An Anti-Trans Barrage, Long COVID Research, and More
Happy Friday!!
It’s been a long week, especially around anti-trans bullshit. Let’s dive in.
Alabama legislature passes 'Don't Say Gay,' trans care and bathroom ban bills by Kiara Alfonseca
The Alabama legislature has passed two bills focusing on transgender youth: SB 184, which would ban gender-affirming care [making it a felony btw to prescribe puberty blockers to those under 19 which jfc], and HB 322, which would ban trans students from using bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity. HB 322 also limits LGBTQ content in classrooms due to a last-minute amendment.
“Don’t Say Gay” Arrives in Ohio: Republicans introduce HB 616 in the Ohio House by Ken Schneck
A Texas teacher faces losing her job after fighting for gay pride symbols in school by Tyler Kingkade
In Dead of Night, Georgia Lawmakers Sneak Through Legislation Allowing Discrimination Against Transgender Kids Playing School Sports by Delphine Luneau
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Signs His Third Anti-LGBTQ+ Law Of 2022, a Bill Allowing Adoption and Foster Care Agencies to Discriminate Against LGBTQ+ Couples by Delphine Luneau
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear Vetoes Anti-Transgender Sports Bill by Associated Press
How Google’s Autocomplete Predictions Encouraged Transphobic Searches by JD Shadel
Anti-Trans Laws Will Have a Chilling Effect on Medicine by Ashley Andreou
If you want to know how we fix this from a law perspective, Florence Ashley was recently interviewed about that for Xtra.
Articles You Need to Read This Week
The Homemade Air Purifier That’s Been Saving Lives During the Covid-19 Pandemic by Douglas Hannah
Covid and Diabetes, Colliding in a Public Health Train Wreck by Andrew Jacobs
U.S. Poor Died at Much Higher Rate From COVID Than Rich by Reuters
Why the Covid cult of ivermectin won't die by Timothy Caulfield
U.S. Lawmakers Push to Expand Long Covid Treatment by Madison Muller
Black patients more likely to be deemed ‘noncompliant' in doctors’ notes by Char Adams
Black People Are Three Times More Likely To Die In Childbirth, And Serena Williams’ Own Experience Gives A Stark Insight Into How This Happens by Stephanie Soteriou
Pixar Promotes ‘Turning Red’ Filmmakers Lindsey Collins, Domee Shi to Leadership Roles by Adam B. Vary
Like Bruce Willis, I Have Aphasia. Here's What Life Is Like With This Incurable Disorder. by Bobbi Dempsey
Putting wheelchairs in D&D, and seeing Witcher Geralt's disability by Robert Purchese
A Private War: Why PTSD Is Still Overlooked by Dani Blum
Medication Abortion Is Getting More Expensive by Sara Tardiff
Disney Cast Its First-Ever Trans Actress In A Lucasfilm Series by Nathan Kamal
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” Is a Queer Masterpiece of Colossal Sincerity by Drew Gregory
Your Assumptions About Black, Queer Masculinity Are Erasing My Asexual Identity by Timinepre Cole
The Films That Helped Me Feel At Home In My Agender Experience by Katie Alafdal
16 Therapist-Approved Texts To Help A Friend Feel Better by Kaitlyn Wylde
10 Unexpected Ways You're Actually Belittling Your Partner by Natalia Lusinski
Senate Majority Leader Schumer is pushing bipartisan marijuana reform by Vinnie Longobardo
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Until next time,
Grayson