States that protect transgender health care now try to absorb demand
Patients and their families are testing clinics capacity in states that declared themselves refuges for transgender people.
Source: statesmanjournal.com
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Gov. Kotek signs abortion and hospital staffing bills  – Oregon Capital Chronicle
Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday celebrated the passage of bills that shore up abortion access and enact minimum hospital staffing standards.
Source: oregoncapitalchronicle.com
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signs gender-affirming care, abortion law
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday held a ceremonial signing of a bill protecting rights to gender-affirming care and abortion.
Source: statesmanjournal.com
Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Expand Access to Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Healthcare Amid National Attacks
As states across the nation restrict abortion access and launch legislative attacks on LGBTQ Americans, Oregon legislators are looking to protect people seeking reproductive and gender-affirming medical care, as well as doctors providing the services. House Bill 2002, sponsored by 34 Democratic lawmakers, would strengthen protections for medical providers who offer abortion services, close reproductive service gaps in rural areas of the state, and expand insurance coverage for medically necessar...
Source: portlandmercury.com
Oregon bill would protect access reproductive, gender affirming care
Legislation seeks to protect access to reproductive and gender affirming care amidst a nationwide trend of legislation blocking access.
Source: statesmanjournal.com
New rules proposed in Oregon to increase electrolysis access
There are 78 licensed electrologists in Oregon and the wait time can be up to two years to get hair removal before gender reassignment surgery.
United States Samie Patnode Seth Johnstone Kate Kauffman Samie Patnode Health Licensing Office Oregon Health Plan
Source: statesmanjournal.com
A Leadership Skills Program for Gender-Diverse Oregonians Also Provides a Bonus Supergroup Vibe
In November 2021, global consulting giant McKinsey & Company released a report on the experiences of transgender people in the workplace. The findings painted a portrait of inequity, discomfort, and often hostility and harassment. For instance, only a third of trans respondents to McKinsey’s survey said they feel comfortable being fully out at work. Even fewer felt comfortable being out with clients or customers. And only 14 percent said they see leaders above them at...
Source: portlandmercury.com
Two teens arrested after attack on trans student in Kalama, Wash.
Police said a 16-year-old student repeatedly used anti-gay slurs during a violent attack on a trans classmate.
Source: kdrv.com
Two teens arrested after attack on trans student in Kalama, Wash.
Police said a 16-year-old student repeatedly used anti-gay slurs during a violent attack on a trans classmate.
Source: kezi.com
Kalama teen faces hate crime charge in attack on trans student
Two students at Kalama High School were arrested after one of them attacked a transgender classmate and another threatened to shoot pro-LGBTQ protesters, police said
United States Cowlitz County Seth Johnstone Ralph Herrera Jess Guerriero Oregon Health Science University Transgender Program
Source: kgw.com