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Stories of Resistance, Survival and Beauty from the Bay Area’s Trans Community

2025/6/19
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Caro De Robertis
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Donna Personna
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Nastia Voinovskaya
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Suzanne Goldberg
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Suzanne Goldberg: 最高法院同意决定法院应如何看待对性别确认护理的禁令，案件涉及田纳西州一项阻止医生开具青春期阻滞剂和激素的法律。田纳西州的法律阻止医疗保健提供者为未成年人开具青春期阻滞剂和激素，仅用于性别确认护理。如果孩子因为性早熟需要这些药物，可以提供，但田纳西州立法机构表示，不能将这些药物用于性别确认护理。最高法院表示田纳西州可以这样做，这项法律甚至不歧视变性人，只是根据患者的年龄和是否患有性别焦虑症来划线。各州仍然可以允许医疗保健提供者提供性别确认护理，美国大约一半的州仍然允许提供性别确认护理。Chase Strangio 和拜登总统领导下的美国政府都认为，这项法律是基于患者的性别划线。政府只有在有充分理由的情况下才能基于性别划线。田纳西州允许女孩因性早熟使用激素和青春期阻滞剂，但不允许性别认同与出生性别不符的女孩使用，这是一种性别歧视。田纳西州的立法者表示，他们希望帮助年轻人对自己的性别感到舒适，这表明存在基于性别的界限。Sotomayor 大法官在异议中写道，多数派对一项明显基于性别歧视的法律进行了“单纯的理性基础审查”，法院抛弃了变性儿童及其家庭，任其受到政治摆布。加州允许性别确认护理，并保护提供这种护理的医疗保健提供者，因此，如果变性儿童在父母同意下接受适当的医疗性别确认护理，这项裁决不会改变加州的政策。Alito 大法官表示，这项法律不涉及代词或人们选择的穿着方式，而是涉及医疗护理。联邦当局已经在试图阻止全国范围内对年轻人的变性护理。特朗普政府发布了一系列行政命令，拒绝了他所谓的性别意识形态，并否认变性人的存在。特朗普政府指示联邦政府在各种场合不承认变性人的存在，并将变性军人赶出军队，禁止联邦政府资助对年轻人的性别确认护理，甚至称之为残害。对于变性儿童、变性人或任何有亲人面临这种敌意的人来说，这是一个非常痛苦和困难的时刻。田纳西州和其他州的变性青年现在正在接受这种医疗保健，法律要求他们的医疗保健提供者停止对已诊断出的性别焦虑症进行必要的医疗护理。反对性别确认护理中存在许多垃圾科学，消费者必须非常小心。法院正在消除各州为年轻人提供循证护理的可能性。这项决定增加了对变性人的其他歧视行为将获得司法认可的风险，这些行为将受到低级别的司法审查。如果一个州提出任何理由来歧视变性人，即使理由很牵强，该州也可以这样做。多数派试图避免说它支持对变性人的歧视，而是说它只是支持州因年龄和医疗诊断而划定的界限。 Alexis Madrigal: (主持人的角色，串联嘉宾观点，不代表个人立场，因此不生成个人观点)

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The Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for minors. This decision impacts numerous states, but California's stance remains unchanged. The ruling's broader implications for transgender rights are discussed, along with the ongoing tension between state and federal policies.
  • Supreme Court upheld Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors
  • Decision affects over 20 states with similar bans
  • California's policy on gender-affirming care remains unchanged
  • Ruling raises concerns about broader implications for transgender rights

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The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law on Wednesday that bans gender-affirming medical care for minors. For many transgender people, the ruling is yet another setback in a long line of attacks on their rights that stretches back through most of human history. And yet, transgender people have created a rich legacy throughout, especially in the Bay Area. Two new projects highlight their stories. One is a KQED series profiling important trans artists and activists from the 1890s-2000s. Another is a new book, “So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color”. We’ll talk to their creators and an expert in gender law about the court’s decision and what lessons we can take from trans history.

Guests:

**Nastia Voynovskaya, **editor and reporter, KQED Arts

**Caro De Robertis, **author, "So Many Stars: an Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two Spirit People of Color"; They are also the author of the novels "The Palace of Eros," "The President and the Frog," "Cantoras," "The Gods of Tango," "Perla" and "The Invisible Mountain."

**Donna Personna, **San Francisco resident and trans rights activist

**Suzanne Goldberg, **professor and director of the Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic, Columbia Law School

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