QM Weekly Update for September 8, 2025
🏳️🌈⚖️ On Tuesday, it was announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services would restore web pages about LGBTQ+ and reproductive health that had been taken down by the agency, under the terms of a settlement reached last month.
More information:
"Trump, HHS Agrees to Restore LGBTQ+, Reproductive Health Data"
Trump’s HHS Agrees to Restore LGBTQ+, Reproductive Health Data
Federal LGBTQ and reproductive health web pages taken down by the Trump administration will be restored online following a litigation settlement between the US Department of Health and Human Services and several public health organizations.
Settlement
🚻 On Thursday, a bill banning transgender students from using bathrooms corresponding with their gender identity in Michigan public schools and universities passed the Michigan House in a party-line vote, but it is not expected to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate.
More information:
"Michigan House Republicans OK transgender school bathroom ban"
Michigan House Republicans OK transgender school bathroom ban - Bridge Michigan
House Republican bill would block transgender students from using bathrooms consistent with their identified gender. Democrats called the bill a “distraction” that rolls back civil rights.
"LGBTQ+ advocates deride Michigan House bathroom bill as attack on transgender students"
🏛️ On Thursday, it was reported that Department of Justice officials are seeking to classify transgender people with gender dysphoria as mentally ill and ban them from owning firearms, though no official proposals have yet been released.
More information:
"Trump DOJ is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns, sources say"
Trump DOJ is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns, sources say | CNN Politics
Senior Justice Department officials are weighing proposals to limit transgender people’s right to possess firearms, according to two officials familiar with the internal discussions.
"Trump Administration Considering Transgender Gun Ban"
Trump Administration Considering Transgender Gun Ban | Them
According to reports, conversations began after the mass shooting at a Catholic school.
"DOJ plans to label trans Americans as “mentally defective” to take away their guns"
DOJ plans to label trans Americans as "mentally defective" to take away their guns - LGBTQ Nation
Attorney General Pam Bondi is all-in on Trump's escalating assault on trans people.
"DOJ's possible trans gun ban is cruel, misguided, and dangerous, says a leading gun safety advocate"
Gun safety activist talks the dangers of a trans gun ban | Advocate.com
<p><em><em>The gay executive director of Guns Down America says the DOJ is creating a ‘bogeyman’’ rather than real solutions, and further putting trans lives at risk.</em></em></p>
"DOJ weighs firearm restrictions for transgender Americans after Minnesota church shooting"
DOJ considers gun restrictions for trans people | Advocate.com
<p>Such prohibitions would set a dangerous precedent linking identity with criminality.</p>
😷💉 In August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration imposed new restrictions on COVID-19 vaccines for people aged 65 and under. Michigan's Chief Medical Executive recommends that people get the vaccine as quickly as possible, before the FDA's September 18 meeting to determine insurance coverage.
More information:
"What you need to know about getting the COVID-19 vaccine in Michigan"
What you need to know about getting the COVID-19 vaccine in Michigan - Bridge Michigan
Changes at the federal level are making access to the mRNA shot, as well as insurance coverage challenging, while doctors still tout the treatment as effective in treating and preventing coronavirus infection.
🏳️🌈⚖️ On October 7, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Chiles v. Salazar, determining whether states can continue to protect LGBTQ+ minors from conversion therapy. If Colorado's law is struck down, conversion therapy bans could unravel nationwide.
More information:
"How the Supreme Court's conversion therapy case could reshape LGBTQ+ protections across America"
Supreme Court's 'conversion therapy' ban case explained | Advocate.com
<p>Here's what to know about the case as oral arguments tee off the high court's next term.</p>
🏳️🌈⚖️ On Tuesday, it was announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services would restore web pages about LGBTQ+ and reproductive health that had been taken down by the agency, under the terms of a settlement reached last month.
More information:
"Trump, HHS Agrees to Restore LGBTQ+, Reproductive Health Data"
Trump’s HHS Agrees to Restore LGBTQ+, Reproductive Health Data
Federal LGBTQ and reproductive health web pages taken down by the Trump administration will be restored online following a litigation settlement between the US Department of Health and Human Services and several public health organizations.
Settlement