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Children will die : Transgender advocates warn about risks as more states consider banning gender-affirming care for kids Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY
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Willow Breshears knew she was different for as long as she can remember. Growing up in rural Arkansas, she said she often felt depressed her personal discoveries about herself quashed by social norms and Baptist teachings.
Now 18 and living in Little Rock, the transgender activist recently testified before lawmakers as part of an effort to try to stop the passage of a proposed state law that, among other things, bans doctors from providing gender-affirming care such as including puberty blockers and hormone therapy to youth under 18. She and others protesting the measure were unsuccessful.
San Francisco officials held a virtual town hall intended to inform LGBTQs in particular about the three authorized COVID-19 vaccines, while on the Peninsula, the San Mateo County Pride Center announced it hopes to set up a vaccination clinic for the queer community.
Dr. Susan Philip, San Francisco s acting health officer, said during the March 9 town hall that it is expected that beginning Monday, the state will allow health care providers to use their own clinical judgment in vaccinating individuals ages 16-64 who are deemed to be at the very highest risk to get very sick from COVID-19 due to medical conditions.
As COVID vaccinations ramp up with a third vaccine authorized for use, community leaders and health officials across California are pushing to see that LGBTQ individuals sign up to get inoculated. Yet there will be no way to know just how many LGBTQ people get a shot.
The state s public health department is not tracking vaccinations among LGBTQ Californians, the Bay Area Reporter has learned. The lack of gathering sexual orientation and gender identity data related to the vaccines comes as California health officials remain blind to just how widespread COVID-19 has been within the Golden State s LGBTQ population. We just confirmed the state is collecting no SOGI data on vaccines, gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) told the B.A.R. March 2. I think this points to a broader issue, and I want to be really frank that we don t see health care providers and counties and the state constantly quibbling and making excuses around race and age and gender data. They just collec
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