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W.Va. Gender-Affirming Surgery Case Kicked Back To Lower Court
The Supreme Court vacated a decision by the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last year that the state’s exclusion of gender-affirming surgery under Medicaid violated federal law.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsShepherdstown's Inaugural LGBTQ Pride Parade Draws Hundreds
Hundreds gathered on Shepherdstown’s German Street to celebrate the start of Pride Month. Organizers said it was the town's first such Pride parade.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBills Advance To Restrict LGBTQ-Inclusive Practices At Schools, Hospitals, Shelters
Lawmakers in both chambers of the West Virginia Legislature advanced bills Thursday that center around LGBTQ identity in a variety of settings, from the classroom to health facilities to gender-specific emergency shelters.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsVaccines And Trans Rights At The Capitol, Rural Homelessness And The Personal Impact Of Federal Cuts, This West Virginia Week
On this West Virginia Week, homelessness in the southern coalfields, losing a dream job to federal cuts and the legislature looks at transgender rights and vaccine exemptions.
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House Reviews Bill Restricting Trans Rights And Recovering An Archive After Flooding, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, lawmakers in the House discuss a bill that restricts the rights of transgender people, and Appalshop's efforts to restore its archive after devastating floods.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFacing Uphill Legislative Battle, LGBTQ Advocates Call Local Organizing Crucial
LGBTQ advocacy groups tabled at the State Capitol rotunda on Monday as part of an annual event known as “Fairness For All Day.”
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