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Intersex-Affirming Hospital Policy Guide Published Following First U.S. Legislative Acknowledgement of Non-consensual Surgical Procedures on Intersex People

interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth, Lambda Legal, and Proskauer Rose LLP have released the nation’s first intersex-affirming hospital policy guide/

China: Eliminating gender-based violence through policy and legal advocacy

Close to 100 people took part in a national conference this week in Beijing to examine the current state of gender-based violence in schools and families in China, exchange best practices and strategies, and propose policy recommendations to be taken forward with the government.

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US: New study shines light on how to ‘make it better’ for queer youth

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It’s not news that queer young people still experience various forms of bullying and rejection that can impair their mental health, but the research is still developing about how best to help them through those challenges.