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The ‘Heated Rivalry’ Paradox: How LA’s queer community is interrogating the hit HBO series
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (1046+ words) This story first appeared on The LA Local. In Los Angeles, the buzz around HBO's "Heated Rivalry' isn't just about the drama on-ice, it's sparking heated debates off the rink." Through her Substack, "Black Girl Watching," critic and filmmaker Brooke…...
‘Shocking’: What Supreme Court ruling on transgender policy means for California students
20+ hour, 36+ min ago (663+ words) Advocates for transgender youth vowed to keep fighting Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked " at least temporarily " a California policy protecting the privacy of transgender students in K-12 schools. The court ruled in favor of a group of parents near San…...
Transgender policy ruling
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1691+ words) Why it matters: The ruling undermines California's Safety Act, which bars school districts from adopting "forced outing" policies and was hailed as a major victory for transgender rights when Newsom signed it in 2024. The backstory: California has been on the…...
Children’s Hospital of Orange County ends gender-affirming care as a state lawsuit looms
3+ week, 5+ day ago (720+ words) Children's Hospital of Orange County and Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego ended their gender affirming hormone therapy on Friday to people under 19, pending a legal challenge from Attorney General Rob Bonta. The closure leaves hundreds of patients in limbo…...
Trans youth care lawsuit
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1780+ words) Why now: Bonta said Rady Children's Health, the parent company of Children's Hospital of Orange County and Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, guaranteed it would continue to offer the same level of gender-affirming care to youth in a 2024 merger…...
LA County to join legal efforts against sweeping proposal to restrict youth gender-affirming care
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (201+ words) The stakes: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services formally proposed the rules on Dec. 17, and they could take effect as soon as March. Legal experts say it will likely take longer due to legal challenges. NPR reported on a…...
19 states sue Trump administration over move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (532+ words) This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist.If you find value in independent local reporting,make a donation to power our newsroom today. NEW YORK " A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on…...
Proposed federal rule change puts gender-affirming care in LA at even greater risk, advocates say
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (349+ words) Advocates in Southern California say they're worried that trans youth in the region will be without care, following Trump administration proposals essentially to ban gender-affirming hormones and surgeries to youth by cutting off all Medicare and Medicaid dollars to hospitals…...
Trans youth health care
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1794+ words) About the proposed rule change: NPR obtained a draft of the proposed rule changes this fall. They cite an executive order from this January which characterized gender-affirming care for youth as "chemical and surgical mutilation," a characterization that has been…...
US cancer registries, constrained by Trump policies, to recognize only ‘male’ or ‘female’ patients
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (936+ words) The top authorities of U.S. cancer statistics will soon have to classify the sex of patients strictly as male, female, or unknown, a change scientists and advocates say will harm the health of transgender people, one of the nation's most marginalized…...