News from Around PA
1.) Senator Bob Casey, Jr. praised the “deep qualifications” of transgender Dr. “Rachel” Levine and touted his support for the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network.
2.) Every Library Institute has a new initiative called Fight for the First to help organize against those who question the appropriateness of sexually explicit books in public and school libraries. A new chapter just formed in Philly.
3.) Pride Festival of Central PA was held this weekend.
4.) Waldemeer Park and Water World in Erie will hold its Pride Day on August 11th.
From National Scene
1.) Arkansas Supreme Court rules an initial count of signatures for an abortion amendment must be made by the Secretary of State.
2.) Nebraska Supreme Court upholds 12-week abortion ban and ban on “gender-affirming care” for minors.
3.) Two scholars who question and criticize the concept of gender identity were recently kicked out of a National Institutes of Health webinar.
4.) Recently revealed communications from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health show that they added the “medically necessary” language so insurance companies would pay for cross-sex hormones and surgeries for those who identify as transgender.
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