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Madam Ivy @madamivy.bsky.social · 3d

@CHILDRENSPGH

WE NEED TO KNOW
HOW WILL UPMC ENSURE THAT ALL MEDICAL DECISIONS ARE MADE
BETWEEN MY KID, MYSELF,
AND THE DOCTOR AND NOT
DICTATED BY DONALD
TRUMP'S UNQUALIFIED
MEDICAL OPINION?
PROTECT TRANS LTVFC
@providers4transjustice
©childrenspgh
Orange and grey flyer with a speech bubble coming out of an open mouth

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FreeLinkophant sHELLey B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · 10d

It's really not that hard.

Liz Saila @lizsaila.bsky.social · 10d

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) at the Boston No Kings rally today, wore the trans pride flag like a scarf draped over his shoulders and included in his speech. "Because here in Massachusetts, we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights."

Sen. Ed Markey, a white man with white hair, standing at a lectern with a dark background, and Sen Elizabeth Warren to camera right, in a black top with a red blazer. Markey wears a trans pride flag draped over his shoulders. The closed caption reads "trans people because trans righs are human rights. We" The chiron underneath reads "No Kings Rally Underway In Boston"

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Sep 23

3. They argue that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), which is the largest health care provider in Western Pennsylvania, violated the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act when it suddenly stripped trans people under the age of 19 of their health care this past June.

‘I’m very worried’: Pittsburgh parents navigate UPMC’s curtailing of gender services for ages 18 and under

The change follows a Supreme Court decision last week, United States v. Skrmetti, upholding a Tennessee law banning such care.

www.post-gazette.com

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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · Sep 25

Pittsburgh for families at UPMC. And here Philadelphia, for families at Children’s Hospital:

Parents of transgender children join CHOP’s legal fight to stop federal authorities from getting medical records

The Trump administration is seeking the personal information of hundreds of patients treated at the hospital's Gender and Sexuality Development Program.

www.inquirer.com

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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · Sep 25

“If the Constitution means anything, it means that the federal government can't rifle through your child's medical records in order to intimidate you.”

This bit of fighting for the right to privacy of trans children brought by families, @pubintlawctr.bsky.social, and Ballard Spahr.

Pittsburgh:

Families urge federal court to shield UPMC trans patient health records from DOJ inquiry

In court documents, the Public Interest Law Center and Ballard Spahr argue the DOJ subpoena — which seeks records, information and communications about gender-affirming care services — violates patien...

www.wesa.fm

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Campaign for Southern Equality @southernequality.bsky.social · 27d

Trans patients are fighting back against gender-affirming care clinic closures. A group of trans patients and their families have filed a lawsuit against UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, after the hospital ended gender-affirming care for youth. Read more: buff.ly/QTxglwQ

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annec @queencityac.bsky.social · 17d

Full-throated defense of trans people is a good thing.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 17d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · Sep 23

So proud to be representing these courageous patients in their first-in-the-country lawsuit against a medical system for stopping gender affirming care for those under 19.

Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · Sep 23

Just in: WLP, Berger Montague, and law professor David S. Cohen filed a complaint against UPMC Children’s Hospital for unlawfully denying gender-affirming care to transgender patients under 19.

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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · Sep 23

Just in: WLP, Berger Montague, and law professor David S. Cohen filed a complaint against UPMC Children’s Hospital for unlawfully denying gender-affirming care to transgender patients under 19.

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · Sep 15

Pittsburgh families struggle to find gender-affirming care as providers follow UPMC’s lead

Pittsburgh families struggle to find gender-affirming care as providers follow UPMC's lead

Trans youth may still legally receive gender-affirming care in Pennsylvania, but families are looking across state borders to find new providers.

www.publicsource.org

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Evil Orc Heart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · Sep 15

Chad gets it.

Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · Sep 15

So... some stuff happened. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💪

Please Keep Sending Me Your Homophobic Harassment

It’s Delightful, and Here’s Why

chadtopaz.medium.com

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Robin Marty @robinmarty.com · Sep 15

I just need to say this is brave as hell and an uncomfortable but necessary read.

Evil Orc Heart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · Sep 15

Here it is. Please share it widely. I didn't do this because I wanted to be safe, but because I am determined not to lose my freedoms without a fight.

I'm doing this for you, America. Long live the bill of rights and fuck Charlie Kirk.

Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · Sep 15

Charlie Kirk was a bad person and his death is cause for celebration, writes journalist Evan Urquhart.

Read our very special free speech edition of Assigned Media.

www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

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Madam Ivy @madamivy.bsky.social · Sep 15

CHOP and Boston Children’s are continuing care and fighting the DOJ subpoenas

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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · Sep 15

Trump's executive order targeting gender-affirming care for people younger than 19 cowed UPMC, and other Pittsburgh providers followed that lead. Here's what affected families are doing www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-t...

Pittsburgh families struggle to find gender-affirming care as providers follow UPMC's lead

Trans youth may still legally receive gender-affirming care in Pennsylvania, but families are looking across state borders to find new providers.

www.publicsource.org

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Sep 14

1. Trump threatened every hospital that provides gender affirming care to transgender youth.

Many complied and shut down their programs.

Boston Children's Hospital didn't. They fought back and kept providing care.

And now, they just beat Trump in court.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Boston Children’s Fights Back For Trans Kids: Judge Quashes Trump Subpoena

Around 2,000 BCH employees and untold numbers of patients were targeted by the DOJ. A judge just told them, “No.”

www.erininthemorning.com

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Madam Ivy @madamivy.bsky.social · Sep 14

Agreed, even the term assassination is wrong. This was infighting. This was someone choosing that Charlie didn’t incite ENOUGH violence to non white communities, didn’t disparage and berate enough, didn’t discriminate enough.

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Madam Ivy @madamivy.bsky.social · Sep 14

Right? Does this person exist? Did they drag someone off the street to concoct this story? They had to have a tie to trans people somehow so they could justify their initial vile statements

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Madam Ivy @madamivy.bsky.social · Sep 14

How much did they pay that child to even speak?

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QBurgh @qburgh.com · Sep 9

“When UPMC cut off care, it was not just a policy change. It was them saying our lives are not worth protecting.” Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ and allies community turned grief into resistance with a funeral march and die-in at UPMC. qburgh.com/funeral-die-...

LGBTQ Community Holds Funeral March and Die-In at UPMC Headquarters

On September 8, the streets of Downtown Pittsburgh became a procession of grief and defiance as over 100 trans organizers, healthcare workers, and community allies marched from Mellon Square to the…

qburgh.com

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · Sep 8

You can help by donating to the TransYOUniting's Youth Healing & Health Fund. This fund helps trans youth:

- Receive affirming therapy
- Access puberty blockers
- Connect to private providers when public options fall short

THE TRANS YOUTH HEALING & HEALTH FUND

By Transyouniting

givebutter.com

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · Sep 8

A long line of people in a funeral march from Pittsburgh’s Mellon Square to UPMC HQ.

UPMC has _chosen_ to stop gender affirming care for people 19 and younger.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · Sep 6

JOIN US FOR A FUNERAL PROCESSION & DIE-IN!
Demand UPMC reinstate gender affirming care & reverse their deadly attack on trans youth!

Sept 8, 3pm Mellon Square, Downtown Pittsburgh
Dress in black, dress in drag, or both. Stop business as usual.

UPMC Providers for Justice, ACT-UP, & TransYOUniting

JOIN UPMC PROVIDERS FOR JUSTICE, ACTUP, AND TRANSYOUNITING for a die-in and funeral procession to mourn UPMC's deadly decision to end gender affirming care for Trans youth. September 8th at 3pm in Mellon Squire, downtown Pittsburgh. Dress in black and drag. Mellon Square is on Sixth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

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Madam Ivy @madamivy.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Madam Ivy @madamivy.bsky.social · Aug 21

Join us for a funeral procession and die-in! Demand UPMC reinstate gender affirming care and reverse their deadly attack on trans youth! Help us fight like hell! September 8th 3pm Mellon square downtown Pittsburgh
By UPMC Providers for Justice, Act Up, and TransYOUniting
Dress in black, dress in drag, or both! Stop business as usual! Black and grey background with a grey stone that states the date, time, location. Grey tombstone that reads “no rest! No peace!” Black shadowy image of a pallbearers carrying a coffin and a tatter transgender flag.

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