Bill to criminalize parents, doctors who provide gender-affirming care fails in MT House

How Three Anti-Trans Bills Were Struck Down in Montana

In a rare move, Republican legislators broke party lines to strike down the bills, following floor speeches from Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell.

Group of Parents Ask Knoch To Reconsider Lawsuit - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA

More residents of the Knoch School District spoke in opposition to a school board decision last month to join a lawsuit. By a vote of 7 to 2 at the beginning of March, the Knoch Board decided to contribute $10,000 to join a lawsuit that argues the state’s two-year-old antidiscrimination protections for gay and transgender people are illegal because they go beyond the intent of the law. Twelve members of the public at the meeting addressed the bo…

Court Denies Puberty Blockers for Boy, Says Mother Conditioned His Views on Gender Identity

The Family Court of Australia has handed sole parental care of a boy to his father after the mother tried to start him on puberty blocking drugs believing he was gender dysphoric. The heart of the case was fought over whether the child had a gender identity disorder or not. The mother’s lawyers argued this was the case relying heavily on expert testimony, while the father’s side argued for the “child to be a child” and that any tendency towards …

Bill to criminalize parents, doctors who provide gender-affirming care fails in MT House (copy)

Senate Bill 164 would have made it a felony for parents or doctors to help trans youth access puberty blockers, hormone therapies or gender transition surgery.

Montana House endorses bill allowing lawsuits over transgender procedures

The Montana House has endorsed a bill that would allow people to sue if they believe they were harmed by receiving gender transition procedures but not before adding an amendment on the House floor.Senate Bill 218, sponsored by Sen. John Fuller, R-Kalispell, would create a private right of action, saying that people could sue doctors if they suffered any injury, including physical, psychological, emotional, or physiological harms, as a result of…

Common Spirit Denied Teen Boy Medical Care After Parents Objected to Doctor's Bizarre Questions

Multi-state health conglomerate Common Spirit refused to serve a Colorado Springs family after parents objected to a doctor’s inappropriate and ideologically driven questions. Melissa and her husband, Carlos, are no strangers to the medical system’s disregard for parent’s rights. The devout Christian couple shuttled their four children to doctor’s appointments in several different states during Carlos’ more than 20-year military career. So, when…