured, she said. Most importantly, they will put other counties and police departments on notice so that the abuse I endured never happens to anyone again. 97% of trans youth dont regret transitioning, new study findsShutterstock | ShutterstockYet another study has come out showing that trans kids are just who they say they are and that affirming their gender identities is almost never the wrong way to go. I wish we didnt need research like this, but we do, said Chris Barcelos, an associate professor of womens gender sexuality studies at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, to theWashington Post. Its important that there is more data to support a thing that trans people know, which is that theres a really low rate of regret and really high rates of satisfaction with gender-affirming care for young people. People rally to support LGBTQ+-friendly businesses after conservatives tried to start a boycottShutterstock | ShutterstockConservatives in Lancaster, Ohio, denounced several local businesses for supporting a small-town Pride organization, accusing them of all sorts of awful things. But then something great happened: people came in from all over to support those businesses and show that hate has no home in America.Weve probably had at least 200 people who have never been to Lancaster that have come to town to support the boycotted businesses, the owner of a local gift shop said. People from, not just Columbus, but out of state have been visiting us on the daily now, and so its definitely something I didnt expect. Father learns to accept his trans daughter in this moving PSAPromotional Photo | Promotional PhotoThe PSA, entitled Not Losing You, depicts a farmer learning to accept his transgender daughter. The whole video is heartwarming.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.
0 Comments 0 Shares 47 Views 0 Reviews