Families fight the Trump administration's effort to obtain their children’s private medical records

As the Trump administration seeks exhaustive and unprecedented access to transgender youth medical records, families are taking to court to fight back.

Families in New York and California recently sued to block major hospital systems from complying with federal criminal subpoenas ordering the release of medical information around gender-affirming care for trans minors. Two separate lawsuits…

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Trump DOJ criminal subpoena seeks identities of trans youth patients at NYU Langone

Federal attorneys are demanding that a transgender health program in New York City turn over sensitive records concerning youth patients, including medical assessments, intake forms, insurance claims, and “documents sufficient to identify each patient,” according to a subpoena made public this week.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas subpoenaed NYU Langone Health…

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‘I’m livid’: Republicans called out for denying Arizona town funds over library drag events

U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva is calling out congressional Republicans for denying funds for an Arizona library that hosted two drag events in 2019 and 2024.

Grijalva, a Democrat representing Arizona, submitted a funding request for structural repairs at the town of Bisbee’s Copper Queen Library in February as part of the annual budget appropriation process.

But the House Appropriations…

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Gay candidate beats Mamdani’s choice in race to represent Stonewall district in NYC Council

Carl Wilson, the former chief of staff for New York Sen. Erik Bottcher, has declared victory over a New York City Council seat in a district seen as the birthplace of the gay rights movement, local news outlets have reported.

Wilson will serve as the fifth consecutive gay representative for Manhattan’s 3rd District in the New York City Council. The district, which includes Stonewall Inn, as…

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Indonesia Blocks Editor Access

Important news for the global Wikimedia community: If you’ve recently tried to edit Wikipedia or any other Wikimedia project from Indonesia, you’ve likely found that logging in is impossible. You can still read wiki articles, but logging in or registering a new account? You’ll be met with this error message:

or a message like this

It was just after 2 PM on February 25th when a wiki friend…

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This Week in Matrix 2026-04-10

🔗Matrix Live S12E05 – Smooth room upgrades and better notifications in Trixnity

Today's Matrix Live:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VnyyM-4lkWg

🔗Dept of Events and Talks 🗣️

Thib announces

Heads-up that The Matrix Conference 2026 will be in Malmö, Sweden, on Tuesday, 20th to Thursday, 22nd October. It will be followed by a hackathon day on Friday, 23rd October!

We will…

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March sees 35pc decline in terrorism fatalities, coinciding with Operation Ghazab lil-Haq: PICSS

A significant reduction of 35 per cent in combat-related fatalities was recorded across Pakistan during the month of March, coinciding with Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, according to monthly statistics released by a think tank.

Data released by Islamabad-based Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) showed that a total of 331 people were killed in March compared to 506 in…

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