September 6, 2024 - Walz has been a prominent champion ... legislation that made it easier for transgender patients to receive gender-affirming care and shielded patients, parents and providers from punishment from other states — a so-called sanctuary law....

August 11, 2024 - Walz issued an executive order and signed a 2023 bill to shield people from punishment by other states for seeking and delivering gender affirming care.

August 7, 2024 - Walz also signed a bill guaranteeing that all health-insurance plans must cover gender-transition services.

June 15, 2024 - The move makes San Francisco the largest self-declared sanctuary city in the US for transgender people. The ruling applies to all gender non-conforming people including those who are transgender, non-binary, and Two Spirit – a term used to describe Indigenous and Native people with both a masculine and feminine spirit. Furthermore, city officials will be barred from assisting in any out-of-state ...

July 13, 2024 - “A majority of these laws specifically target transgender people, including youth,” Supervisor Rafael Mandelman told The San Francisco Chronicle. “As other cities and states turn up the hate, places like San Francisco need to turn up the love.” · California became a sanctuary state for ...

June 14, 2024 - The city’s Board of Supervisors ... of the sanctuary status, making San Francisco one of the first major cities in the nation to do so. The resolution symbolically indicates those identifying as transgender, gender non-conforming, intersex and two-spirit are safe to seek transitioning health care and that providers are similarly safe, Los Angeles’ FOX 11 reported. “We have seen an influx of refugees, not just from other countries, but from other states who are seeking ...

July 11, 2024 - San Francisco is now a sanctuary city for transgender and gender non-conforming people. · On Tuesday, the board of supervisors unanimously voted on the new resolution, introduced by Supervisor Rafael Mandelman. ... The declaration is mostly symbolic but will help leaders provide safety for members of the trans community and those providing gender affirming care to them. It comes as some conservative states ...

July 12, 2024 - Honey Mahogany is San Francisco's ... of Transgender Initiatives. Her team serves as a link between the trans community and the city, providing resources, including protecting them from ending up homeless. "We have seen an influx of refugees, not just from other countries, but from other states who are seeking care and seeking sanctuary," Mahogany ...

June 12, 2024 - The resolution declares that anti-transgender legislation in other states is contributing to violence against the trans community. In 2023, 32 members of the community were murdered in the U.S. and so far this year 15 have been murdered. “With this resolution, we are reaffirming that our City has been and will continue to be a sanctuary ...

March 27, 2024 - The move aligns Sacramento with ... of transgender individuals amid escalating discrimination and threats in other parts of the country. California state law allows for access to gender-affirming healthcare and prohibits insurance exclusions for such care. Moreover, SB107, passed in 2022, protects individuals seeking sanctuary in the state ...

July 3, 2024 - To date, 21 states across the country have enacted bans or near total bans on abortion. At least 24 states have banned access to safe and effective medical care for transgender adolescents, and some have moved to restrict access to care for transgender adults.

April 10, 2024 - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California dismissed a second amended complaint challenging the constitutionality of Senate Bill 107 (SB 107), also referred to as California’s Transgender Sanctuary State Law.

April 6, 2024 - A bill that would make Maryland a sanctuary state for transgender people and their health care providers received final approval this week.

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April 3, 2024 - The expansion of gender-affirming care became a hot topic in Montgomery County after Moore declared Maryland a sanctuary state for transgender health care access in June, making it the 11th state to do so alongside the District of Columbia.

April 3, 2024 - De Leon was speaking to the City Council just before it voted unanimously last month to make Sacramento a “sanctuary city” for transgender people, who are under increasing political and cultural attacks across the United States.

March 28, 2024 - The resolution that passed on Tuesday ... by the state of California. “The City Council of the City of Sacramento hereby reiterates its commitment to transgender rights and equal protections for transgender community members and declares itself a sanctuary city and a place ...