Trans-antagonism Creates Space for the Worst Side of the Law
By Adam Herpolsheimer By no means the first foray into gender identity-based discrimination, the legacy of North Carolina’s HB2 (2016) — known colloquially as the bathroom bill — is one we cannot...
View ArticleConsiderations from Argentina on the Judicial Control of Public Health Policies
By María Natalia Echegoyemberry and Francisco Verbic This article looks at the COVID-19 pandemic response in Argentina, with a particular focus on the judicial control of public health policies....
View ArticleHuman Rights Report and Age of Consent for Sex Laws
By Katherine Drabiak Recently, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) published a report advocating for significant revisions to criminal law, such as decriminalizing prostitution; intentional...
View Article303 Creative, Transgender Rights, and the Ongoing Culture Wars
By Michael R. Ulrich The Supreme Court’s ruling in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis suggests a willingness to ignore the rights and health implications for minority populations under the guise of protecting...
View Article“Born This Way,” LGBTQ+ Rights, and the Politics of Uncertainty
By Joanna Wuest “Medical uncertainty” is no straightforward matter when it comes to LGBTQ+ health and civil rights. Take for instance the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals 2020 decision striking down a...
View ArticleProtecting Trans Children: Scientific Uncertainty and Legal Debates Over...
By Marie-Amélie George A tweet turned Luna Younger’s personal struggle into a national controversy. Using 148 characters, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Attorney General’s Office...
View ArticleCertainty and Uncertainty in Trans-Intersex Science Politics
By Maayan Sudai Joanna Wuest’s Born This Way: Science, Citizenship, and Inequality in the American LGBTQ+ Movement describes the evolution of the “born this way” framework through pivotal moments in...
View ArticleAutistic Screen Time: Swipe Left on Stigma
By Maxfield Sparrow I am an autistic person who has been using the internet as a social prosthetic device since 1983. I was born in 1967 and began therapy in 1972, so the iPad didn’t exist and the only...
View ArticleSecuring a Place for Children’s Rights in Public Health Emergencies
By Sheila Varadan, Ton Liefaard, and Jaap Doek The Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies (Principles) make a significant contribution towards clarifying the scope of...
View ArticleWhen the Law of Scientific Evidence Collides with Medical Practice
By Barbara Pfeffer Billauer Approaches to resolving scientific evidentiary issues continue to diverge throughout the country.[1] A prominent recent example includes the rejection of the medical...
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