Tuesday, June 01, 2021 1:00 am
Perpetuating cruelty
Christer Watson
In many states, 33 to be exact, bills related to transgender children have either been introduced or passed into law.
For example, a newly passed law in Arkansas makes it illegal for doctors to provide puberty-blocking medication for transgender children. Similar bills have been introduced in both the Indiana House and Senate.
The callousness of these bills is hard to overstate. To understand the importance of puberty-blocking medication, however, requires diving into the details.
A key study comes from the American Academy of Pediatrics, published in 2019. The study was led by a scientist at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Jamie Duffy | Journal Gazette
Local actor and director Albert Brownlee explains the themes behind “American Son,” a play that ran Tuesday to commemorate the death of George Floyd. Journal Gazette Jamie Duffy
Donna Z. Chambers brought her grandsons, Tristan Chambers (left) and Tysen Chambers to witness the Emmy-award winning play, American Son. Previous Next
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 1:00 am
Play commemorates Floyd s death
Embassy holds special presentation
JAMIE DUFFY | The Journal Gazette
A year ago, George Floyd died at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis.
A video of him lying handcuffed on the ground as Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck went viral, inciting protests around the U.S. and the world.