For transgender youth in crisis, hospitals sometimes compound the trauma
A North Carolina hospital network is referring transgender psychiatric patients to treatment facilities that do not align with their gender identities.
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Appeals court takes up transgender health coverage case likely headed to Supreme Court
A federal appeals court is considering cases out of North Carolina and West Virginia that could have significant implications on whether individual states are required to cover health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance.
Musician and songwriter Nani Vazana brings music inspired by Spanish Jewish diaspora to NC Folk Festival
Musician and songwriter Nani Vazana who performs as “Nani” will bring Ladino songs of the Jewish Sephardic diaspora to the North Carolina Folk Festival this weekend.
Veto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina
Transgender youth in North Carolina lost access Wednesday to gender-affirming medical treatments after the Republican-led General Assembly overrode the governor’s vetoes of that legislation and other bills touching on gender in sports and LGBTQ+ instruction in the classroom.
Community conversation to explore neurodiversity and gender identity connection
Transgender and nonbinary people are more likely to have neurological differences such as autism or attention-deficit disorders compared to the overall population. A community conversation this week will explore the connection.
North Carolina legislature pushes limits on transgender youth rights in final days of session
Transgender rights are taking center stage Tuesday in North Carolina as the GOP-controlled General Assembly considers legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care and trans participation in sports.
Transgender sports ban nears finish line in North Carolina legislature
A bill banning transgender girls from playing on the middle school, high school and college sports teams that align with their gender identity is approaching the finish line in North Carolina as GOP-controlled state legislatures nationwide round out a record year of legislation targeting transgender residents.
North Carolina hospitals: We are not ‘transitioning’ toddlers
CLAIM: Three North Carolina health care systems are diagnosing toddlers with gender dysphoria and “transitioning” them.
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Transgender surgery ban advances in North Carolina House
Dozens of transgender North Carolinians and their supporters spoke out against state lawmakers Tuesday as a House committee advanced legislation banning gender-affirming surgeries for minors without allowing members of the public to testify.
North Carolina GOP closes in on transgender athlete ban
A prohibition on transgender girls playing on female sports teams in North Carolina schools cleared a second legislative chamber this week when the state Senate approved a bill Thursday.