Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor those lost to anti-transgender violence. Started in 1999 to commemorate the lives of Rita Hester and Chanelle Pickett, TDOR reminds us of the ongoing struggle against transphobia. Let's stand in solidarity, remember the lives lost, and strive for a world that respects and protects all.
Regardless of your personal feelings on the matter, every reputable professional healthcare organization, including the AMA, AAFP, AAP, APA, and APA, recommend affirming care for trans youth. Stop allowing states to insert themselves between patients and their providers. https://apple.news/AkrIM8UytTW6xUGhhCVMnzg
Regardless of your personal feelings on the matter, every reputable professional healthcare organization, including the AMA, AAFP, AAP, APA, and APA, recommend affirming care for trans youth. Stop allowing states to insert themselves between patients and their providers. https://apple.news/AkrIM8UytTW6xUGhhCVMnzg
Links to SB 254 and its companion bill HB 1421 in the comments — they go even beyond what I've highlighted here, and you need to read every word.
Please, please, please, do not take your trans kids to Florida.
This legislation literally means that the State of Florida can assume custody of your child while you're on a family Disney adventure, keep them indefinitely, and deprive them of the critical medical care they depend on.
Do not risk it.
Cancel the vacation.
Lose the deposit.
Disappoint the other family members who are going to be there.
Stay home and be bored.
That is way better than having this be the last trip you and your precious child take together.