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Alaska's controversial cross-sex gender clinic to permanently shut down
2+ day, 2+ min ago (306+ words) Identity, Inc. , a multi-faceted LGBTQ nonprofit that has operated a controversial gender clinic pushing puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and life-altering, irreversible surgeries on both youth and adults, is closing down for good. On April 14, the organization announced it will close…...
U. S. Supremes quash Anchorage-like law that bans counseling for unwanted LGBTQ attraction
2+ week, 2+ day ago (295+ words) A 2020 Anchorage ordinance that bans counselors from helping minors reduce or overcome unwanted LGBTQ sexual attractions appears to be a clear violation of the U. S. Constitution after the U. S. Supreme Court struck down a similar Colorado law. In an 8-1 ruling on March…...
Alaska Health Dept. recruits LGBTQ and nonbinary teens to help craft youth policies
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (427+ words) Alaska's Department of Health is specifically recruiting nonbinary and LGBTQ-identifying youth, ages 14-21, to be paid advisors who help shape how the state prioritizes and develops health interventions and public policy affecting young people. A March 26 email from Alaska's Adolescent Health…...