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People who are in the middle age of their lives are less likely to see the benefit of exercise in life if they are not getting enough sleep.

The Associated Press.“When I’m analyzing the governor’s motivation, what should I make of these statements?” Hinkle asked. “This seems to be more than just hyperbole.”The restrictions on gender-affirming care were first enacted in March after the Florida Board of Medicine and Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine — at the urging of DeSantis, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, and the state Department of Health — approved rules to limit the accessibility of hormonal and surgical interventions.

“This is a big day, and we’re here with gratitude and anticipation,” said Naseema Shafi, CEO of Whitman-Walker Health, addressing an audience of several hundred people at a ribbon-cutting for its brand new Southeast D.C. health center on Monday.Rows of chairs, with a rainbow-colored fan nestled on each seat, were spread across a lawn, dotted with wooden tables shaded by large umbrellas, facing the east side of the health care center.

New York Post.Based on records of in-patient and out-patient procedures obtained from two national surgery databases, around 4,550 Americans sought transition-related surgical procedures in 2016, with that number more than tripling to 13,000 by 2019, according to the study, published in JAMA Network Open.The study’s authors attribute the rise in surgical procedures to federal and state laws approved during the Obama administration requiring coverage for medically necessary care, including treatments for gender dysphoria. The study only looked at surgical procedures in the years prior to 2020, and not hormonal interventions intended to assist in a gender transition.In total, about 48,00 individuals underwent surgical procedures from 2016 to 2020, while the overall number of “health system encounters for gender identity disorder” tripled during that same time.“The rapid rise [in gender dysphoria diagnoses] suggests that there will be a greater need for clinicians knowledgeable in the care of transgender individuals and with the requisite expertise to perform [gender confirmation surgery] procedures,” the report says.Following an 11th U.S.

Construction has begun on a new £6.6 million specialist care home in Tameside that is set to provide dozens of new jobs.

Social media has become a new platform for the public to learn more and understand the HIV virus, thanks to a Knowledge Translation (KT) project.While Monkeypox has dominated the headlines in recent weeks, the original virus that had a deep impact on the LGBTQ+ community, HIV, hasn’t stepped to the sidelines. And with the lack of media attention on the subject, many can be left uninformed about HIV and not understand the medical jargon.Thankfully, the Australian HIV Community have taken advantage of TikTok’s popularity to create videos, memes and more to help Australians better understand the complex research and nature of HIV, whether they have it or not.The quick, simple, and easy information is being produced by HIV community advocates such as Beau Newham, Heather Ellis and Anthony McCarthy.

medical professionals can legally deny service on the basis of their religious beliefs.South Carolina recently became the seventh state to permit medical professionals to decline services based on their personal religious or moral beliefs — joining the state of Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Ohio, and Illinois, reports NBC News. According to the Movement Advancement Project, a think tank that focuses on LGBTQ-related policies, with South Carolina’s addition, one-eighth of all LGBTQ people in America now live in states allowing denial of care, and preventing lawsuits from being lodged against providers who refuse to treat patients.Such policies are often approved under the auspices of “expanding religious freedom” or protecting First Amendments rights to freedom of speech and freedom of religion.

sued in court, arguing that the insurance exclusion in the county’s employee health plan is discriminatory and unconstitutional. Specifically, she argued that the policy discriminates against her (and other transgender individuals) on the basis of sex, violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, and violates her right to equal protection under the law, as guaranteed by both the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the Georgia Constitution.Chief Judge Marc Treadwell, of the U.S.

bill on March 8 that will protect transgender peoples’ rights to gender-affirming care.But there’s a catch: the legislation won’t take effect until July 1, 2060, more than 38 years in the future.The Gender Affirming Treatment Act (HB 2405) would “prohibit health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations” from excluding “gender affirming treatments” such as “cosmetic services when prescribed as medically necessary” in their coverage plans.The bill also specifically outlaws any medical discrimination on the basis of an individual’s gender identity.“The legislature finds that many transgender persons have experienced discriminatory treatment from health insurance providers when seeking coverage for gender affirming treatments,” the bill states in its opening sections. “While federal health care guidelines previously prohibited health insurance and health care providers from discriminating on the basis of gender identity, these protections have been largely rolled back.”The bill — in contrast to other governing bodies throughout the country — recognizes that the “arbitrary” refusal by medical insurers to cover gender affirming treatment is not “medically necessary” nor “evidence-based.” Additionally, the bill notes that transgender individuals denied such treatment are “at a higher risk of suicide and depression.”The bill passed the House by a vote of 49-2.

Atlantans might see a large billboard reading, “Protect Trans Youth” in town this summer. FOLX Health is running the billboard as part of its “Taking Up Space” campaign during a time in which trans rights are being debated in legislatures across the country. The company is also running similar billboards in Little Rock, Arkansas and Austin, Texas, two other states where trans rights are being threatened by lawmakers.

reversed by President Joe Biden soon after taking office earlier this year.Under the Trump ban, active-duty transgender people could not receive a diagnosis of gender dysphoria and could not pursue gender confirmation surgery, although a small minority of transgender service members who had previously undergone surgery were “grandfathered” in and allowed to continue serving.

USA Today.But California argued that Texas was simply seeking to penalize it for reaching a different conclusion: that taxpayer dollars should not be used to fund discrimination.On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to hear Paxton’s lawsuit, declining to give a reason for why its action.

any transition-related care.Advocates have warned that the bill, which prohibits doctors from providing gender-affirming care or referring a youth and their parents to another physician who provides it, will lead health care providers to shun transgender patients for fear of losing their license for “unprofessional conduct,” charged with breaking the law, or sued — as the bill contains a provision allowing minors who received treatments but later regret their decision to sue their former

bar transgender individuals under the age of 19 from accessing gender-affirming health care treatments.David Fuller, a sergeant with the Gasden Police Department and a widower raising three children, including a transgender daughter, recounted his journey to acceptance and understanding after his daughter came out five years ago shortly after her sixteenth birthday.For Fuller, the bill hit close to home: had it been in effect when his daughter came out, the medical professionals who helped his

See also: Mississippi wants to block transgender people under age 21 from receiving gender-affirming careCritics of Allen’s bill argue that the provision around school officials is ambiguous, and doesn’t make clear whether those officials would be thrown in prison for withholding information that a youth’s gender identity doesn’t match their assigned sex at birth.“Because it’s ambiguous, it can absolutely be read that those felony penalties would apply to teachers and that’s part of what makes

Super Bowl 2021.The “Party in the USA” singer, dressed in a black and purple leather cheerleading uniform was noddin’ her head and movin’ her hips for 7,500 vaccinated front-line workers at the livestreamed TikTok Tailgate pregame party at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The fired-up Cyrus, 28, launched into a gyration-filled set, as themasked invitees in attendance — all warriors of the coronavirus pandemic — bopped along.

will rock the mike for 7,500 COVID-19 vaccinated front-line workers. “I’ll be there for TIKTOK TAILGATE! I can’t wait to put on a show for the NFL’s honored guests before the game… Health care workers from Tampa and around the country!” the “Party in the U.S.A.” songstress announced on Instagram Sunday.  Medical staffers who have received the coronavirus vaccine were gifted free admissions passes to enjoy the championship game live at the Raymond James Stadium in Florida on Feb.

Montana Free Press. “It insane for treatment to involve the removal of healthy breasts or reproductive organs from minors.“I’m not afraid to address controversial issues when the welfare of children and morality is at stake,” he added.

higher risk of acquiring COVID-19, and have been disproportionately impacted by financial hardship stemming from shutdowns put in place to control the spread of the virus.As a result, advocates say LGBTQ people must be included in comprehensive and targeted messaging campaigns to ensure they can participate in vaccination efforts.“Because they are more likely to hold frontline jobs and have certain chronic conditions, LGBTQI people may be disproportionately vulnerable to novel coronavirus

Insider reports.Researchers found that more than one-fifth of trans people (21%) have had HRT coverage refused by their insurance company, while 9% — almost 170,000 people — have accessed unlicensed HRT.“Transgender and nonbinary people face major barriers to insurance coverage for their needed care, with many people still lacking or being denied coverage for gender-affirming care,” lead author Dr.

Delaware State Senator-elect Sarah McBride made history on Tuesday, Nov. 3, when she became the first openly transgender person to win a seat in the upper chamber of a state legislature.

lawsuit, both women claim they’ve experience mistreatment, misgendering, and even been denied adequate care on multiple occasions when they interacted with health care workers, which has led them in the past to avoid seeking care except in emergency situations.

Alexandra Foxley-JohnsonThe National Health Service in England has been slammed for a report that seemingly includes gay and transgender people in a section dealing with disabilities and long-term health conditions.The NHS People Plan, published last month, was intended to provide a blueprint for the country’s health service to improve working conditions and staff shortages, the Independent reports.But it was heavily criticized for including the difficulties facing LGBTQ NHS staff in a section

With the Trump administration refusing to take back its rule permitting anti-transgender discrimination in health care following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ rights effectively countermanding it, LGBTQ legal advocates are returning to the courts to bring the federal government into compliance.

hailed by LGBTQ advocates as a “watershed moment,” a groundbreaking development, and a positive sign for the future of LGBTQ rights, it was also lamented by social conservatives, who argued that the six justices in the majority had usurped the power of Congress by extending Title VII’s nondiscrimination protections to groups that the original lawmakers who approved the law would never have intended to be covered.What has been missed during the celebrations and condemnations, however, are a few

A number of residents at a care home in Edinburgh have died of suspected coronavirus.

Thirteen residents at a Scots care home have died in a week following a suspected coronavirus outbreak.