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It’s a creation of San Francisco officials in partnership with Lyon-Martin Community Health Services — an organization that provides medical care for trans, nonbinary and intersex people, along with cisgender women who are part of the LGBTQA+ community — and SF’s Transgender District, which works to empower trans people, and to make trans people and history more visible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deadline to \u003ca href=\"https://www.giftincome.org/apply\">apply for GIFT\u003c/a> is Thursday, Dec. 15. There’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.giftincome.org/apply\">an online GIFT application form\u003c/a>, where you can upload all the required documents in the same portal. \u003ca href=\"https://www.giftincome.org/es/apply\">GIFT’s site is also available fully in Spanish.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.giftincome.org/faq\">GIFT’s site includes a commonly asked questions section\u003c/a>, and we’ve also created this guide to answer additional questions that audiences asked KQED about the program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#who\">\u003cstrong>Who is eligible to apply for GIFT?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#taxable\">\u003cstrong>How does GIFT work with my taxes, or with other benefits I’m getting?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#live\">\u003cstrong>How can I prove I live in San Francisco if my living situation is complicated?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#survey\">\u003cstrong>What are the surveys that participants have to do every three months?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#help\">\u003cstrong>Where can I speak to someone for help applying for GIFT?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>What is GIFT, and what is the program meant to do?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The GIFT program will offer 55 trans people in San Francisco a guaranteed income of $1,200 per month, for 18 months — starting in January 2023 and ending in June 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The funds will be given to participants via a new debit Visa card, which the program will reload with a fresh $1,200 each month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aubrey Davis, executive associate with the Transgender District, points out that many trans people in San Francisco continue to struggle making ends meet, due to layoffs but also discrimination that can make it harder for them to find a job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says some trans folks are also dealing with homelessness and housing insecurity, after being pushed out by family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What this program is supposed to do is help the situation — make it possible for people to support themselves, for them to just have a little bit more ease with their finances,” Davis said. She added that by receiving direct financial assistance each month to cover some essential expenses, folks living in one of the most expensive cities in the country will be getting some sort of lifeline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"who\">\u003c/a>Who can apply for GIFT?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>To qualify to apply for GIFT, you must be:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Age 18 or over\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Not be receiving more than $600 per month in income\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Live in the city and county of San Francisco\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Agree to complete a survey for GIFT every three months during the program\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Your application must be fully completed and finished by the deadline of Dec. 15 to be considered for GIFT. Remember, 55 recipients will ultimately be selected for this pilot program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because only San Francisco residents can be participants in the program, since funding comes from the city and county of San Francisco, enrolled participants who then \u003cem>leave\u003c/em> San Francisco would also have to leave the GIFT program.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"taxable\">\u003c/a>How does GIFT work with my taxes, or with other benefits I’m receiving?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You’ll have to report what you received from GIFT to the IRS when you file your 2023 taxes in 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other government agencies, like the Social Security Administration, will also consider GIFT as income — which could potentially affect other benefits folks receive, like Supplemental Security Income (SSI).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sometimes it takes decades to get on SSI and when you finally receive it, you can only earn so much,” said Samuel Favela, program associate at the Transgender District. 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And Favela points out the possibility that someone could lose these benefits if they exceed the income cap by receiving GIFT.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are chosen to be a GIFT participant and you also receive state benefits like CalFresh or CalWorks, Favela recommends notifying that agency about GIFT — \u003cem>before\u003c/em> you start receiving money. “If [you] don’t report this, it’s going to catch up to [you] at the end of this program,” said Favela.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Favela says the team at the Transgender District is committed to helping folks in these tricky situations, as the organization believes that someone shouldn’t have to choose between two lifelines when trying to survive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s waivers that they could sign up for and we’re going to be working with them on that as well.” said Favela.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the most important thing you can do if you’re receiving government benefits and are moving forward along the GIFT application process? Be as transparent as possible with both GIFT organizers \u003cem>and\u003c/em> government agencies. “Their case manager is probably the best person [to contact], and their case manager can then reach out to us, too,” Favela added.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>I work informally. What can I do to prove my income?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On the GIFT website, \u003ca href=\"https://www.giftincome.org/apply\">you can upload a variety of documents\u003c/a> to go with your application that verify how much you earn. That can include W-2 forms, pay stubs or even bank statements. People who only receive SSI or SSDI income can share the letters they receive from the Social Security Administration confirming they receive these benefits. Even financial aid letters from schools are accepted as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you work informally and do not have documentation to go along with your earnings, you can instead provide a self-attestation letter. This \u003ca href=\"https://www.giftincome.org/_files/ugd/40a234_1b957f500e164f44b6427e13fafebe91.pdf\">income attestation form is available as a PDF\u003c/a> on the GIFT website along with \u003ca href=\"https://www.giftincome.org/apply\">other documents to download\u003c/a> and use, and lets you share how much income you are making a month, how many people live with you and why you cannot provide proof of income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re trusting people to make sure that they come in with correct information and have good intentions,” said Favela, who added that they are very understanding that folks have many different ways to pay the bills. “So if they want to let us know that they’re doing sex work and this is how much they make that month, they could just write an email and fill out that section that way,” Favela said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11867225\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11867225 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/pexels-cottonbro-5054213-scaled-e1617913983516.jpg\" alt=\"Two hands with dark brown skin type on a laptop in front of a window.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the GIFT website, you can upload a variety of documents to go with your application that verify how much you earn. \u003ccite>(Cottonbro/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"live\">\u003c/a>My living situation is complicated, or I’m between housing at the moment. How can I prove I live in San Francisco?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Just like verifying your income, there are many ways you can confirm you currently live in San Francisco. If you don’t have any mail from PG&E or a phone company that includes your name and current address, you can ask a social worker or health care provider or agency you are working with to write a letter that confirms you are living in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are staying at a shelter, you can request a homeless verification letter from shelter management. But if that’s not an option, either, you can fill out \u003ca href=\"https://www.giftincome.org/_files/ugd/40a234_1505cef25be14f31b42fe69aaf7b011d.pdf\">a different proof-of-residency self-attestation form available on the GIFT website (PDF)\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the residency attestation form, you will have to confirm that you are currently unhoused and that there is not an agency or organization able to provide a letter confirming your housing status. 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Are they able to go to those doctor’s appointments or get prescriptions?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In these conversations, if a participant shares that they need health care services, they can be connected to treatment at Lyon-Martin Community Health Services. Some of this data will also be shared with the Office of Transgender Initiatives at City Hall. However, the team at the Transgender District clarified that this data will be used to better understand the impact of the program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also important to mention that city agencies do not share information on someone’s immigration status with federal agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Can I apply to this program if I’m undocumented?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, and you do not need a Social Security number to receive GIFT income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>People who are monolingual Spanish-speakers and undocumented immigrants have priority enrollment, say the organizers.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How exactly will participants be chosen?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Lyon-Martin Community Health Services and the Transgender District will select participants randomly. But among the target audience of trans San Franciscans, the program still has “demographics that we’re trying to hit,” said Favela.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“Sixty percent of people that we’re going [to] try to have in the program are Black trans folks,” they said.\u003c/strong> “So in that randomized selection, at least 60% are going to be [Black trans folks].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will sort them out to each category that they fall in and then just randomize within each category,” added Davis.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"help\">\u003c/a>I need help completing my application. 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Are they able to go to those doctor’s appointments or get prescriptions?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In these conversations, if a participant shares that they need health care services, they can be connected to treatment at Lyon-Martin Community Health Services. Some of this data will also be shared with the Office of Transgender Initiatives at City Hall. 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But among the target audience of trans San Franciscans, the program still has “demographics that we’re trying to hit,” said Favela.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“Sixty percent of people that we’re going [to] try to have in the program are Black trans folks,” they said.\u003c/strong> “So in that randomized selection, at least 60% are going to be [Black trans folks].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will sort them out to each category that they fall in and then just randomize within each category,” added Davis.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"help\">\u003c/a>I need help completing my application. 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"content": "\u003cp>California is the first state in the nation to create a sanctuary for transgender youth seeking gender-affirming medical care. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB107\">a new law\u003c/a> in September that ensures transgender kids from elsewhere can safely access hormones or puberty blockers here. The legislation also shields families from child abuse investigations or from being criminally prosecuted for seeking gender-affirming care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In California we believe in equality and acceptance. We believe that no one should be prosecuted or persecuted for getting the care they need — including gender-affirming care,” Newsom said in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/SB-107-SIGNING.pdf?emrc=1a80c5\">signing message\u003c/a>. “Parents know what’s best for their kids, and they should be able to make decisions around the health of their children without fear. We must take a stand for parental choice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_11927310,news_11925478,news_11908591\"]This year \u003ca href=\"https://freedomforallamericans.org/legislative-tracker/medical-care-bans/\">a wave of bills\u003c/a> in states ranging from New Hampshire to Arizona have attempted to limit, ban or criminalize access to medical care for transgender and nonbinary youth. An \u003ca href=\"https://www.billtrack50.com/BillDetail/1247206\">Alabama law\u003c/a> passed in February not only banned medication for transgender youth, but ruled that doctors who break it could face up to 10 years in prison.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You don’t disfigure 10-, 12-, 13-year-old kids based on gender dysphoria,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis \u003ca href=\"https://www.newsweek.com/desantis-doctors-should-sued-kids-gender-surgery-1730656\">said at an August press conference\u003c/a>. “I think these doctors need to get sued for what’s happening.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of these laws are in legal limbo as they are \u003ca href=\"https://www.alreporter.com/2022/05/09/alabama-law-criminalizing-care-for-transgender-youth-faces-storm-of-legal-challenges/\">challenged in court\u003c/a>. Meanwhile, families are panicking.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Scared out of Texas\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>After decades of building a life in Texas, a mother of a 12-year-old suddenly worried she might be investigated for child abuse, after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Department of Family Protective Services to \u003ca href=\"https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/O-MastersJaime202202221358.pdf\">investigate parents who are providing gender-affirming care to their kids\u003c/a> last February.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were stunned that it was no longer safe for us to be there,” said the mother, who asked that KQED not use her name to protect her identity and that of her child.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even after a Texas judge \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/03/11/1086039378/texas-transgender-investigations-blockedxas-court-hearing/\">temporarily stayed such investigations\u003c/a>, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/1502477644973101057a/2022/03/17/texas-trans-child-abuse-investigations/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2\">insisted that they were legal and would continue\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Media reports soon detailed experiences where \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/09/09/texas-transgender-student-school-lawsuit/\">state investigators pulled trans youth out of classrooms\u003c/a> for interrogations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With their parents not being there,” said the Texas mother, adding that she heard similar stories from family friends. “And these are children that have only socially transitioned. All they asked for was to be called a different pronoun. That’s terrifying.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three years ago, her own 12-year-old daughter asked her friends and family to use feminine pronouns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And so we sat down and talked to our kid,” she said. “We gave her a little card to go to school with that listed her rights and told her what to do if somebody came to investigate us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the family could not relax. They said they had no choice but to sell their home. This fall they packed up all of their belongings and moved to Southern California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It feels very good to not feel like you’re in danger — in that really critical place of our family being ripped apart,” said the mother.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Providing refuge\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>They feel safe under a new law authored by state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), which declares that any potential out-of-state arrest warrant for violating laws related to such care will be given “the lowest law enforcement priority.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are going to provide them with refuge and we’re not going to send them back and we’re not going to honor subpoenas,” said Sen. Wiener. “And our law enforcement is not going to enforce the laws of Texas and Alabama criminalizing these families.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11929270\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1385208037-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11929270\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1385208037-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1385208037-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1385208037-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1385208037-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1385208037-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1385208037-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1385208037-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A family at a rally at the Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota, to support trans kids. A recent wave of bills has sought to ban or criminalize gender-affirming care for trans minors in several states. \u003ccite>(Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>High stakes\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Mental health therapists say \u003ca href=\"https://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/news/gender-affirming-care-saves-lives#:~:text=Research%20demonstrates%20that%20gender%2Daffirming,and%20nonbinary%20children%20and%20adolescents.\">puberty blockers and hormone therapy can save lives\u003c/a>. A recent survey found that nearly \u003ca href=\"https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2022/\">1 in 5 transgender 13- to 24-year-olds have attempted suicide\u003c/a> in the past year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The World Health Organization defines gender-affirming care as a variety of “social, psychological, behavioral and medical interventions designed to support and affirm an individual’s gender identity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These interventions can be nonmedical — called social transitioning — like when a child adopts a chosen name and/or new pronouns or dresses in alignment with their gender identity. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X18300855?casa_token=-7GD1S60G7cAAAAA:KGdKY4GcSCMr2GAaXVVM-ROXVzsEjKTZImcFc1t6hD6d-uIo8g-3tvtGvT1zt6ozpQ0mkg86v2o\">Research\u003c/a> suggests changing one’s name may reduce depression and suicide ideation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, beginning in early adolescence, doctors may prescribe medical interventions. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.wpath.org/about/mission-and-vision\">World Professional Association for Transgender Health\u003c/a> recommends waiting until youth are 15 years old for surgical procedures, according to their \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/gender-transition-treatment-guidelines-9dbe54f670a3a0f5f2831c2bf14f9bbb\">new guidance\u003c/a> released over the summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Constitutional questions\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The new California law faces fierce opposition. Forty-five organizations, including the \u003ca href=\"https://adflegal.org/article/california-thinks-it-can-raise-your-kids-better-you-can\">Alliance Defending Freedom\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.heritage.org/gender/commentary/california-attacks-parents-rights-under-the-guise-medical-care\">The Heritage Foundation\u003c/a>, penned a letter to Newsom urging him to veto Wiener’s bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want these treatments to not be happening on minors because they’re permanent,” said Greg Burt, director of capitol engagement for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.californiafamily.org/2022/09/gov-newsom-signs-bill-to-strip-children-from-parents-to-medically-transgender-them/\">California Family Council\u003c/a>, a Christian faith-based organization. “We do not assume that your body is the problem. We think it’s much more logical to encourage young people to try and get their minds to match their bodies.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11929274\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1239665321.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11929274\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1239665321-800x545.jpg\" alt=\"a person wears a shirt that reads 'protect trans kids'\" width=\"800\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1239665321-800x545.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1239665321-1020x695.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1239665321-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1239665321.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A person takes part in a rally during a Transgender Day of Visibility event outside the State House in Boston on March 31, 2022. \u003ccite>(Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Yet the standard of care for kids who are really distressed and diagnosed with gender dysphoria does include medical interventions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California is also acting as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11914440/california-wants-to-be-the-nations-abortion-haven\">a sanctuary for those individuals seeking abortions\u003c/a> from other states after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. 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But conservatives, including Burt, argue that California’s “sanctuary” laws on abortion and gender-affirming care violate the Constitution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s going to be a constitutional crisis if states don’t honor each other’s civil judgments,” Burt said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jessica Levinson, professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, said there “could be litigation both with respect to abortion and with respect to gender-affirming care.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But she and other legal experts are not convinced by conservative critiques that the new California laws violate the Constitution’s \u003ca href=\"https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artIV-S1-1/ALDE_00013015/\">full faith and credit clause\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Kathie Moehlig, executive director, Trans Family Support Services\"]‘The politicians should not be making medical decisions for anybody, nor should they be making parental decisions for anybody.’[/pullquote]“I think the weight of the law indicates that states are separate sovereigns. If and until there is a national standard that indicates nobody can obtain gender-affirming care or nobody can obtain an abortion, the law allows for a patchwork,” Levinson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That patchwork is crucial to the families seeking help at \u003ca href=\"https://transfamilysos.org/\">Trans Family Support Services\u003c/a> in San Diego.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The politicians should not be making medical decisions for anybody, nor should they be making parental decisions for anybody,” said Kathie Moehlig, the organization’s executive director.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About a decade ago, Moehlig helped her 11-year-old access puberty blockers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My son would not still be alive if we waited until 18,” she said. “He already was in so much distress and so completely miserable that his body was becoming something that he knew he was not.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today she says her son is thriving in college, studying theology. He has never regretted transitioning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is no solid data on how many kids remain satisfied with medical interventions, or feel remorse about gender-affirming transitions. A recent report from Reuters highlights the \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-transyouth-care/\">lack of solid evidence on the long-term effects of gender-affirming care\u003c/a>. For example, there is very little known about how transitioning affects fertility or cognitive development. Puberty blockers and sex hormones do not have FDA approval for children’s gender care, and the National Institutes of Health has said that clinical trials have not yet determined whether there are any short- or long-term health risks for teens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the Moehlig family, their only regret is that they waited as long as they did to transition their son.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were stunned that it was no longer safe for us to be there,” said the mother, who asked that KQED not use her name to protect her identity and that of her child.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even after a Texas judge \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/03/11/1086039378/texas-transgender-investigations-blockedxas-court-hearing/\">temporarily stayed such investigations\u003c/a>, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/1502477644973101057a/2022/03/17/texas-trans-child-abuse-investigations/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2\">insisted that they were legal and would continue\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Media reports soon detailed experiences where \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/09/09/texas-transgender-student-school-lawsuit/\">state investigators pulled trans youth out of classrooms\u003c/a> for interrogations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With their parents not being there,” said the Texas mother, adding that she heard similar stories from family friends. “And these are children that have only socially transitioned. All they asked for was to be called a different pronoun. That’s terrifying.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three years ago, her own 12-year-old daughter asked her friends and family to use feminine pronouns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And so we sat down and talked to our kid,” she said. “We gave her a little card to go to school with that listed her rights and told her what to do if somebody came to investigate us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the family could not relax. They said they had no choice but to sell their home. This fall they packed up all of their belongings and moved to Southern California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It feels very good to not feel like you’re in danger — in that really critical place of our family being ripped apart,” said the mother.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Providing refuge\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>They feel safe under a new law authored by state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), which declares that any potential out-of-state arrest warrant for violating laws related to such care will be given “the lowest law enforcement priority.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are going to provide them with refuge and we’re not going to send them back and we’re not going to honor subpoenas,” said Sen. Wiener. “And our law enforcement is not going to enforce the laws of Texas and Alabama criminalizing these families.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11929270\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1385208037-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11929270\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1385208037-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1385208037-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1385208037-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1385208037-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1385208037-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1385208037-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1385208037-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A family at a rally at the Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota, to support trans kids. A recent wave of bills has sought to ban or criminalize gender-affirming care for trans minors in several states. \u003ccite>(Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>High stakes\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Mental health therapists say \u003ca href=\"https://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/news/gender-affirming-care-saves-lives#:~:text=Research%20demonstrates%20that%20gender%2Daffirming,and%20nonbinary%20children%20and%20adolescents.\">puberty blockers and hormone therapy can save lives\u003c/a>. A recent survey found that nearly \u003ca href=\"https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2022/\">1 in 5 transgender 13- to 24-year-olds have attempted suicide\u003c/a> in the past year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The World Health Organization defines gender-affirming care as a variety of “social, psychological, behavioral and medical interventions designed to support and affirm an individual’s gender identity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These interventions can be nonmedical — called social transitioning — like when a child adopts a chosen name and/or new pronouns or dresses in alignment with their gender identity. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X18300855?casa_token=-7GD1S60G7cAAAAA:KGdKY4GcSCMr2GAaXVVM-ROXVzsEjKTZImcFc1t6hD6d-uIo8g-3tvtGvT1zt6ozpQ0mkg86v2o\">Research\u003c/a> suggests changing one’s name may reduce depression and suicide ideation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, beginning in early adolescence, doctors may prescribe medical interventions. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.wpath.org/about/mission-and-vision\">World Professional Association for Transgender Health\u003c/a> recommends waiting until youth are 15 years old for surgical procedures, according to their \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/gender-transition-treatment-guidelines-9dbe54f670a3a0f5f2831c2bf14f9bbb\">new guidance\u003c/a> released over the summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Constitutional questions\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The new California law faces fierce opposition. Forty-five organizations, including the \u003ca href=\"https://adflegal.org/article/california-thinks-it-can-raise-your-kids-better-you-can\">Alliance Defending Freedom\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.heritage.org/gender/commentary/california-attacks-parents-rights-under-the-guise-medical-care\">The Heritage Foundation\u003c/a>, penned a letter to Newsom urging him to veto Wiener’s bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want these treatments to not be happening on minors because they’re permanent,” said Greg Burt, director of capitol engagement for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.californiafamily.org/2022/09/gov-newsom-signs-bill-to-strip-children-from-parents-to-medically-transgender-them/\">California Family Council\u003c/a>, a Christian faith-based organization. “We do not assume that your body is the problem. We think it’s much more logical to encourage young people to try and get their minds to match their bodies.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11929274\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1239665321.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11929274\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1239665321-800x545.jpg\" alt=\"a person wears a shirt that reads 'protect trans kids'\" width=\"800\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1239665321-800x545.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1239665321-1020x695.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1239665321-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1239665321.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A person takes part in a rally during a Transgender Day of Visibility event outside the State House in Boston on March 31, 2022. \u003ccite>(Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Yet the standard of care for kids who are really distressed and diagnosed with gender dysphoria does include medical interventions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California is also acting as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11914440/california-wants-to-be-the-nations-abortion-haven\">a sanctuary for those individuals seeking abortions\u003c/a> from other states after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“I think the weight of the law indicates that states are separate sovereigns. If and until there is a national standard that indicates nobody can obtain gender-affirming care or nobody can obtain an abortion, the law allows for a patchwork,” Levinson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That patchwork is crucial to the families seeking help at \u003ca href=\"https://transfamilysos.org/\">Trans Family Support Services\u003c/a> in San Diego.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The politicians should not be making medical decisions for anybody, nor should they be making parental decisions for anybody,” said Kathie Moehlig, the organization’s executive director.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About a decade ago, Moehlig helped her 11-year-old access puberty blockers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My son would not still be alive if we waited until 18,” she said. “He already was in so much distress and so completely miserable that his body was becoming something that he knew he was not.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today she says her son is thriving in college, studying theology. He has never regretted transitioning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is no solid data on how many kids remain satisfied with medical interventions, or feel remorse about gender-affirming transitions. A recent report from Reuters highlights the \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-transyouth-care/\">lack of solid evidence on the long-term effects of gender-affirming care\u003c/a>. For example, there is very little known about how transitioning affects fertility or cognitive development. Puberty blockers and sex hormones do not have FDA approval for children’s gender care, and the National Institutes of Health has said that clinical trials have not yet determined whether there are any short- or long-term health risks for teens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that he signed \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB107\">Senate Bill 107\u003c/a>, legislation that provides legal protections for transgender kids and their parents who come to the state after facing criminal prosecution or being threatened with forcible separation in other states.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“In California we believe in equality and acceptance,” Newsom said in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/SB-107-SIGNING.pdf?emrc=1a80c5\">signing statement\u003c/a>. “We believe that no one should be prosecuted or persecuted for getting the care they need – including gender-affirming care.” The new law takes effect Jan. 1, 2023.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen Kathie Moehlig’s 11-year-old son decided to transition in 2012, she says not one doctor in San Diego was willing to treat him. “When I called to make appointments, they kept telling me, ‘We don’t treat kids like that here,’” Moehlig said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But she continued making calls, eventually breaking through at Rady Children’s Hospital. Her efforts drew attention from other families of transgender kids, many of whom began asking her for help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She decided she “couldn’t just be a family friend,” so eight years ago she started \u003ca href=\"https://transfamilysos.org/\">TransFamily Support Services\u003c/a>, a nonprofit that offers a multitude of services to hundreds of families of transgender individuals across the country, including support groups, assistance navigating the medical system and — most recently — political advocacy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>TransFamily Support Services co-sponsored \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billCompareClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB107&showamends=false\">Senate Bill 107\u003c/a>, designed to protect from prosecution patients who travel to California for what supporters call gender-affirming care and doctors who provide that care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Assembly gave its final approval to the bill in a \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB107\">60-19 vote\u003c/a>. The Senate went along on a 30-9 vote, sending the bill to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who signed it September 29. The new law will take effect Jan. 1, 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"State Sen. Scott Wiener, author of SB 107\"]‘As so many states work to erase trans kids and criminalize their families, California must always have their backs.’[/pullquote]The bill will make California \u003ca href=\"https://sd11.senate.ca.gov/news/20220803-senator-wiener%E2%80%99s-bill-provide-refuge-trans-kids-and-their-families-passes-final\">a refuge for minors seeking gender-affirming care\u003c/a>, similar to how \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1666\">Assembly Bill 1666\u003c/a>, which \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/abortion-rights/2022/06/california-abortion-roe-ruling/\">Newsom signed into law in June\u003c/a>, made the state a refuge for those seeking abortions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It will send a very clear message that trans kids and their families, if they don’t feel safe in their state, they can come here and we’ll do everything in our power to protect them from prosecution,” state Sen. Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat and the bill’s author, told CalMatters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As so many states work to erase trans kids and criminalize their families, California must always have their backs,” Wiener said in a statement on Friday after Newsom signed the bill. “With SB 107 signed into law, California is forcefully pushing back against the anti-LGBTQ hatred spreading across parts of our nation. The rainbow wave is real, and it’s coming.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But state Sen. Melissa Melendez, a Lake Elsinore Republican, said the bill interferes with the relationship between parents and their transgender children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t disagree that we should make sure that kids in this category are protected, and not bullied, and not harassed, and provided some understanding and certainly any medical attention mental-health-wise that they may need,” she said during the floor debate. “But I don’t think the state of California should be stepping in and facilitating that. That’s not our place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement in response to the bill-signing, Jonathan Keller, president of the California Family Council, said, “By signing this extreme bill, Gavin Newsom is telling all parents across the country that he knows what’s best for their children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Tony Hoang, executive director of Equality California, countered in a statement: “While small, hateful men like Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis attack trans children and their families, Governor Newsom today made clear that California will welcome them with open arms. SB 107 officially makes California a state of refuge for trans kids and their families.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A national wave\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The bill, perhaps the highest-profile of \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=News&sc=Latest%20News&id=318471\">several LGBTQ-related proposals\u003c/a> also sent to Newsom, responds to a recent wave of legislation: \u003ca href=\"https://freedomforallamericans.org/legislative-tracker/medical-care-bans/\">At least 40 bills in 20 states\u003c/a> would restrict access to gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. These proposals vary from an Idaho bill to \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/03/11/idaho-transgender-medical-treatment-bill/\">criminalize gender-affirming medical procedures\u003c/a> to a Florida law \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/11/florida-finalizes-ban-medicaid-transgender-treatments-00051259\">banning their insurance coverage\u003c/a>. In Texas, \u003ca href=\"https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/gov-abbotts-order-to-investigate-trans-youth-elicited-anger-confusion-inside-state-protective-services-internal-emails-open-records/287-f42c4255-4a31-4a32-a63c-83ecb7de0d1b\">state social workers are reportedly rebelling\u003c/a> — or even threatening to quit — rather than carry out an order by Gov. Greg Abbott to investigate parents who allow transgender health care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Proponents of the bill say it is California’s responsibility to intervene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are efforts all across the country … to go after trans kids and their families. California has a role to play in providing a safe, welcoming environment for trans kids and their families to get the care they need,” said Samuel Garrett-Pate, managing director of external affairs for Equality California, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.eqca.org/legislation/#\">supports the bill\u003c/a> and says it’s the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SB 107 will:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Prohibit law-enforcement participation and the arrest or extradition of an individual for allowing a person to receive or provide gender-affirming care when that care is legal under California and federal law.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Declare arrest warrants for individuals who allowed their child to receive gender-affirming health care the lowest law enforcement priority.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ban the enforcement of another state’s law authorizing a state agency to remove a child from their parent or guardian because they allowed their child to receive gender-affirming care.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Bar compliance with subpoenas seeking medical information related to gender-affirming care that interferes with a person’s right to allow a child to receive that care.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“As it stands, transgender youth and their parents in these states are under a constant threat of being reported by anyone around them, while forgoing life-saving treatment,” said Assemblymember Lori Wilson, a Suisun City Democrat and parent of a trans person, in presenting the bill on the Assembly floor. “In doing so, they are targeting our most vulnerable population — children — as well as their parents and doctors who support them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11927340\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11927340\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/RS56923_018_KQED_SFTransMarch_06242022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Person wearing brightly colored clothing holds large sign in middle of large street during large-scale street march\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/RS56923_018_KQED_SFTransMarch_06242022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/RS56923_018_KQED_SFTransMarch_06242022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/RS56923_018_KQED_SFTransMarch_06242022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/RS56923_018_KQED_SFTransMarch_06242022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/RS56923_018_KQED_SFTransMarch_06242022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A participant in the Trans March carries a sign that says ‘Fight for Trans Rights, Fight for Abortion Access for All’ in San Francisco on June 24, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Foes raise concerns\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>By leaning into the national debate around transgender issues, the bill has generated intense opposition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Opponents say that children often misunderstand their gender identity and are likely to regret their decision to get irreversible treatments such as hormone replacement therapy and gender-affirming surgery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of kids don’t quite comprehend the implications of taking puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and even some of the surgeries; don’t comprehend the long-term nature and the damaging effect it would have on their on their bodies when they were minors,” said Greg Burt, a spokesperson for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.californiafamily.org/\">California Family Council\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burt cited \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzgohkz22Fg\">testimony from Chloe Cole\u003c/a> before the Assembly Public Safety Committee on June 28.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“SB 107 is circumventing states’ laws and that have needed safeguards in place so my story’s not repeated. Children cannot consent,” said Cole, a 17-year-old from the Central Valley, who medically transitioned from age 13 to 15 with puberty blockers, male hormones and a mastectomy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Given this, Burt said the religious nonprofit “would be against any kind of drugs or surgeries to try and match a person’s body to their feelings below the age of 18,” regardless of parental consent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t let parents sterilize their kids, even if parents consent to it, and we think this is in the same category,” Burt said. “You can’t harm your child permanently, even if you believe the harm is somehow justified.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Sen. Richard Pan, a Sacramento Democrat who is also a pediatrician, said the medical profession does not recommend surgery for transgender individuals under the age of 18. During a floor debate, he cited research showing that the majority of children who question their gender identity do not change their minds and that the majority of treatments provided to transgender youth are reversible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='Related Coverage' tag='transgender']Opponents also highlight a \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billCompareClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB107&showamends=false\">clause in the bill\u003c/a> that they say \u003ca href=\"https://www.californiafamily.org/2022/08/california-parents-fight-back-against-gender-transition-bills/\">could take custody rights away\u003c/a> from an out-of-state parent who disagrees with the other on their child’s gender-affirming care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Erin Friday, a San Francisco attorney and parent of a child who once wanted to transition, said that the clause “pits parents against parents” by allowing an out-of-state parent to refile for full medical custody of their child in California and eclipse the consent of the non-affirming parent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It makes it easier for the one parent who wants to harm their child to harm their child, and it’s an enticement for kids to run away. There’s no two ways about it,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener’s office disputes that this is the bill’s intent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The point of the bill is not to remove kids from their parents’ custody — not when parents come here with their kids to prevent states like Texas from removing them from their custody,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Helping families, one at a time\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As the political debate rages on, Moehlig and her staff of 10 continue their work, helping families across the U.S. figure out the best doctor and how to get insurance coverage, and providing support groups for people from elementary school age to age 30. She says her group has assisted 3,000 families in its lifetime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That work convinces her of the importance of the bill. She said it’s “ludicrous” for politicians to assert that they know better than the parents of transgender children and their doctors about what medical care and treatment is best.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of now, every law that criminalizes gender-affirming care in other states has been delayed by legal challenges. Moehlig, however, said it’s only a matter of time before one of these bills becomes law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And she’s already seeing the impact: She said she has multiple clients who have moved to California because of the laws in other states. One of her clients in Texas said his doctor canceled his top surgery because they were no longer comfortable treating transgender youth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that protecting the rights of these parents to make these medical choices and get this treatment for these kids without having to worry about any of the ramifications of prosecutions is super important,” Moehlig said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But state Sen. Melissa Melendez, a Lake Elsinore Republican, said the bill interferes with the relationship between parents and their transgender children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t disagree that we should make sure that kids in this category are protected, and not bullied, and not harassed, and provided some understanding and certainly any medical attention mental-health-wise that they may need,” she said during the floor debate. “But I don’t think the state of California should be stepping in and facilitating that. That’s not our place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement in response to the bill-signing, Jonathan Keller, president of the California Family Council, said, “By signing this extreme bill, Gavin Newsom is telling all parents across the country that he knows what’s best for their children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Tony Hoang, executive director of Equality California, countered in a statement: “While small, hateful men like Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis attack trans children and their families, Governor Newsom today made clear that California will welcome them with open arms. SB 107 officially makes California a state of refuge for trans kids and their families.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A national wave\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The bill, perhaps the highest-profile of \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=News&sc=Latest%20News&id=318471\">several LGBTQ-related proposals\u003c/a> also sent to Newsom, responds to a recent wave of legislation: \u003ca href=\"https://freedomforallamericans.org/legislative-tracker/medical-care-bans/\">At least 40 bills in 20 states\u003c/a> would restrict access to gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. These proposals vary from an Idaho bill to \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/03/11/idaho-transgender-medical-treatment-bill/\">criminalize gender-affirming medical procedures\u003c/a> to a Florida law \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/11/florida-finalizes-ban-medicaid-transgender-treatments-00051259\">banning their insurance coverage\u003c/a>. 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California has a role to play in providing a safe, welcoming environment for trans kids and their families to get the care they need,” said Samuel Garrett-Pate, managing director of external affairs for Equality California, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.eqca.org/legislation/#\">supports the bill\u003c/a> and says it’s the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SB 107 will:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Prohibit law-enforcement participation and the arrest or extradition of an individual for allowing a person to receive or provide gender-affirming care when that care is legal under California and federal law.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Declare arrest warrants for individuals who allowed their child to receive gender-affirming health care the lowest law enforcement priority.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ban the enforcement of another state’s law authorizing a state agency to remove a child from their parent or guardian because they allowed their child to receive gender-affirming care.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Bar compliance with subpoenas seeking medical information related to gender-affirming care that interferes with a person’s right to allow a child to receive that care.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“As it stands, transgender youth and their parents in these states are under a constant threat of being reported by anyone around them, while forgoing life-saving treatment,” said Assemblymember Lori Wilson, a Suisun City Democrat and parent of a trans person, in presenting the bill on the Assembly floor. “In doing so, they are targeting our most vulnerable population — children — as well as their parents and doctors who support them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11927340\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11927340\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/RS56923_018_KQED_SFTransMarch_06242022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Person wearing brightly colored clothing holds large sign in middle of large street during large-scale street march\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/RS56923_018_KQED_SFTransMarch_06242022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/RS56923_018_KQED_SFTransMarch_06242022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/RS56923_018_KQED_SFTransMarch_06242022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/RS56923_018_KQED_SFTransMarch_06242022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/RS56923_018_KQED_SFTransMarch_06242022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A participant in the Trans March carries a sign that says ‘Fight for Trans Rights, Fight for Abortion Access for All’ in San Francisco on June 24, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Foes raise concerns\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>By leaning into the national debate around transgender issues, the bill has generated intense opposition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Opponents say that children often misunderstand their gender identity and are likely to regret their decision to get irreversible treatments such as hormone replacement therapy and gender-affirming surgery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of kids don’t quite comprehend the implications of taking puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and even some of the surgeries; don’t comprehend the long-term nature and the damaging effect it would have on their on their bodies when they were minors,” said Greg Burt, a spokesperson for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.californiafamily.org/\">California Family Council\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burt cited \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzgohkz22Fg\">testimony from Chloe Cole\u003c/a> before the Assembly Public Safety Committee on June 28.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“SB 107 is circumventing states’ laws and that have needed safeguards in place so my story’s not repeated. Children cannot consent,” said Cole, a 17-year-old from the Central Valley, who medically transitioned from age 13 to 15 with puberty blockers, male hormones and a mastectomy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Given this, Burt said the religious nonprofit “would be against any kind of drugs or surgeries to try and match a person’s body to their feelings below the age of 18,” regardless of parental consent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t let parents sterilize their kids, even if parents consent to it, and we think this is in the same category,” Burt said. “You can’t harm your child permanently, even if you believe the harm is somehow justified.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Sen. Richard Pan, a Sacramento Democrat who is also a pediatrician, said the medical profession does not recommend surgery for transgender individuals under the age of 18. During a floor debate, he cited research showing that the majority of children who question their gender identity do not change their minds and that the majority of treatments provided to transgender youth are reversible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Opponents also highlight a \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billCompareClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB107&showamends=false\">clause in the bill\u003c/a> that they say \u003ca href=\"https://www.californiafamily.org/2022/08/california-parents-fight-back-against-gender-transition-bills/\">could take custody rights away\u003c/a> from an out-of-state parent who disagrees with the other on their child’s gender-affirming care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Erin Friday, a San Francisco attorney and parent of a child who once wanted to transition, said that the clause “pits parents against parents” by allowing an out-of-state parent to refile for full medical custody of their child in California and eclipse the consent of the non-affirming parent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It makes it easier for the one parent who wants to harm their child to harm their child, and it’s an enticement for kids to run away. There’s no two ways about it,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener’s office disputes that this is the bill’s intent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The point of the bill is not to remove kids from their parents’ custody — not when parents come here with their kids to prevent states like Texas from removing them from their custody,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Helping families, one at a time\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As the political debate rages on, Moehlig and her staff of 10 continue their work, helping families across the U.S. figure out the best doctor and how to get insurance coverage, and providing support groups for people from elementary school age to age 30. She says her group has assisted 3,000 families in its lifetime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That work convinces her of the importance of the bill. She said it’s “ludicrous” for politicians to assert that they know better than the parents of transgender children and their doctors about what medical care and treatment is best.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of now, every law that criminalizes gender-affirming care in other states has been delayed by legal challenges. Moehlig, however, said it’s only a matter of time before one of these bills becomes law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And she’s already seeing the impact: She said she has multiple clients who have moved to California because of the laws in other states. One of her clients in Texas said his doctor canceled his top surgery because they were no longer comfortable treating transgender youth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that protecting the rights of these parents to make these medical choices and get this treatment for these kids without having to worry about any of the ramifications of prosecutions is super important,” Moehlig said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>In his senior year of high school, Emmett Chen-Ran decided to tell his parents he was transgender. He was grappling with a lot: Would they accept him? Would they be upset? Would they understand?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there was another challenge too. Which language should he use to tell them — English or Chinese?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now 24 years old and living in San Francisco, Chen-Ran was born in China. When he was 5 years old, his family moved to New York. As a kid, he learned some Mandarin. One summer in elementary school, he and his mom, Yanfei Ran, spent almost every day watching cartoons, playing badminton and practicing Chinese. But as he got older, he mostly just retained enough of the language to do things like order food at a restaurant.\u003cbr>\n[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_11899189,news_11744484,news_11438847\"]“I don’t think I’ve ever been prepared my entire life to give a soliloquy about my feelings in Chinese,” Chen-Ran said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The situation was reversed for his parents. They’re both lawyers, and according to Chen-Ran, they mostly use English in the workplace. But they were much more comfortable speaking Chinese.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a way to find community when they got to the U.S., Chen-Ran’s parents immersed themselves in Christianity. And around the time Chen-Ran was in middle school, his parents sent him to summer Bible camp. One summer when he was there, Chen-Ran developed a crush on a fellow camper who was “super butch” and “super confident in being masculine.” But he was a bit perplexed — did he want to date them or be them?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He explored this question throughout high school, and by the beginning of his senior year, he was seriously considering hormone therapy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it came time to talk to his parents about his gender, Chen-Ran was torn. He wanted to tell them in their native language, but he wasn’t sure he could find the right words. So he went with English — except for one word.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before he descended the stairs of his Long Island home, Chen-Ran pulled up the Google translation of “transgender” (biàn xìng, at the time) in Chinese, “just so I could ground that term in their cultural understanding of what it was.” The translation that shows up today is “Kuà xìngbié,” which directly translates to “transgender” — but at the time it was “biàn xìng,” which is more akin to the derogatory “transsexual.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was a single light on the dining room table lit, and the rest of the living room and dining room were dark,” he said. “And we were just sitting in the living room in the dark.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chen-Ran told his parents, “I am biàn xìng,” adding, “I want to be a man.” (Chen-Ran knew that terminology wasn’t quite right, he said, but again — he wanted to “put it in terms of their understanding.”) Chen-Ran was trembling the entire time. “Not because I was scared to tell them, but because just the act of voicing these things was so uncomfortable for me,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For dramatic effect, I was sort of like, ‘I might kill myself if I don’t transition,’” he said. “It wasn’t too much of a stretch to think my quality of life definitely would’ve been severely impacted if I wasn’t allowed to transition.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even though Chen-Ran had been having some doubts about his identity (researching online “How do I know that I’m trans for sure?”), he felt a sense of urgency when he came out to his parents. He worried that bringing up any of that doubt would give his parents an opportunity to delay his transition or stand in the way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Emmett Chen-Ran\"]‘I’ve never gone in-depth with explaining why I think I’m trans beyond that initial coming-out talk, because I don’t really have the words for it. I feel like I could explain in English, but … I don’t think they would pick up on all the nuance of what I’m saying.’[/pullquote]He still vividly remembers how they responded to his announcement. His mom cried.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My dad was making this face that he does whenever any mention of, like, un-Christian things comes up,” Chen-Ran said. “It’s a twisting of the mouth and a furrowing of the brows. And he just looks very disgusted and uncomfortable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But after that day, Chen-Ran and his parents never really talked about it again. That conversation was the first and last time he spoke to his parents about his gender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve honestly never gone in-depth with explaining why I think I’m trans beyond that initial coming-out talk, because I don’t really have the words for it,” he said. “I feel like I could explain in English, but I don’t want to, because I don’t think they would pick up on all the nuance of what I’m saying.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without knowing exactly what his parents thought about his gender, Chen-Ran was apprehensive about how they’d identify him in public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A year after that initial conversation, he headed off to start college at Yale. On freshman move-in day, his parents were there, and he tried to keep them away from his roommates and their parents. But he braced himself for an awkward moment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I remember before move-in day, in my head I was like, if they do slip up and call me ‘she’ and someone asks about it, I’ll just be like, ‘They’re just bad at English,’” he said with a laugh. “And I was like, I know I’d be sort of problematically throwing them under the bus as immigrants, but it’s life or death here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He made it through move-in day relatively unscathed, but the uncertainty remained. To this day, the language barrier between Chen-Ran and his parents has made it difficult to know what they think of him. It’s been seven years since he told his parents he’s trans, and a lot has changed — he moved to San Francisco and works as a product manager now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he still sits with one question: Do his parents still view him as their daughter?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11925501\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1330px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/image2.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11925501\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/image2.jpg\" alt=\"a young child and and their mother plant a tree on a hillside with a banner with Chinese characters hanging behind them\" width=\"1330\" height=\"1774\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/image2.jpg 1330w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/image2-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/image2-1020x1361.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/image2-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/image2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1330px) 100vw, 1330px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emmett Chen-Ran and his mother, Yanfei Ran, planting a tree on a mountain in China in 2001 or 2002. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Emmett Chen-Ran)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s hard to tell, he says, because there are no gendered pronouns in spoken Chinese. So when his parents talk about him in Chinese, it’s not clear if they’re misgendering him. And in English, they misgender him constantly. But they also misgender a lot of other people, he said, even their close friends who are cisgender — because of the linguistic differences between Chinese and English.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chen-Ran’s mom, Yanfei Ran, confirmed this. She said she mixes up Chen-Ran’s pronouns because she’s not used to the differences. Chen-Ran didn’t want to talk directly to his mom for this story, but he was curious about what she would say, and said it was OK with him if we reached out to her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Yeah, I think it’s the language. In Chinese … when we mention ‘he’ or ‘she,’ we will use ‘ta’ as the same pronunciation,” Ran said. “So there’s no distinguishing between ‘he’ or ‘she.’ We will just use ‘ta.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But language isn’t the only barrier standing in the way of her understanding of Chen-Ran and his gender. 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That conversation was the first and last time he spoke to his parents about his gender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve honestly never gone in-depth with explaining why I think I’m trans beyond that initial coming-out talk, because I don’t really have the words for it,” he said. “I feel like I could explain in English, but I don’t want to, because I don’t think they would pick up on all the nuance of what I’m saying.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without knowing exactly what his parents thought about his gender, Chen-Ran was apprehensive about how they’d identify him in public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A year after that initial conversation, he headed off to start college at Yale. On freshman move-in day, his parents were there, and he tried to keep them away from his roommates and their parents. 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It’s been seven years since he told his parents he’s trans, and a lot has changed — he moved to San Francisco and works as a product manager now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he still sits with one question: Do his parents still view him as their daughter?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11925501\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1330px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/image2.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11925501\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/image2.jpg\" alt=\"a young child and and their mother plant a tree on a hillside with a banner with Chinese characters hanging behind them\" width=\"1330\" height=\"1774\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/image2.jpg 1330w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/image2-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/image2-1020x1361.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/image2-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/image2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1330px) 100vw, 1330px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emmett Chen-Ran and his mother, Yanfei Ran, planting a tree on a mountain in China in 2001 or 2002. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Emmett Chen-Ran)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s hard to tell, he says, because there are no gendered pronouns in spoken Chinese. 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"content": "\u003cp>A coalition of San Francisco LGBTQ organizations rallied Wednesday to protest the city’s current redistricting plans, which they say will sever neighborhood ties between longstanding transgender and queer communities and dilute those communities’ political power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recently, the city’s nine-member Redistricting Task Force approved moving forward with a \u003ca href=\"https://sfgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=57159538a9a3422a9d22ef75d66565b6\">draft map\u003c/a> that would move the Tenderloin from District 6 to a newly redrawn District 5, separating the Tenderloin from the South of Market area and enjoining it with the Western Addition neighborhood. The task force is set to approve the new district map in mid-April.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Opponents of the proposed map say the move could displace some of the city’s most marginalized residents, split the political power of LGBTQ residents in those areas, and disconnect the Transgender District — the world’s first and only transgender cultural district — from the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District in nearby SoMa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Jupiter Peraza, director of social justice and empowerment initiatives, Transgender District\"]‘Without proper representation, we run the risk of being overlooked in the decision-making process that molds the future of our communities.’[/pullquote]The coalition — including leaders from the Transgender District, the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District, the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club, the Alice B. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Last week, a Texas judge temporarily blocked a directive from Gov. Greg Abbott calling for child abuse investigations of parents who seek gender-affirming medical care for their transgender children. But Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton plans to appeal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Parents should not live in fear of being hunted down by the Texas government for loving and supporting their child,” said Equality California’s Executive Director Tony Hoang. “As a native Texan, I’m ashamed of Gov. Abbott’s hateful attacks against trans kids and their families. But as a Californian, I’m so proud of our state for serving as a beacon of hope and a place of refuge for those children and their parents.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During Thursday’s press briefing, Lauren Pulido, co-executive director of the Gender Health Center, described seeing the positive effects of gender-affirming care on his clients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said that, as a trans man speaking on the one-year anniversary of top surgery, he knows how harmful it can be to feel trapped in one’s body.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Begging to be free to be the person I was all along,” he said. “As an adult, I know firsthand how life-changing this experience can be … Our trans siblings in Texas deserve that freedom, and we as leaders in California and in the LGBT community have an obligation to use our privilege and platforms to help them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lisa Matsubara with Planned Parenthood said California should always be a safe haven for people to receive the medical care they need and deserve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And that includes abortion and gender-affirming care,” she said. “It’s really important to remember that we don’t live in a vacuum, and what happens in other states does impact us in California.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story includes reporting from KQED’s Holly McDede, Spencer Whitney and The Associated Press.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1978439/queer-communities-often-left-out-of-disaster-planning-research-shows\">\u003cem>Read in English\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cuando el incendio Tubbs se desató en 2017, las manos enguantadas de Paloma Reyes no rozaron la suave textura de los racimos de uva en las viñas durante varias semanas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“En ese tiempo de los incendios, no trabajamos”, dijo Reyes, quien acababa de llegar de un viñedo en Napa donde había estado preparando las vides para la primavera.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Durante meses el aire lleno de humo y la amenaza de que los incendios quemaran los viñedos mantuvieron a Reyes y a otros trabajadores agrícolas fuera de los campos el tiempo suficiente como para que les afectara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“En esos meses en los que se produjo el incendio, no ahorramos lo suficiente para mantenernos a nosotros mismos durante el invierno”, dijo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11906828\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11906828\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/IMG_5589-800x1067-1.jpg\" alt='Imagen estilo \"selfie\" de Paloma Reyes, quien viste ropa para trabajar en el campo.' width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/IMG_5589-800x1067-1.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/IMG_5589-800x1067-1-160x213.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paloma Reyes dice que no está preparada mentalmente para otro incendio forestal, pero sabe que cuando el próximo fuego se encienda se unirá a su grupo de amistades trans. \u003ccite>(Cortesía de Paloma Reyes)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>El incendio Tubbs fue el primer fuego que obligó a Reyes a salir de los viñedos abarrotados de humo y a refugiarse en su apartamento ubicado cerca de una línea de tren para pasajeros en Santa Rosa, en el condado de Sonoma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“El 2017 fue el año que nos marcó a todas las chicas”, dijo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lo que mantuvo a Reyes de pie durante ese incendio, y la serie de incendios en los años posteriores, es la comunidad que ella trabajó durante seis años para fomentar \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/santarosatranslatinas\">Santa Rosa Trans Latinas\u003c/a>, una red de apoyo de personas transgénero, incluidas las trabajadoras agrícolas que se defienden mutuamente en la región vinícola de California. Reyes lleva más de dos décadas viviendo en Santa Rosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nos apoyamos mutuamente”, dijo sobre las semanas después del incendio Tubbs que impidió a su comunidad trabajar. “No fue fácil para nosotras, las chicas trans que trabajamos en la agricultura”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La vida de Reyes es un ejemplo de cómo las personas LGBTQ+ a menudo tienen que crear un espacio para sí mismas, especialmente durante las catástrofes climáticas, porque los servicios que se ofrecen a la mayoría de la gente pueden no existir o no estar disponibles para este otro grupo. Y cuando hay una catástrofe climática, las personas LGBTQ+ suelen ser más vulnerables debido a factores que se entrecruzan, como la pobreza, el encarcelamiento, la falta de vivienda, el estatus migratorio y la discriminación.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11881727\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/43/2020/05/GettyImages-1059463226-2-1920x1080.jpg\"]“Cuando se planifica para una vulnerabilidad social, se descarta totalmente a la comunidad LGBTQ+ porque es caracterizada de raza blanca y rica”, afirmó \u003ca href=\"http://www.michaelanthonymendez.com/\">Michael Méndez\u003c/a>, profesor de política y planificación medioambiental de la Universidad de California en Irvine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Méndez forma parte de un grupo de profesores LGBTQ+ cuya nueva investigación demuestra que \u003ca href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T2vODQCT_XOXvXW4q61WZ5ksus0fDm2A/view\">los esfuerzos para prepararse y recuperarse de las catástrofes excluyen habitualmente a las personas LGBTQ+\u003c/a> (sólo disponible en inglés).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los investigadores de la Universidad de Yale, la Universidad de Georgia y la Universidad de Irvine han formulado recomendaciones sobre cómo los gobiernos y los grupos de ayuda pueden hacer que la preparación y la recuperación de las catástrofes sean inclusivas y seguras para las personas LGBTQ+.\u003cbr>\nhttps://youtu.be/0xHTa7dAwkE\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>‘Invisibilizados’\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Méndez afirma que hay demasiados casos de personas LGBTQ+ que son abandonadas, maltratadas o directamente discriminadas cuando intentan obtener ayuda. En un caso, una pareja de lesbianas fingió que eran hermanas para compartir una habitación en un refugio de emergencia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“También hubo varios casos que demostraron que las personas transgénero fueron detenidas durante algunos de los huracanes por usar una ducha que no coincidía con su nacimiento biológico”, dijo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En el 2012, la Campaña de Derechos Humanos detalló \u003ca href=\"https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/hrc-releases-competency-guide-for-emergency-responders\">la mejor manera de trabajar en colaboración con las personas LGBTQ+\u003c/a> (sólo disponible en inglés) y eliminar la discriminación en la preparación y respuesta a los desastres. Méndez dice que, a nivel nacional, muy pocos grupos de asistencia utilizan la guía.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11852044\"]En el 2019, California aprobó una ley que obliga a los gobiernos locales a incluir \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB160\">la competencia cultural en la planificación de la preparación ante desastres\u003c/a> (sólo disponible en inglés). Méndez dice que esta legislación proporciona “protecciones LGBTQ+ mínimas”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dice que la ley no es lo suficientemente explícita y tiene poca responsabilidad. Por ejemplo, no exige que los planificadores de catástrofes sepan dónde se concentran las comunidades LGBTQ+. Le gustaría que los legisladores presentaran un proyecto de ley que obligará a los gobiernos a analizar dónde viven las personas LGBTQ+ y a utilizar esos datos para planificar las catástrofes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Esos son los puntos ciegos que tiene incluso California”, dijo. “Esencialmente, la comunidad LGBTQ+ aquí en California y en toda la nación se vuelve invisible en el contexto de los desastres, las políticas públicas y la planificación”.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>El hogar es una “dura batalla”\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Méndez y los demás investigadores también recomiendan encarecidamente que los planes de catástrofe reflejen las estructuras únicas de las familias LGBTQ+.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Algunos individuos LGBTQ+ siguen siendo rechazados por sus familiares”, dijo. “Tienen una familia elegida que consideran parte de su familia inmediata, y debería ser reconocida”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cuando las comunidades LGBTQ+ participan en la reducción de su propio riesgo, Méndez afirma que las pérdidas derivadas de una catástrofe son mucho menores. Dice que prevenir más daños es vital para las personas LGBTQ+ porque a menudo ya no tienen un sentido de hogar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Freddie Francis, Activista\"]‘Estoy trabajando para construir una comunidad y amistades que son más fuertes … creo que si algo nos va a ayudar, será esa conexión.’[/pullquote]Los incendios en el condado de Sonoma han reavivado la necesidad de comunidad y de hogar para \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/silverspeakers\">Freddie Francis\u003c/a>, quien se trasladó en el 2017 del condado de Butte a Sebastopol, una zona que acoge a la comunidad LGBTQ+.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Como persona trans, siempre me he sentido un poco excluido”, dijo Francis. “Cuando encuentro un hogar, eso es algo muy difícil de conseguir. Así que, cuando algo que está fuera de mi control llega y pone eso en peligro, por supuesto que activa esos profundos temores y heridas de no tener un hogar estable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lo que ha salvado a Francis del trauma anual de tener que evacuar al Área de la Bahía cuando el cielo se oscurece con el humo, es su comunidad de amistades LGBTQ+ en la zona occidental del Condado de Sonoma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Realmente hay un valor de cubrirse las espaldas unos a otros”, dijo Francis. “Sentir esa conexión es un buen antídoto contra el aislamiento y la desesperación a veces, y tratar de cultivar pequeños momentos de alegría y conexión a lo largo de todo esto”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A medida que la crisis climática empeora, Francis dice que la población LGBTQ+ será más resistente gracias a que ya existe una cultura de ayuda mutua dentro de esa comunidad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Estoy trabajando para construir una comunidad y amistades que son más fuertes, y cultivar esas relaciones”, dijo Francis. “Creo que si algo nos va a ayudar, será esa conexión”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Más allá de la religión como herramienta de ayuda\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Los investigadores universitarios detrás del estudio también recomiendan que servicios de ayuda sean prestados por una amplia gama de fuentes comunitarias, las cuales no sean únicamente religiosas y que también se incluya a grupos que ya trabajan con poblaciones LGBTQ+. Esto podría incluir la financiación y la formación de centros comunitarios LGBTQ+ que ya existen para que estos puedan calificarse como refugios de emergencia federales y estatales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El estudio señala que la gran cantidad de ayuda proviene de fuentes religiosas y que muchas personas LGBTQ+ no se sienten cómodas recibiendo apoyo de individuos que se niegan a reconocer esta comunidad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los investigadores se refieren a \u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2013/06/13/a-survey-of-lgbt-americans/\">una encuesta del Pew Research Center de 2013\u003c/a> (sólo disponible en inglés) en la que la mayoría de los encuestados “por márgenes abrumadores” calificaron a las seis principales religiones “como más antipáticas que amistosas” hacia la comunidad LGBTQ+. También encontraron que el 73% de los encuestados dicen que las iglesias evangélicas son poco amigables.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La reverenda Lindsey Bell-Kerr, pastora de la iglesia \u003ca href=\"https://www.srchristchurch.org/\">Christ Church United Methodist de Santa Rosa\u003c/a>, está trabajando activamente para socavar los estereotipos sobre las iglesias y las personas LGBTQ+ para que puedan acceder fácilmente a la ayuda cuando se produzcan catástrofes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11906832\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1543px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11906832\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/IMG_7223-scaled-e1645572428462-1.jpg\" alt=\"Una persona aparece parada dentro de una iglesia y lleva puesto un cubrebocas.\" width=\"1543\" height=\"1158\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/IMG_7223-scaled-e1645572428462-1.jpg 1543w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/IMG_7223-scaled-e1645572428462-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/IMG_7223-scaled-e1645572428462-1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/IMG_7223-scaled-e1645572428462-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/IMG_7223-scaled-e1645572428462-1-1536x1153.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1543px) 100vw, 1543px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">La reverenda Lindsey Bell-Kerr dice que se desviven por trabajar con la gente de Santa Rosa, para que cuando surjan necesidades sepan que pueden acudir a su congregación en busca de ayuda. \u003ccite>(Ezra David Romero/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Santa Rosa es un lugar en el que todavía me encuentro con gente que me pregunta qué significan esas letras en LGBTQAI+”, dijo. “Es una oportunidad para enseñar. Es una oportunidad para mover la aguja de la aceptación”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bell-Kerr entiende que, aunque su iglesia apoya a las personas LGBTQ+, muchas personas de esta comunidad todavía no se sienten seguros en recibir ayuda de cualquier entidad de carácter religioso.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“En realidad, para mí es muy útil que alguien me identifique como una persona queer”, dijo. “Porque no parezco el tipo de persona que va a hacer que se arrepientan [por sus pecados] antes de recibir un sandwich”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Rev. Lindsey Bell-Kerr\"]‘Para mí es muy útil que alguien me identifique como una persona queer … porque no parezco el tipo de persona que va a hacer que se arrepientan [por sus pecados] antes de recibir un sandwich.’[/pullquote]Nadie necesita creer en ningún poder superior para recibir ayuda a través de esta iglesia. Su estacionamiento está siempre abierto para que las personas sin hogar pasen la noche en sus vehículos, y la iglesia da de comer y alberga a las personas afectadas durante los incendios forestales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Si la gente no se siente segura entrando en el edificio de la iglesia, y estamos ofreciendo comidas, tenemos contenedores para llevar y se los llevaré”, dijo Bell-Kerr. “Ese tipo de alojamiento sólo requiere prestar atención a cómo se siente la gente y cómo van llegando a ese lugar”.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>“Ya no soy una prisionera”\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Después de los incendios de 2017, Reyes, la trabajadora agrícola de Santa Rosa, y algunos de sus amistades finalmente recibieron alimentos y fondos de algunas organizaciones locales para pagar sus facturas pendientes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero después de cuatro años de vivir a lado de la amenaza constante que representan los incendios forestales, la pandemia del coronavirus y la discriminación como persona LGBTQ+, Reyes dice que la idea de otro incendio es desalentadora.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='Más de KQED en Español' tag='incendios-forestales']“No creo que esté mentalmente preparada para otro incendio”, dijo. “Ni mis compañeros ni mi grupo trans están preparados para otro incendio de la magnitud del que ocurrió en 2017”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pese a que no se siente preparada mentalmente para ver los cielos del Condado de Sonoma llenos de humo otra vez, Reyes dice que su comunidad de amistades y compañeros trans es la red en la que se apoyará y proveerá en los momentos de crisis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dice que su labor de acoger a otros trabajadores agrícolas trans en su grupo la ha liberado aún más.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Ya no tengo miedo”, dijo. “El grupo me ha dado mucha fuerza para poder hablar, para no perderme en el miedo. Ya no soy una prisionera. Seguiré haciéndolo mientras viva”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Este artículo fue traducido por la periodista, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/mpena/\">María Peña\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>En el 2019, California aprobó una ley que obliga a los gobiernos locales a incluir \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB160\">la competencia cultural en la planificación de la preparación ante desastres\u003c/a> (sólo disponible en inglés). Méndez dice que esta legislación proporciona “protecciones LGBTQ+ mínimas”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dice que la ley no es lo suficientemente explícita y tiene poca responsabilidad. Por ejemplo, no exige que los planificadores de catástrofes sepan dónde se concentran las comunidades LGBTQ+. Le gustaría que los legisladores presentaran un proyecto de ley que obligará a los gobiernos a analizar dónde viven las personas LGBTQ+ y a utilizar esos datos para planificar las catástrofes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Esos son los puntos ciegos que tiene incluso California”, dijo. “Esencialmente, la comunidad LGBTQ+ aquí en California y en toda la nación se vuelve invisible en el contexto de los desastres, las políticas públicas y la planificación”.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>El hogar es una “dura batalla”\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Méndez y los demás investigadores también recomiendan encarecidamente que los planes de catástrofe reflejen las estructuras únicas de las familias LGBTQ+.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Algunos individuos LGBTQ+ siguen siendo rechazados por sus familiares”, dijo. “Tienen una familia elegida que consideran parte de su familia inmediata, y debería ser reconocida”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cuando las comunidades LGBTQ+ participan en la reducción de su propio riesgo, Méndez afirma que las pérdidas derivadas de una catástrofe son mucho menores. Dice que prevenir más daños es vital para las personas LGBTQ+ porque a menudo ya no tienen un sentido de hogar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Jamie Marquis can’t count the number of times they’ve been called the wrong name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A junior psychology major at UC Davis who identifies as nonbinary, they changed their name several years ago. But since then they’ve struggled to get that name even on basic educational records, instead of their name assigned at birth that they do not identify with, commonly known as a deadname.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I wish that there was a way to really explain to cisgender people how being deadnamed feels,” Marquis said. “It’s humiliating. It makes you feel out of place and unwelcome, because of all the things about your identity, even your name is being ignored.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB245\">new state law\u003c/a> could make a huge difference for people like them, Marquis said. Not only could it ease anxiety, but it also could provide important protections from discrimination and harm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new law, which takes effect on Jan. 1, requires the state’s public colleges to update records for students who have legally changed their names. It also allows graduates to request an updated copy of their diploma at no cost to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, starting with the 2023-24 class, it will require institutions to allow students to self-identify their names on diplomas, even without legal documentation of a name change. (The legislation does not specifically require colleges to let students self-identify their names on educational records besides diplomas without legally changing their names. 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It makes you feel out of place and unwelcome, because of all the things about your identity, even your name is being ignored.’[/pullquote]More than \u003ca href=\"https://transequality.org/issues/anti-violence\">1 in 4 trans people has experienced a “bias-driven assault,”\u003c/a> with rates even higher for trans women and trans people of color, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://transequality.org/\">National Center for Transgender Equality\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Academic records listing a student’s name and gender as assigned at birth could potentially “out” that student’s identity, which can put them at a significant disadvantage when seeking housing and employment, said David Chiu, who authored the bill while representing San Francisco in the state Assembly. 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