Trans News Friday: Oregon Picks Up the Tab
Last week we asked whether Oregon would keep paying for trans youth care when federal Medicaid money stops on October 13. Now we know: it will. This week also brought a federal appeals court win for trans Arizonans fixing their birth certificates, an Oklahoma ruling that slammed that same door, and $8.9 million from New York City for the clinics stepping in where big hospitals backed out. Here's what it all means for Portland, and what to do before Tuesday.
Trans News Friday: Oregon’s Medicaid Countdown
Federal Medicaid money for trans youth care stops Oct. 13, and Oregon hasn’t said if OHP will cover the gap. Plus: a Supreme Court fight over prison hormone therapy, and trans Kansans in court over voided driver’s licenses.
Trans News Friday: The Oregon Prison Ruling
A federal appeals court threw out protections for trans women in Oregon prisons, Denver moved to keep trans people's data out of the wrong hands, and Virginia's governor revealed she killed a bathroom ban.
Trans News Friday: Oregon Sues Over Trans Youth Care
Oregon joined 21 states and D.C. in suing to stop the federal Medicaid cutoff for trans youth care. Plus: an HHS 'study' that doesn't hold up, and a big win for trans kids in California sports.
Trans News Friday: Courts, Coverage, and Privacy
Oregon went to a federal appeals court to fight an order meant to protect trans women in its prisons, and California learned its budget won't keep trans kids' Medi-Cal care going past Oct. 13. Plus: an appeals court kept trans New Yorkers' medical records out of the Justice Department's hands.
Trans News Friday: Courtroom Wins, Classroom Fights
A federal judge kept gender-affirming care under the Affordable Care Act's cost protections, and a Kansas judge gave one trans woman her driver's license back. Meanwhile, one school board stood by a trans teacher and another voted down a trans teacher days before school started.

