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Ron DeSantis Lied About 'Mutilation' in Pushing Anti-Trans Law, Judge Says

Judge Robert Hinkle trashed the rationale behind Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors.

Politics

South Carolina governor signs extreme gender-affirming care ban into law, effective immediately

Civil rights groups are denouncing the new law while offering resources to families affected. The law targets not only trans youth, but restricts all trans people from accessing public funds for care.

Election

JD Vance really wants you to know he's 'not gay' while lying about transgender youth

The Republican nominee for vice president compared gender-affirming care to conversion therapy in a recent interview with gay conservative podcaster Tim Dillon.

Activists gather at the Missouri State Capitol to demand equal rights for transgender humans and denounce anti trans legislation recently passed in the United States

News

Missouri ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors upheld by judge

Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Missouri, representing the families and organizations suing to challenge the ban, plan to appeal.

News

What LGBTQ+ groups are saying before Supreme Court justices hear gender-affirming care case

The case, U.S. v. Skrmetti, will have far-reaching implications for gender-affirming care and other issues of bodily autonomy.

Law

Texas Is Latest and Largest State to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill to this effect into law Friday.

Retired consultant pediatrician Dr Hilary Cass holding digital publication NHS Report Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People The Cass Review Transgender teen with supportive parent

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Gender-Affirming Care Bans in Texas, Missouri Will Still Go Into Effect

Families, health care providers, and LGBTQ+ groups had sued to block the bans, but they'll be enforced while the lawsuits proceed.

Idaho Families Scramble to Stop Ban on Trans Health Care

They're seeking an injunction preventing the law — targeting children and youth — from going into effect, saying it will cause irreparable harm.

Ron DeSantis Lied About 'Mutilation' in Pushing Anti-Trans Law, Judge Says

Judge Robert Hinkle trashed the rationale behind Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors.

North Dakota Governor Signs Bill Making Gender-Affirming Care a Felony

Providers could face up to 10 years in prison.

Texas Supreme Court lets gender-affirming care ban remain in effect

The court reversed a lower court's decision blocking the ban while a lawsuit against it is heard.

Texas Hospital to Resume Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

A judge ordered Children's Medical Center Dallas to temporarily reopen its gender-affirming care program to new patients while a lawsuit is heard.

South Carolina governor signs extreme gender-affirming care ban into law, effective immediately

Civil rights groups are denouncing the new law while offering resources to families affected. The law targets not only trans youth, but restricts all trans people from accessing public funds for care.

Judges Block Tennessee, Kentucky Bans on Transition Care for Minors

These aren't final decisions on the bans, but they can't be enforced while lawsuits against them are heard.

JD Vance really wants you to know he's 'not gay' while lying about transgender youth

The Republican nominee for vice president compared gender-affirming care to conversion therapy in a recent interview with gay conservative podcaster Tim Dillon.

Missouri ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors upheld by judge

Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Missouri, representing the families and organizations suing to challenge the ban, plan to appeal.

What LGBTQ+ groups are saying before Supreme Court justices hear gender-affirming care case

The case, U.S. v. Skrmetti, will have far-reaching implications for gender-affirming care and other issues of bodily autonomy.

Texas Is Latest and Largest State to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill to this effect into law Friday.

7 takeaways from the Supreme Court hearing on Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for youth

The conservative justices seemed skeptical of overturning the anti-trans law.

Life Without Puberty

Hormone blockers for minors, the trans movement's new frontier.

San Diego Mourns Third Trans Teen to Die by Suicide

Kyler Prescott, a 14-year-old transgender boy, took his life on May 18, marking the third reported San Diego-area teen lost since March.

Americans Don’t Want Politicians Focusing on Transgender Issues, Survey Finds

Most Americans also believe that lawmakers don’t know enough about transgender issues to make policies.

Trans Rights and Abortion Access Aren’t Opposing Forces

"Though I am a woman who will never experience the threat of forced birth, I do know what it's like to feel like you aren't in control of your body."

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early onset puberty

LGBTQ+ activists in the U.K. are criticizing this restriction on care for transgender youth.

Families, health care providers, and LGBTQ+ groups had sued to block the bans, but they'll be enforced while the lawsuits proceed.

They're seeking an injunction preventing the law — targeting children and youth — from going into effect, saying it will cause irreparable harm.

Judge Robert Hinkle trashed the rationale behind Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors.

Providers could face up to 10 years in prison.

The court reversed a lower court's decision blocking the ban while a lawsuit against it is heard.

A judge ordered Children's Medical Center Dallas to temporarily reopen its gender-affirming care program to new patients while a lawsuit is heard.

Civil rights groups are denouncing the new law while offering resources to families affected. The law targets not only trans youth, but restricts all trans people from accessing public funds for care.

These aren't final decisions on the bans, but they can't be enforced while lawsuits against them are heard.

The Republican nominee for vice president compared gender-affirming care to conversion therapy in a recent interview with gay conservative podcaster Tim Dillon.

Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Missouri, representing the families and organizations suing to challenge the ban, plan to appeal.

The case, U.S. v. Skrmetti, will have far-reaching implications for gender-affirming care and other issues of bodily autonomy.

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill to this effect into law Friday.

The conservative justices seemed skeptical of overturning the anti-trans law.

Hormone blockers for minors, the trans movement's new frontier.

Kyler Prescott, a 14-year-old transgender boy, took his life on May 18, marking the third reported San Diego-area teen lost since March.

Most Americans also believe that lawmakers don’t know enough about transgender issues to make policies.

"Though I am a woman who will never experience the threat of forced birth, I do know what it's like to feel like you aren't in control of your body."

The recent NHS report from Dr. Hilary Cass isn't the take-down of gender-affirming care that conservatives want it to be.