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The Biden administration said this week that it opposed gender-affirming surgery for minors, the most explicit statement to date on the subject from a president who has been a staunch supporter of transgender rights. The draft guidelines would have lowered the age minimums to 14 for hormonal treatments, 15 for mastectomies, 16 for breast augmentation or facial surgeries, and 17 for genital surgeries or hysterectomies. The final guidelines, released in 2022, removed the age-based recommendations altogether. Levine shared her view with her staff that publishing the proposed lower ages for gender transition surgeries was not supported by science or research, and could lead to an onslaught of attacks on the transgender community,” an H.H.S. spokesman said in a statement on Friday evening.

Persons: Biden, Rachel Levine, “ Adm, Levine Organizations: The New York Times, Department of Health, Human Services

☆ Biden Officials Pushed to Remove Age Limits for Trans Surgery, Documents Show
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Azeen Ghorayshi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Health officials in the Biden administration pressed an international group of medical experts to remove age limits for adolescent surgeries from guidelines for care of transgender minors, according to newly unsealed court documents. Age minimums, officials feared, could fuel growing political opposition to such treatments. If and when teenagers should be allowed to undergo transgender treatments and surgeries has become a raging debate within the political world. In the United States, setting age limits was controversial from the start. The draft guidelines, released in late 2021, recommended lowering the age minimums to 14 for hormonal treatments, 15 for mastectomies, 16 for breast augmentation or facial surgeries, and 17 for genital surgeries or hysterectomies.

Persons: Biden, Rachel Levine Organizations: World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Department of Health, Human Services Locations: United States

☆ Elon Musk's ex-wife told his biographer that deep inside the Tesla CEO 'is this manchild still standing in front of his father'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Isaacson said Musk's second wife, Talulah Riley, said inside Musk is a manchild standing before his father. His newest opus, a biography of Elon Musk, was released on Tuesday. "Love and family are kind of associated with those psychological torments" for Musk, Riley told Isaacson. AdvertisementAdvertisementIsaacson himself described Errol Musk on the podcast as "psychologically problematic and difficult." Errol Musk added that he had learned about the entire incident from the headmaster of Elon Musk's school at the time.

Persons: Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk, Lex Fridman, Isaacson, Musk's, Talulah Riley, Riley, Musk, she's, TJ, Isaacson —, Errol Musk, Lex Fridman's, Tesla, Elon, Jane, Rachel Levine Organizations: Service, Elon Musk's, Biz News, Twitter Locations: Wall, Silicon, British, X's

☆ US health officials look to move marijuana to lower-risk drug category
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Tom Brenner/Pool/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recommended easing restrictions on marijuana, a department spokesperson said on Wednesday, following a review request from the Biden Administration last year. Nearly 40 U.S. states have legalized marijuana use in some form, but it remains completely illegal in some states and at the federal level. The scheduling recommendation for marijuana was provided to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on Tuesday as part of President Biden's directive to HHS, the spokesperson said. "As part of this process, HHS conducted a scientific and medical evaluation for consideration by DEA. DEA will now initiate its review," a DEA spokesperson said.

Persons: Rachel Levine, Tom Brenner, Biden, Biden's, Karine Jean, Pierre said, Cannabis, George Archos, Sourasis Bose, Mrinalika Roy, Shilpi Majumdar, Shounak Dasgupta, Shailesh Organizations: Department of Health, Human Services, Health, Education, Labor, Capitol, REUTERS, U.S . Department of Health, Drug Enforcement Agency, HHS, DEA, Marijuana, Department of Justice, House Press, Tilray Brands, Cronos, Verano Holdings, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, U.S, United States, Canada, North America, Bengaluru

☆ Russia and Ukraine up the ante, Niger’s deadline passes and an interview with the U.S. czar fighting long COVID
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Russia and Ukraine step up their attacks on each other as oil prices hit four-month highs. The deadline for Niger’s junta to reinstate the ousted president passes – will West African leaders follow through on threats of intervention? Soccer legend Megan Rapinoe tearfully bows out of the World Cup as gymnastics superstar Simone Biles double flips her way back into the spotlight. Plus, we speak to Admiral Rachel Levine about the fight against long COVID. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices.

Persons: Megan Rapinoe, Simone Biles, Rachel Levine, Megan Rapinoe's Organizations: Apple, Google, Reuters, West, Thomson, Reading Locations: Russia, Ukraine, –, Reading Ukraine, Niger

☆ Bidens offer 'joy' at White House Pride event as LGBTQ attacks mount
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Andrea Shalal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/6] A child wears sunglasses depicting the colors of the bisexual pride flag during a Pride Celebration hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, U.S., June 10, 2023. REUTERS/Anna Rose LaydenWASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday hosted the largest Pride celebration in White House history on Saturday, calling for new measures to protect the rights and safety of LGBTQ+ people amid a spate of what he called "terrifying" attacks and legislation. Biden, a Democrat, urged Congress to pass the "Equality Act" which would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity for protection alongside race, religion, sex and national origin, and ban assault weapons. "Today, we say loud and clear - that you belong, that you are beautiful, that you are loved," she said. Reporting by Andrea Shalal; additional reporting by Jeff Mason, editing by Deepa BabingtonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joe Biden, Anna Rose Layden WASHINGTON, Biden, picnicked, Pete Buttigieg, Rachel Levine, Jill Biden, Ron DeSantis, Andrea Shalal, Jeff Mason, Deepa Babington Organizations: U.S, White, REUTERS, Saturday, Transportation, Health, Human, Senate, Q, Republican, Biden, Gallup, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Colorado Springs, Orlando , Florida, Florida, statehouses

☆ Advertised salary ranges are not set in stone. That’s why you still have to negotiate
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“I’ve seen people deterred from negotiating because they think [the advertised pay range] is set in stone. What you need to know about published rangesHere are three reasons why a published salary range is hardly the whole story:1. The published range may be very wide: It’s not hard to find advertised salary ranges so wide you could drive a truck through them. The published range for an open role usually just reflects your base pay, not bonuses, equity and annual increases. That way you’ll be able to gauge whether the employer’s published range is within reason for the role you’re seeking.

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., on Tuesday announced his campaign for the Senate seat held by GOP Sen. Mike Braun, who decided against running for re-election in 2024 and will run for Indiana governor instead. Banks, a staunch ally of former President Trump, is the first candidate to enter the Senate race. Mitch Daniels if he jumps into the Senate race. Banks’ Senate campaign is endorsed by Rep. Larry Buschon, R-Ind., Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., state Rep. Michelle Davis and state Sen. Justin Busch. After Pelosi rejected Banks and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, McCarthy ultimately withdrew all five names.

☆ Elon Musk says there wasn't a single 'breaking point' that made him buy Twitter, but that he feared a rise in online 'groupthink'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk said during a Twitter Space that there was no "breaking point" which made him buy the company. Instead, Musk said that general concerns about free speech online motivated him to purchase Twitter. Musk made his first offer to buy Twitter at $43 billion around three weeks later. "Basically, just, we are traveling the path more and more of suppression of free speech. Musk has previously called himself a "free speech absolutist," but has a track record of silencing his own critics.

☆ Elon Musk wanted to reinstate a right-wing satire account on day one as Twitter chief
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk expressed interest in reinstating the Babylon Bee's twitter account hours after he took over. According to The Washington Post, Musk thought the right-wing satire site shouldn't have been banned. The Babylon Bee had called Biden health official Rachel Levine, who is a transgender woman, "Man of the Year." The site's account was reinstated on Sunday, three weeks after his takeover of Twitter. Weeks before Musk's purchase, ex-wife Talulah Riley texted Musk criticizing the platform's decision to ban The Babylon Bee and calling for him to reverse the decision and make the platform "radically free speech."

☆ Here are the suspended Twitter accounts that have been reinstated since Elon Musk took over
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Isabella Zavarise | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, promising to uphold free speech, some accounts were reinstated. Some accounts previously banned or suspended have been revived, but in typical Musk fashion, the reinstatements haven't come without controversy. After 51% of respondents voted "yes," the billionaire owner restored Trump's Twitter account the next day. After five years, his Twitter account was reinstated. After being suspended, Peterson filmed a nearly 15-minute long YouTube video, saying he would rather die than delete the hateful tweet.

"Joe Biden and his political allies are indoctrinating your children," the flier, which NBC News reviewed, says in bold red letters translated from Spanish. "The primary motive behind that is to suppress Latino voters," he said. The Latino vote could be a factor in the outcome. Citizens for Sanity, a group associated with America First Legal, has also recently broadcast anti-immigration ads in California and Arizona. "Putting this out there could prevent a kid from receiving help that could prevent them from going down a darker path."

☆ Conservatives and anti-vaxxers are frantically lobbying Elon Musk to lift Twitter bans on their idols after he took over
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

An assortment of conservatives are lobbying Elon Musk to undo Twitter bans on prominent allies. Musk has said he opposes permanent bans and plans to roll back moderation on Twitter. But Twitter is enforcing legal sanctions on the networks in the EU and UK which prevents people seeing their content. Twitter has said it never shadowbans anybody, though Musk said Friday he was "digging in" to the allegations. Evolutionary biologist and podcaster Bret Weinstein, who has long questioned COVID-19 vaccine efficacy, also called for Musk to reinstate anti-vaxxer Dr Robert Malone.

☆ Elon Musk's ex-wife is reportedly the mysterious phone contact 'TJ' who texted him about fighting 'woke-ism' at Twitter, and called the banning of a conservative satire site 'crazy'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Can you buy Twitter and then delete it, please!? xx" Riley allegedly texted Musk on March 24. It wasn't until April 14 that the billionaire offered to purchase the social media company. In the texts, "TJ" called social media the "scourge of modern life" and dubbed Twitter "worst of all." "Maybe buy it and change it to properly support free speech xx," Musk texted back.

Persons: Elon Musk, TJ, Elon Musk's, Talulah Jane Riley, —, Talulah Riley texted, Riley, Musk, Larry Ellison, Marc Benioff, Joe Rogan, Raiyah Bint Al, Hussein, Jordan, Rachel Levine, Mary Bennet Organizations: Bloomberg, Service, Twitter Locations: America, British

„Ea reprezintă o alegere istorică şi este extrem de calificată pentru a ajuta la gestionarea politicilor de sănătate ale administraţiei noastre”, a scris Joe Biden, care va deveni miercuri al 46-lea preşedinte al SUA. Rachel Levine „va aduce leadership-ul ferm şi expertiza crucială de care avem nevoie pentru a-i ghida pe oameni să treacă prin această pandemie, indiferent de locul de provenienţă, rasa, religia, orientarea sexuală, identitatea de gen sau handicapul lor”. El a anunţat în 2017 o decizie de a le interzice persoanelor transgender să servească în armată, invocând „povara costurilor medicale enorme” şi „perturbările”. Pentagonul le-a permis în cele din urmă la începutul lui 2018 persoanelor transgender să se înroleze, cu condiţia să îndeplinească anumite criterii fizice şi medicale. Joe Biden l-a ales pe procurorul general al Californiei, Xavier Becerra, ca ministru al Sănătăţii.

Persons: Joe Biden, SUA . Rachel Levine, Rachel Levine, Donald Trump, Pentagonul, Xavier Becerra Organizations: Congresului Locations: SUA, Pennsylvania, american, Californiei

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