You might want to add this one to the list of conferences: https://www.glma.org/conference.php. GLMA's Annual Conference on LGBTQ+ Health September 30 - October 2, 2024 in Charlotte, NC.
Last year the Oregon legislature passed a package of pro-trans legislation, most notably allowing minors who are age 15 or older to receive so-called gender affirming care even if their parents oppose it.
It also included provisions that protect a wide variety of health care providers from disciplinary proceedings by their Oregon licensing boards under certain circumstances. For the law to kick in, a couple of conditions have to be met.
First, a health care provider must be licensed in a state that restricts or prohibits certain types of gender affirming care and in the state of Oregon.
Secondly, the health care provider must have violated the prohibitions on gender affirming care in a state where they're licensed, and the licensing board in that state must initiate disciplinary action against the health care provider because of their unlawful behavior.
In that case, Oregon law protects that health care provider from having his Oregon licensing board open a disciplinary action against him in Oregon solely because his licensing board in the other state is disciplining him for failing to abide by prohibitions against providing gender affirming care.
As I understand it, disciplinary action by a licensing board in one state against a provider licensed in one or more other states would be grounds for opening disciplinary investigations against that provider in the other states where he holds a license.
I’m almost embarrassed to live in Massachusetts, probably the most woke state in the union. It’s great in a lot of ways, but I wouldn’t know where to begin to change things on the gender front. I will happily join you at the event at the Boston Hyatt Regency if that is possible!
I don’t expect Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan to adopt restrictions anytime soon if ever. They would have to persuade way more than just a few democrats since they would have to have enough votes not just to pass the legislation but also override the governor’s inevitable veto.
Minnesota is very much controlled by democrats and has a “shield law”and has virtually no chance of passing any restrictions anytime soon. The Michigan legislature is pretty evenly split with democrats having a small majority and they also have a very pro trans democrat governor. Meanwhile, Wisconsin has a democrat governor who is very pro trans and a republican legislature. However, due to redistricting republicans are expected to lose many seats in the Wisconsin legislature in this election, further decreasing the chances of passing any restrictions there.
The only states left that could possibly feasibly adopt restrictions anytime soon would be Alaska and maybe Kansas and/or Virginia, but only if republicans manage to gain a few seats in their state legislatures.
Keep in mind that not all of the states that have restrictions on transgender medical interventions for minors have fully banned it. Georgia still allows puberty blockers. Nebraska allows both hormones and puberty blockers after a child has undergone 40 hours of “clinical neutral therapy”. And West Virginia makes exceptions for “severe gender dysphoria” which is basically all cases let’s be honest. And then there’s all the restrictions that are currently blocked by a court injunction.
You might want to add this one to the list of conferences: https://www.glma.org/conference.php. GLMA's Annual Conference on LGBTQ+ Health September 30 - October 2, 2024 in Charlotte, NC.
Thank You!
If you guys will be protesting at the Philadelphia Conference, let me know and I'll signal boost it on the PA 4 Sex Based Rights Substack!
We will have a few people quietly attending this one. The read on Philadelphia is that it might not be the safest place for our kind of action, yet.
Got it! Reach out if you need support of any kind.
Last year the Oregon legislature passed a package of pro-trans legislation, most notably allowing minors who are age 15 or older to receive so-called gender affirming care even if their parents oppose it.
It also included provisions that protect a wide variety of health care providers from disciplinary proceedings by their Oregon licensing boards under certain circumstances. For the law to kick in, a couple of conditions have to be met.
First, a health care provider must be licensed in a state that restricts or prohibits certain types of gender affirming care and in the state of Oregon.
Secondly, the health care provider must have violated the prohibitions on gender affirming care in a state where they're licensed, and the licensing board in that state must initiate disciplinary action against the health care provider because of their unlawful behavior.
In that case, Oregon law protects that health care provider from having his Oregon licensing board open a disciplinary action against him in Oregon solely because his licensing board in the other state is disciplining him for failing to abide by prohibitions against providing gender affirming care.
As I understand it, disciplinary action by a licensing board in one state against a provider licensed in one or more other states would be grounds for opening disciplinary investigations against that provider in the other states where he holds a license.
Talk about subverting the justice system.
Kansas isn’t the only red states that hasn’t enacted restrictions. There’s also Alaska
So sorry that we forgot Alaska!
Such a helpful list. Thank you!
Is this one on too? https://beyondgenderconference.org/
I’m almost embarrassed to live in Massachusetts, probably the most woke state in the union. It’s great in a lot of ways, but I wouldn’t know where to begin to change things on the gender front. I will happily join you at the event at the Boston Hyatt Regency if that is possible!
I don’t expect Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan to adopt restrictions anytime soon if ever. They would have to persuade way more than just a few democrats since they would have to have enough votes not just to pass the legislation but also override the governor’s inevitable veto.
Minnesota is very much controlled by democrats and has a “shield law”and has virtually no chance of passing any restrictions anytime soon. The Michigan legislature is pretty evenly split with democrats having a small majority and they also have a very pro trans democrat governor. Meanwhile, Wisconsin has a democrat governor who is very pro trans and a republican legislature. However, due to redistricting republicans are expected to lose many seats in the Wisconsin legislature in this election, further decreasing the chances of passing any restrictions there.
The only states left that could possibly feasibly adopt restrictions anytime soon would be Alaska and maybe Kansas and/or Virginia, but only if republicans manage to gain a few seats in their state legislatures.
Keep in mind that not all of the states that have restrictions on transgender medical interventions for minors have fully banned it. Georgia still allows puberty blockers. Nebraska allows both hormones and puberty blockers after a child has undergone 40 hours of “clinical neutral therapy”. And West Virginia makes exceptions for “severe gender dysphoria” which is basically all cases let’s be honest. And then there’s all the restrictions that are currently blocked by a court injunction.
Which of those conferences will you guys be protesting at?