Minnesota lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation that would establish the state as a "trans refuge" for children who are seeking transgender medical procedures but who may be denied "gender-affirming care" in other states.
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, who checked into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center more than a month ago due to clinical depression, will return "soon," according to communications director Joe Calvello.
On Thursday, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed two bills into law that make his state the first in the US to mandate that social media companies obtain parental consent for anyone under 18 years of age before they can use their apps.
"Powerful corporations who wield unmatched, highly concentrated technology in pursuit of profit are knowingly creating this unprecedented mental health crisis," the lawsuit asserts.
A teenager who has detransitioned from being a male filed a lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente Medical Group after health care providers performed gender surgery at 13 years old.
A White House press briefing Monday erupted when a reporter confronted press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for "making a mockery of the First Amendment" by not taking his questions for several months.
"As Attorney General, I will protect children and enforce the laws as written, which includes upholding state law on experimental gender transition interventions," said AG Bailey.
an 18-year-old who identified as transgender in adolescence before outgrowing it, plans to sue the hospital system and health care providers involved in her medical transition.
Joe Biden has issued an executive order aimed at tightening gun control measures, including strengthening background checks, increasing accountability for "rogue" gun dealers, and promoting safe storage of firearms.
Emergency room visits for suicide attempts among minors increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the number of visits from youths who considered suicide also rising, researchers have found.
