Native tribal leaders push back on gender-affirming care restrictions for their citizens
NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBAL LANDS, UNITED STATES, JUL 25 – Tribal leaders cite 11% rise in HIV diagnoses among Native American gay and bisexual men and oppose federal Medicaid cuts that threaten two-spirit health care access.
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Native tribal leaders push back on gender-affirming care restrictions for their citizens
ELKO, Nev. — At the Two Spirit Conference in northern Nevada in June, Native Americans gathered in support of the LGBTQ+ community amid federal and state rollbacks of transgender protections and gender-affirming health care. “I want people to not kill themselves for who they are,” said organizer Myk Mendez, a trans and two-spirit citizen of the Fort Hall Shoshone-Bannock Tribes in Idaho. “I want people to love their lives and grow old to tell th…
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