Joey Downey, LMFT

12/21/2025

03/05/2025

In a victory for transgender people and their families, a federal judge has GRANTED a request for a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive orders threatening federal funding for providers of gender-affirming medical care for people under 19. 🎉 The preliminary injunction extends a temporary restraining order that was previously entered in the case and was set to expire March 5.
“Again, the court has ruled to ensure hospitals, doctors, and healthcare professionals in our communities can continue the work to keep our families healthy. Transgender people and their supportive parents and families are good and decent people who deserve the freedom to be themselves and to thrive. PFLAG National and our vast network of chapters, members and supporters will continue to ensure that love leads in this fight for justice for transgender people.” —Brian K. Bond (he/him), Chief Executive Officer of PFLAG National.
For more information, visit pflag.org/press/pflagvtrump/

03/04/2025

A Public Citizen report obtained exclusively by NPR shows the new administration has halted or tried to dismiss cases or investigations against at least 89 companies in the last month.

03/04/2025

Experts answered key questions about the severity of the virus and the effectiveness of the vaccine.

03/02/2025

The states — Washington, Oregon, Minnesota and Colorado — had sued to block President Trump’s plan to withhold federal funds from hospitals that offer transgender treatment to people under 19.

03/01/2025

02/28/2025

03/22/2024

Devastated to learn about the senseless murder of Alex Franco, a transgender man whose life was tragically cut short. His death underscores the urgent need to address the epidemic of fatal violence.

Alex deserved so much more.

For more details: https://hrc.im/8q89z2ic

02/01/2024

01/16/2024

Love

New in GLAAD’s LGBTQ stories showcase: how people of faith can and do support transgender people and youth.
A parent and theology scholar shows us the way:

“Rev. Asher O’Callaghan expressed this so beautifully: In the beginning God created day and night. But have you ever seen a sunset!?!? Well trans and non-binary people are kind of like that. Gorgeous. Full of a hundred shades of color you can’t see in plain daylight or during the night.”

More from ‘s “Raising Kids Beyond the Binary: Celebrating God’s Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children” at the Link in Bio. 🌅

01/05/2024