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HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted, US judge says
Updated 3:07 PM CST, July 1, 2025 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge ruled that recent mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plans to downsize and reorganize the nation’s health workforce. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose granted the preliminary…
Why this Black man became a doula: ‘Every death was preventable’
By Alyssa Johnson, Capital B Atlanta July 1, 2025, 9:57am CDT While many doulas are women, one man is working to change the narrative about who can support families during childbirth. Sylvester Pierce, 44, operates a doula business called Younity Birthwork, where he provides services ranging from childbirth education, postpartum care, and more. “Doulas are there…
Doctors don’t get much menopause training. State lawmakers are trying to change that
July 1, 2025 5:00 AM ET By Megan Myscofski Former middle school teacher Lorraine Carter Salazar isn’t easily embarrassed. But when she began having hot flashes at school about a decade ago, she worried about how she came off to co-workers, students and parents. “It doesn’t convey competence,” said Carter Salazar, 62. She recounted how…
For gay asylum seeker, immigration crackdown strikes terror
Published: Jun. 17, 2025, 6:00 a.m. By Jaylen Green, Uncloseted Media This month, the Trump administration has deployed thousands of troops, including the National Guard and the Marines, to crack down on protests in Los Angeles against ICE raids in the latest act of their ongoing legal and military attacks on undocumented immigrants. Kelvin, a gay man from…
Texas bill banning DEI, LGBTQ clubs in schools heads to governor for signature
KERA | By Bill Zeeble Published June 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM CDT A bill banning Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work in Texas’ K-12 schools is on its way to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 12 bans DEI policies in hiring and training, bans student groups centered around gender identity and sexual orientation, and prohibits school employees from…
Supreme Court Upholds Gender-Affirming-Care Ban. Here’s What to Know
by Solcyré Burga Jun 18, 2025 12:55 PM CT The Supreme Court has delivered a major blow to transgender rights with its decision to uphold a Tennessee law that bars doctors from providing gender-affirming care including puberty blockers, hormones, and surgical procedures for trans minors in the state. The Wednesday decision in the landmark U.S. v. Skrmetti case…
Texas may require medical records list patients’ sex assigned at birth
The bill, which is poised to become law, creates up to a $250,000 fine for medical professionals who change a patients’ listed sex outside of certain exemptions. By Ayden Runnels May 22, 20257 PM Central The Texas House on Thursday approved a bill requiring health agencies to create a new field in medical records for the…
Transgender asylum seeker detained by ICE outside Portland courtroom files habeas corpus petition
A federal judge asked that ICE detail the exact date and time the 24-year-old was detained and removed, and for a reason why such a move was “immediately necessary.” Author: Amy-Xiaoshi DePaola Published: 6:51 PM PDT June 3, 2025 PORTLAND, Oregon — A federal judge from Oregon has demanded an explanation as to why an asylum seeker from…
Judge orders Trump admin to maintain gender-affirming care for transgender inmates
The judge’s ruling is the first to broadly block federal prison officials from carrying out Trump’s executive order targeting “gender ideology.” By Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney 06/03/2025 02:03 PM EDT A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to continue providing gender-affirming care to hundreds of transgender prison inmates, ruling that an abrupt decision to curtail their medical care…