Judge Rules Transgender Ohio Teen May Undergo Hormone Therapy
By Associated Press • Feb 18, 2018
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A judge's custody ruling opens up the possibility a transgender teen in Hamilton County will receive hormone therapy despite his parents' opposition.
Judge Sylvia Hendon on Friday granted custody of the 17-year-old to his grandparents and said they have the right to determine what kind of care he pursues at Cincinnati Children's Hospital's transgender program. Hendon also ruled hormone therapy can't begin until the teen has been evaluated by a psychologist not affiliated with the hospital. The ruling also gives the grandparents the right allow the teen to change his name. The teen's parents deny he's transgender and sought Christian-based therapy for him. Hendon's ruling says the parents agree he should continue living with his grandparents and attending high school, where he excels.
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Ohio Judge To Decide Soon If Transgender Boy Should Get "Christian-Based" Therapy
By Associated Press • Jan 28, 2018
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A visiting judge expects to rule next month in a legal battle over what kind of therapy a transgender boy in Hamilton County should receive.
A New Generation Overthrows Gender
By editor • May 2, 2017
Max, age 13, is agender — neither male nor female. When referring to Max, you don't use "he" or "she;" you use "they."
City Council Bans "Conversion Therapy", Approves Cheaper Contract For Trash Disposal
By Jim Letizia • Mar 28, 2017
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It will cost Columbus taxpayers 430 thousand dollars less this year to dump their trash into the Franklin County landfill.
Columbus Moving To Ban Use Of "Conversion Therapy" On Minors
By Jim Letizia • Feb 22, 2017
Columbus City Council is considering legislation to ban the use of so-called "conversion therapy" on LGBTQ youth.
Bill In Ohio Legislature Would Ban "Conversion Therapies"
By Jim Letizia • Oct 29, 2015
Last January, a transgender Ohio girl took her own life after undergoing so-called "conversion therapy."
Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Ban On Transgender Service Members
By Camila Domonoske • Oct 30, 2017
President Trump's would-be ban on transgender service members in the military has been blocked from going into effect for the foreseeable future.
A U.S. district judge in Washington, D.C., decided on Monday that trans members of the military have a strong case that the president's ban would violate their Fifth Amendment rights. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly granted a preliminary injunction to keep the policy from going into effect while the court case moves forward.
Trump Signs Memo Implementing Ban On Transgender People Enlisting In The Military
By editor • Aug 25, 2017
Updated at 7:25 p.m.
President Trump has signed a memo implementing his new policy on transgender people serving in the armed forces.
A senior White House official told reporters that no transgender individuals will be allowed to join the armed services unless and until the secretary of defense and secretary of homeland security recommend otherwise.
Trump's Transgender Ban In Military Will Focus On New Enlistments
By Bill Chappell • Aug 24, 2017
Transgender members of the U.S. military would be subject to removal at Defense Secretary James Mattis' discretion — and the service would bar transgender people from enlisting, under new White House guidelines for the Pentagon. President Trump announced the ban via a tweet last month.
Rough details of the guidelines were confirmed by NPR's Tom Bowman after the White House plan for the Pentagon was reported by The Wall Street Journal.