➡️A federal appeals court has handed a victory to the Trump administration in its effort to ban transgender people from the military. Additionally, the appellate court will decide whether West Virginia can ban Medicaid coverage of adult gender reassignment surgery.
We also cover the new variant mpox strain discovered in the UK and whether people need to worry.
Our reporter Ryan Adamchesky contributed an op-ed about the parallels between anti-trans activist Riley Gaines and the recent University of Oklahoma scandal over a Christian student’s failing essay, and our latest article on queer history features the HIV activist group ACT UP.
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Justice Cornelia Pillard said the ban “stigmatizes all transgender individuals as unfit to serve in the military simply because they are transgender, regardless of their individual accomplishments.”
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The U.S. Supreme Court sent the case back to lower courts over the summer after ruling that states can ban gender-affirming care for minors.
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This appears to be a combination of two severe strains spread in previous outbreaks. Here’s what we know so far:
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OPINION: Never before have people been so famous for coming in fifth place or failing their homework.
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The direct action organization ACT UP was key to the fight against AIDS at the height of the epidemic, and its legacy influences its current work.
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