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Jeff Roberson/APUNC Health says last year, its providers began limiting medical services around gender transition to patients who are at least 19 years of age, in response to pending federal guidelines around this issue. This exceeds state law, which prohibits gender-affirming care for those under 18.
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Across the country, books and lessons that represent different families and identities are increasingly the target of conservative pushback — even when they're for the youngest of learners. Educators and free-speech advocates say the books and lessons caught up in these bans often simply acknowledge the existence of different identities. That's crucial, experts say, to help young children develop empathy and an understanding of themselves — especially for children whose families include people of color or LGBTQ+ relatives. Of the bans targeting picture books, about three-quarters are books that address LGBTQ+ themes and roughly half mention race, PEN America says. -
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Wednesday a trio of bills aimed at LGBTQ+ youth that would ban gender-affirming health care for minors, restrict transgender participation in school sports and limit classroom instruction about gender identity and sexuality. -
Legislation targeting LGBTQ youth and public education has left some teachers in North Carolina with hard decisions to make. Educators across the state are questioning whether or not to come out in their schools or even stay in the teaching profession. -
North Carolina lawmakers on Thursday finalized legislation touted by Republicans as giving parents greater authority over their children's public school… -
Restrictions on access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth have now passed both North Carolina legislative chambers, as the Senate on Tuesday approved a ban on hormone therapy, puberty blockers and surgeries that is more stringent than what the House recently passed. -
Transgender girls in North Carolina would no longer be allowed to play on the school sports teams that align with their gender identity under a proposal that received final legislative approval on Thursday. -
Winston-Salem city leaders are working with the police to enhance safety at upcoming LGBTQ Pride events. Mayor Allen Joines says the move comes after two… -
More than a hundred people gathered outside of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem Sunday afternoon to support LGBTQ youth.
