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Kaiser to halt gender-affirming surgery for patients under 19 across the US, including Oregon and Washington
By Amelia Templeton (OPB) Updated: Aug. 4, 2025 12:47 p.m. Kaiser members can seek referrals to outside providers, a spokesperson said. Kaiser Permanente will no longer provide surgical treatments for gender dysphoria at its hospitals and surgical centers for patients under the age of 19. The pause on some procedures is effective Aug. 29. The decision, made…
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Trump administration strikes deal with Brown University to restore funding
By: Joe Walsh Updated on: July 30, 2025 / 6:31 PM EDT / CBS News Brown University has cut a deal with the Trump administration to restore research grant funding to the school, in exchange for commitments on women’s sports, antisemitism and admissions practices and a promise to donate $50 million to workforce development programs.…
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HIV prevention drug hailed as a ‘breakthrough’ gets FDA approval
June 18, 2025 4:59 PM ET By Jonathan Lambert A drug with the potential to drastically curb the HIV epidemic just cleared its first regulatory hurdle. On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration approved lenacapavir for the prevention of HIV. Clinical trial data from last year suggest just two injections a year provide near-complete protection…
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Nonprofit Qaravan is helping LGBTQ immigrants fleeing persecution and war
By Hannah Kliger Updated on: June 24, 2025 / 12:22 PM EDT / CBS New York Yelena Goltsman immigrated from Soviet Ukraine in 1989, and says it didn’t take too long for her to realize that as a gay woman, she needed guidance navigating her new home.”I didn’t have any support system. I didn’t know…
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Berkeley activist uses Disability Pride Month to promote disability quilt project
By Ryan Yamamoto Updated on: July 28, 2025 / 9:27 AM PDT Every July, Pride Disability Month gives Maya Morya Selkie Scott another reason to celebrate and cover herself in sequins, color, and a lot of fabulous glam.”I am a living, breathing, dancing, rainbow,” said Scott. But for Scott, who uses an electric wheelchair to…
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Supreme Court clears way for states to kick Planned Parenthood out of Medicaid
Patients do not have legal standing to sue if a state denies their right to see their preferred medical provider, the court said in a 6-3 ruling. By Alice Miranda Ollstein, Josh Gerstein and Lauren Gardner Updated: 06/26/2025 01:22 PM EDT The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for states to exclude Planned Parenthood from their Medicaid programs. In…
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Maine Senate rejects effort to ban trans girls from sports
Bills mark the first of several targeting transgender rights that will go before lawmakers in the coming days By: Eesha Pendharkar and Lauren McCauley – June 12, 2025 10:04 pm Despite pressure from the Trump administration to repeal protections for transgender student athletes, lawmakers in the Maine Senate late Thursday rejected legislation that would restrict transgender students’ access to school…
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Court blocks Trump admin’s anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions on grants for domestic violence and homeless shelters
The order comes in a lawsuit brought by a nationwide coalition of groups serving survivors of domestic and sexual violence, LGBTQ+ youth, and people experiencing homelessness. Trudy Ring July 28 2025 1:16 AM EST A federal judge in Rhode Island has granted a temporary restraining order blocking conditions the Trump administration had placed on grants to organizations…
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Oregon adoption policy on LGBTQ acceptance violates free speech rights, court says
By Diana Novak Jones July 24, 2025 2:55 PM CDT Summary Court rules Oregon policy violates free speech and religious rights Would-be adoptive parent wins injunction against policy in her case CHICAGO, July 24 (Reuters) – An Oregon woman seeking to adopt two children out of foster care will be allowed to move forward after…
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