SB 923 helps ensure health providers who interact with transgender, gender non-conforming, and intersex (TGI) patients provide inclusive care
āThis is an important victory for the health and safety of transgender students in Virginia,ā said Equality Virginia
The legislation would restrict transgender women and girls from playing on school sports teams that match their gender identity
āNo employee should have to tolerate being denied insurance coverage for their medically necessary health care solely because they are Transā
85% of transgender and nonbinary youth say that recent debates around anti-trans bills have negatively impacted their mental health
āFed to the wolvesā: She was āphysically and mentally abusedā by officers and inmates in a male dorm, according to the complaintĀ
If passed Indiana would become the 11th state to ban Trans students from playing sports in accordance with their gender identity
SB 20, which would have exposed school districts to costly lawsuits for failing to protect trans students, was defeated in subcommittee
The measure now moves to the full House for a vote- as the Senate already approved it will then head to Governor Noem for her signature
Public opinion overwhelmingly supportive of the Equality Act is clearly skeptical of a one size fits all of all sports everywhere