American LGBTQ advocacy group; largest US LGBTQ political lobbying organization
The administration has finalized a rule that ends federal Medicaid and CHIP funding for gender-affirming care for minors, including puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries. Mental health services remain funded. Seventeen states currently cover some degree of gender-affirming care under Medicaid and CHIP, while many hospitals have paused treatments.
A government report details how years of rising prices and high-volume pediatric gender care have drawn investigations into hospital billing and patient outcomes. The analysis notes lawmakers are pressuring providers to justify treatments and codes used for minors.
Investors are pressuring Nike to scrutinize its charitable partnerships after Inspire Investing’s campaign questions the company’s LGBTQ advocacy ties and its marketing of women’s sports.
Celebrities including Hannah Einbinder and Susan Sarandon have been detained amid a large protest outside the UN as Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the General Assembly. The demonstration, organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, calls for an end to funding of what protesters call genocide in Palestine. The arrests followed earlier statements urging action from the US government.