California LGBTQ+ Health Advocates Demand Action Against Harmful State and Federal Budget Cuts

SACRAMENTO, CA – The California LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network strongly condemns the federal attacks on Medicaid and Governor Newsom’s proposed budget cuts to health care for undocumented Californians. Since Trump’s inauguration, we’ve witnessed relentless efforts to dismantle LGBTQ+ rights – particularly targeting Transgender, Gender-Expansive, and Intersex (TGI) people. Now, congressional Republicans are actively…

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California LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network Responds to Misleading HHS Report on Gender Dysphoria

SACRAMENTO, CA – The California LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recent report on gender dysphoria.   _______________________________________________ “Access to affirming, evidence-based healthcare is essential to the health and well-being of transgender, gender-diverse, and intersex (TGI) youth. Gender-affirming care is not…

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California Youth & Behavioral Health Advocates: Anti-Trans Rhetoric Harms Youth Mental Health

Sacramento, CA – Leading advocates for the behavioral health safety net and youth behavioral health released a joint statement of concern after Governor Gavin Newsom appeared to align himself with anti-transgender rhetoric in his podcast interview with an outspoken opponent of LGBTQ+ rights and transgender affirming care. “As health and LGBTQ advocates who have been…

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LGBTQ & Health Advocates Condemn Federal Executive Order to Restrict Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

 If enacted, President Trump’s extreme Executive Order could directly harm the health of tens of thousands of trans youth under the age of 19 in California  SACRAMENTO, CA – Health Access and the CA LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network released the following statements following the January 28, 2025 Executive Order issued by President Trump titled…

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Trump’s Executive Orders and How They Impact LGBTQ+ Communities

Dear Community, In the face of the recent Executive Orders signed by President Trump, we share your concerns and acknowledge the profound impact these decisions have on our communities. With that in mind, these EOs are designed to instill shock, fear and panic.  While these moments are challenging, they are also an opportunity to reaffirm…

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LGBTQ+ Elected Officials and Advocates Stand United to Defend and Safeguard LGBTQ+ Rights Following Trump’s Reelection

Dear partner, We know that Trump’s reelection brings tremendous fear and anxiety to LGBTQ+ people and their families in California and across the country. A second Trump administration undoubtedly poses significant threats to the LGBTQ+ community, especially transgender people, targeting our fundamental rights with hateful and regressive policies such as those outlined in Project 2025.…

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Sex & The City: An Unlikely Intersection of Tobacco-Control Advocacy, Generational Reconfiguration, and Queerness 

A Conversational Piece by OABT-LA Staff, Jess and Victoria  Consider these articles:  Intergenerational Friendships at the Workplace  How Gen Z is Transforming the Workplace  The Carrie Bradshaw Effect – smoking  A content analysis of tobacco content in season 1 of ‘And Just Like That’  What does the show, Sex and the City, have to do…

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We Breathe: Thoughts on the Rise of Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate

Tobacco prevention in California has been a decades-long effort with many successes across the state. One of the most notable successes was the recent statewide ban on flavored tobacco products in 2022. Now the majority of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, are banned in all retailers and cities in California.  There have been countless…

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