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Gender Affirming Professionals Network @ocgapnet.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We're back with the 14th annual Friendsgiving. We have given out free holiday meals to over 1,000 people throughout the years. Our goal is to give free shelf stable food to 150 families and individuals this year. We need your help to do it! Want to volunteer? Bit.ly/FIF2026

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GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law) @gladlaw.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

No federal law bans transgender youth health care – and today's rule from the Trump administration doesn't change that. It remains legal and protected in many states. Providers should not change how they deliver this care. (1/2)

Text image with a quote on a blue and pink gradient background. The quote criticizes the Trump Administration for holding vital healthcare funding hostage, urging states and providers to conform to its political agenda. The source is Glad Law.

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GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law) @gladlaw.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This rule will face legal challenge, courts have consistently rejected similar funding threats before. Have questions or concerns? Reach out to our free legal infoline: GLADLawAnswers.org (2/2)

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/05/2026

Rhode Island district judge Mary Mcelroy has quashed the subpoena from the DOJ seeking to access the medical records of trans youth. She enjoined DOJ as well. She calls DOJ "untrustworthy" and DOJ misrepresented and withheld information from the court. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The image is a legal document titled "Memorandum and Order" from the **United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island**, presided over by Judge Mary S. McElroy.
The text focuses on a case involving an administrative subpoena to **Rhode Island Hospital** (C.A. No. 1:26-mc-0007-MSM-AEM). A significant portion of the second paragraph is highlighted in yellow, which states:
> "DOJ has proven unworthy of this trust at every point in this case. It has misrepresented and withheld information to both this Court and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (the “Texas court”). It did so in an obvious effort to shield it’s recent investigative tactics—previously rejected by every other court to review them—from this Court’s review, in favor of a distant forum that DOJ deems friendly to its political positions."
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A footnote at the bottom of the page cites remarks from **Judge Reed O'Connor** regarding "forum shopping" by the Department of Justice.

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Pride at the Pier 🏳️‍🌈🤝⚧️ he/she/they/xe @prideatthepier.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

🚨Big news! Four California families are suing for discrimination in a class action after Rady abruptly ended their care: “Our lawsuit alleges that ... to terminate care for transgender patients is discrimination … because Rady is basically deciding to stop care based on who those patients are."

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Families sue Southern California hospital system for withholding care from transgender youth

A newly unsealed lawsuit alleges discrimination after the hospital moved to end legal gender-affirming care for nearly 2,000 patients amid Trump administration pressure.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 09/03/2026

1. Big ruling out of Connecticut. A federal judge has ruled that blanket denials for FFS violate the affordable care act. Though it only applies to two plaintiffs, class certification is pending, and it will provide strong legal rationale for challenges. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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Federal Judge Rules Aetna's Blanket Denial Of Facial Surgery For Trans Women Is Sex Discrimination

The landmark ruling could lead to broader FFS coverage in the future.

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Maggie Vail @magicbeans.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Tomorrow's Bandcamp Friday fundraiser will be for The Trans Continental Pipeline, helping trans folks leave hostile states (ahem, Kansas) for Colorado.

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Gender Affirming Professionals Network @ocgapnet.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

There are now only four days left to submit a public comment to push back against the proposed rules that would devastate access to gender affirming care for trans people under 19. Go to bit.ly/RFACMS to learn more about how you can help protect access to care.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 30/01/2026

1. In a stunning new poll released by Fox News, voters prefer the Democratic Party to the Republican Party on transgender issues at a staggering +22 points. This includes white voters, rural white voters, black voters, protestants, and moms. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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Fox News Poll: Americans Prefer Democrats On Transgender Issues +22 Points

Virtually every subgroup surveyed—from mothers to Black voters to even rural white voters—expressed greater confidence in the Democratic Party’s handling of transgender issues in the latest poll.

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AG Rob Bonta @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov · 31/01/2026

We’re suing Rady Children’s Health for violating its legal obligations to preserve access to gender-affirming care for patients under 19. Rady broke its promises when it decided to end access to these vital services in response to the Trump Admin’s illegal campaign against gender-affirming care.

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LavenderDemsOC @lavenderdemsoc.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

From the protest at CHOC 1/24. Visit the first link in our linktree for more information and to sign OCGapNet's open letter to the owners. Left to Right: Brit of @ocgapnet.bsky.social, @transglamazon.bsky.social, Kanan of @prideatthepier.bsky.social , Allyson of TUSD, Chris of @kluweoc.bsky.social

Brit Cervantes, of OC Gap Net, in front of CHOC protesting that they've stopped providing of gender-affirming care.

Brit Cervantes, de OC Gap Net, protestando frente a CHOC porque ya no dan atención de afirmación de género.

In front of CHOC protesting that they've stopped providing of gender-affirming care,
From left to right: Stephanie Wade, Chair of the Lavender Democrats, Kanan Durham from Pride at the Pier, Allyson Muñiz Damikolas from Tustin Unified School District, and Chris Kluwe, candidate for state assembly seat 72.

Protestando frente a CHOC porque ya no dan atención de afirmación de género. De izquierda a derecha: Stephanie Wade, Presidenta de los Demócratas Lavanda, Kanan Durham de Pride at the Pier, Allyson Muñiz Damikolas del Distrito Escolar de Tustin, y Chris Kluwe, candidato para la asamblea estatal (asiento 72).

Stephanie Wade, Chair of the Lavender Democrats and Allyson Muñiz Damikolas from Tustin Unified School District in front of CHOC protesting that they've stopped providing of gender-affirming care.

Stephanie Wade, Presidenta de los Demócratas Lavanda, y Allyson Muñiz Damikolas del Distrito Escolar de Tustin, protestando frente a CHOC porque ya no dan atención de afirmación de género.

Stephanie Wade, Chair of the Lavender Democrats and Chris Kluwe, candidate for state assembly seat 72, in front of CHOC protesting that they've stopped providing of gender-affirming care.

Stephanie Wade, Presidenta de los Demócratas Lavanda, y Chris Kluwe, candidato para la asamblea estatal (asiento 72), protestando frente a CHOC porque ya no dan atención de afirmación de género.

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Pride at the Pier 🏳️‍🌈🤝⚧️ he/she/they/xe @prideatthepier.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

🚨PROTEST ALERT: PATIENTS OVER POLITICS 🚨 Healthcare is a human right, not a political bargaining chip. This Saturday, we’re rallying at CHOC to send one message: Put your patients first. /1

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

BREAKING and HUGE news for transgender people: The bipartisan final negotiated text for these spending bills REMOVED language to restrict gender-affirming care as part of the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program. docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 30/12/2025

2025 has been an incredibly hard year for trans people. And yet... the political project to erase us is failing. In spite of them having so many levers of power, many of us have continued to thrive, and new pathways open up every day to get around the attacks. My case for hope for 2026.

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The Case For Hope: Transgender Rights Going Into 2026

This last year has been one of the hardest years for transgender people in memory. Somehow, though, I'm feeling hope going into 2026.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

BREAKING: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena. The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses. New, at Law Dork:

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Breaking: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena

The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.

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Billie Jean Sweeney @billiejsweeney.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

How the nyt used the Cass report to restart its anti-trans propaganda campaign in the US: Coverage of the report was initially assigned to a nyt UK correspondent, usual practice for a UK report. The story being prepared cited critics who called Cass a shoddy, political document that defied science

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Gender Affirming Professionals Network @ocgapnet.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

We have updates about SB 59 from Equality California. Go to bit.ly/SB59Help to: Learn more about the new protections for name and gender marker changes in California and to find legal resources near you or to get the self-help toolkit to do things on your own.

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Gender Affirming Professionals Network @ocgapnet.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

We've added local resources to our digital resource guide so people can find help during the government shutdown. Go to bit.ly/GAPTAR to get to those resources. Let's take care of each other.

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Gender Affirming Professionals Network @ocgapnet.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

OCGAPNet is proud to be one of the community partners supporting the 13th annual Friendsgiving event. Contact us if you'd like to volunteer, donate, or to sign up to receive a free basket of ingredients to make a Thanksgiving meal

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Gender Affirming Professionals Network @ocgapnet.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

We are two days away from the 40th AIDS Walk OC and are halfway to meeting our goal of raising $2,000. We're raising money to support gender inclusive sexual health education and HIV prevention. Support our team by going to bit.ly/GAPNETAWOC

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Pride at the Pier 🏳️‍🌈🤝⚧️ he/she/they/xe @prideatthepier.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Democracy is under dire threat. Help us to defend it. Join us and @actpposbc.bsky.social for a virtual phonebanking session on October 15th, from 6-8pm. Training provided. Register at bit.ly/allinfor50 Trump is trying to rig our elections. Don’t let him - let’s get on an equal playing field.

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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 01/10/2025

On Friday 18 blue state attorneys general BLASTED the Federal Trade Commission, telling it to back off trans youth healthcare and warning of an insidious attempt to reshape the regulation of medicine in the US. And nobody covered it. www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

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State AGs Defend Trans Americans in Stunning Rebuke to Trump’s FTC — Assigned

Eighteen state Attorneys General unite to stand up in defense of trans Americans, in opposition to a Federal Trade Commission investigation into trans healthcare.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 23/09/2025

1. In a groundbreaking legal filing, transgender patients, represented by Women's Law Project, have filed a legal complaint against UPMC for capitulating to Trump and dropping trans care. Federal funding threats do not override state law. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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Trans Patients File Groundbreaking Legal Complaint Against UPMC For Capitulation To Trump

UPMC bowed to Trump and abandoned its trans patients, advocates say. It may have violated state law.

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Gender Affirming Professionals Network @ocgapnet.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

We need your voice. 📢 Tell Governor Newsom to sign our pro-equality bills into law and protect the rights and dignity of LGBTQ+ people across California. Go to go.eqca.org/a/sealthedeal to send Newsom an email to urge him to do the right thing. #SealtheDeal #ProtectTransLives

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 09/09/2025

JUST IN: A judge quashed the subpoena to Boston Children's Hospital by the DoJ that sought the records of trans patients. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

A court order from the United States District Court, dated September 9, 2025, in case 1:25-mc-91324-MJJ. The order grants a Motion to Quash a subpoena.
Highlighted text explains the judge's reasoning: that the subpoena reflects the administration's disapproval of the transgender community, and its true purpose is to interfere with gender-affirming care in Massachusetts, harass the hospital, and intimidate patients. The judge finds the government failed to show proper purpose and that the subpoena was "motivated only by bad faith."
The order is signed by Judge Myong J. Joun.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

NEWS: House Appropriations Committee Republicans released their spending bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. The legislation would prohibit taxpayer dollars for any type of gender-affirming care for transgender people. This would include programs like Medicaid

SEC. 243. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce Executive Order 13988, entitled ‘‘Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation’’, published by the Executive Office of the President on January 25, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 7023).

SEC. 244. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for any social, psychological, behavioral,or medical intervention performed for the purposes of in16 tentionally changing the body of an individual (including
by disrupting the body’s development, inhibiting its natural functions, or modifying its appearance) to no longer correspond to the individual’s biological sex.

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Gender Affirming Professionals Network @ocgapnet.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

The Dept of Ed has proposed changes that would restrict funding for mental health programs in schools. This is another attack on trans and nonbinary youth. All students deserve to have access to mental health services. Go to bit.ly/OCPowerHour for helpful info to submit a public comment

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Gender Affirming Professionals Network @ocgapnet.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

We can't wait to celebrate four decades of community, compassion, and advocacy at AIDS Walk OC on October 18th. Join our team by going to bit.ly/GAPNETAWOC

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Pride at the Pier 🏳️‍🌈🤝⚧️ he/she/they/xe @prideatthepier.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

🏳️‍⚧️ After an agonizing wait for pushback on the Trump administration’s attacks on trans people, CA Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit against the Feds today in an effort to protect trans healthcare. This is a WIN. We need to hammer that home. Call 800-952-5225 to tell Rob Bonta THANK YOU!

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Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Unlawful Attacks on Gender-Affirming Care

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, leading a multistate coalition, filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s efforts to restrict access to healthcare for transgender, ...

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Gender Affirming Professionals Network @ocgapnet.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

We are working to create a community that protects trans lives by hosting and co-hosting workshops and events where people can build community, share skills and resources, and feel joy. Have skills that you want to share with others? We'd love to hear about it! bit.ly/GAPNetVolunteer

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Gender Affirming Professionals Network @ocgapnet.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

We're excited to have a team at the 40th AIDS Walk OC on 10/18! Join the fight against HIV/AIDS and support our efforts in providing trans inclusive sexual health education. You can join us at bit.ly/GAPNETAWOC We hope to see you there!

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Gender Affirming Professionals Network @ocgapnet.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

We're celebrating transgender history next month with a trans history trivia event! Join us for trivia, prizes for the winning teams, resources, and more Sign up at bit.ly/TransHistoryTrivia. Event details including location will be sent to folks after they register. We hope to see you there!

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Gender Affirming Professionals Network @ocgapnet.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Whether you're interested in advocacy, board games, or improving your ability to defend yourself we have an event for you! Want to volunteer with us? bit.ly/GAPNetVolunteer

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Gender Affirming Professionals Network @ocgapnet.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Join us on Sunday, August 10th for LGBTQ self defense for people 18 years+ that want to defend themselves All gender identities, forms of gender expression, & sexual orientations welcome. Allies are welcome here! It's $55.20 per class with scholarships available. Register at bit.ly/WeProtectUsOC

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Gender Affirming Professionals Network @ocgapnet.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Calling all Gamers and Would-be-Gamers! Join us for a free and family friendly afternoon of gaming July 19th in Irvine! Discover fantasy and science fiction RPG's which will be facilitated by experienced Game Masters. Bring your favorite game and play with others! Register at bit.ly/RollingWithPride

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Gender Affirming Professionals Network @ocgapnet.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

A resource for the baddies that bind their chests. Want a PDF version of this that you can print? bit.ly/GAProsResources There are a lot more resources in there as well. Stay safe in the heat, friends!

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Gender Affirming Professionals Network @ocgapnet.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

✨Join our Virtual Power Hour to take action against anti-trans policies — from the comfort of your home! 📅 Tuesday, July 8th from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm 📍 On Zoom 🔗 To get the link, register at bit.ly/OCPowerHourSignUp 💡We’ll be sharing docs, links, and tools that are easier to navigate on a computer.

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