🌱 New Law Impacts Alabama Physicians + Man Shot By Birmingham Police

Hey, neighbors! Miranda Fraraccio here with the Tuesday Birmingham Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warm. High: 85 Low: 62.

Here are the top three stories in Birmingham today:

1. Are you in the market for a new job? Find out who's hiring in the Birmingham area by checking out this list. Patch and ZipRecruiter have teamed up to help Birmingham residents find local job opportunities. (Birmingham Patch)
2. Two Birmingham physicians are bracing themselves now that a law that makes some of their work a crime has gone into effect. Dr. Hussein Abdul-Latif and Dr. Morissa Ladinsky, who run a clinic to treat children with gender dysphoria, care for over 150 young people who are transgender or gender diverse. On Sunday, a new law took effect which makes it a felony for medical providers to give puberty blockers and hormones to treat trans people under the age of 19. (WVTM13 Birmingham)
3. On Sunday night, Birmingham police shot a man in the leg after receiving a call about a domestic violence incident. According to Acting Police Chief Scott Thurmond, the man was shot by a Birmingham police officer on the 2500 block of 7th Ave South after refusing to put down his weapon. The man was taken to a local hospital for his non-life-threatening injury. No officers were injured. (AL.com)

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Today in Birmingham:

• Guess The Comic Book!, At North Birmingham Regional Branch Library (9:00 AM)
• Beginning Tai Chi, At Birmingham Public Library (10:00 AM)
• UAB Job And Resource Fair, At Birmingham Public Library (11:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• On May 14, head over to Jefferson County Center Point Sattelite Courthouse from 9:00-11:30 a.m. for the 2022 Electronics Free Drop-Off Day and Paper Shredding. (Bham Now)
• A shooting in Bessemer has left one Birmingham man dead and a teenage girl injured. (WVTM13 Birmingham)
• If you have children, grandchildren, or young neighbors graduating from Birmingham City Schools this year, be sure they complete an application for Birmingham Promise before the Jun. 1 deadline. (Instagram)

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Events:

• GirlSpring's Women's Empowerment lunch w/craft beer, flowers, & more! (May 11)
• Jewish Food and Culture Fest (May 15)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.