Colorado Governor Signs Bills to Protect Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care Rights
Out Gov. Jared Polis signed the bills as 15 states block gender-affirming care for transgender people.
April 17, 2023
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After backlash, Planned Parenthood Arizona resumes gender-affirming care
“After a brief pause, we are pleased to announce the continuation of our Gender Affirming Care services,” the organization said.
April 18, 2025
Trump looks to stop gender-affirming care for America's transgender youth: report
New proposals by the Department of Health and Human Services could restrict gender-affirming care even more for young trans people.
October 30, 2025
BREAKING: U.S. House passes defense spending bill with anti-trans provision
The bill, which now goes to the Senate, would deny insurance coverage for gender-affirming care for trans children of service members.
December 11, 2024
Veteran Sues Defense Department Over Daughter's Gender-Affirming Care
As the department's insurance covers gender-affirming surgeries for service members but not dependents, the family claims it violates the Constitution's equal protection clause.
November 22, 2022
President Joe Biden signs into law first federal anti-LGBTQ+ bill in decades
The National Defense Authorization Act has a provision barring the military's insurance from covering gender-affirming care for service members' children.
December 24, 2024
Texas GOP Votes to Halt Gender-Affirming Care for Existing Patients
Because the cruelty of taking essential medical care away from people who rely on it seems to be the point of Republican politicians, who are not doctors, in 2023.
April 4, 2023
New Trump Medicaid directive attacks trans people's access to gender-affirming care
A new federal letter gives Republican-led states another road map to cut off gender-affirming care for minors.
April 11, 2025
Washington Governor Signs Bill Protecting Transgender Kids from Estranged Parents
The law involves children who are housed at host homes.
May 10, 2023
U.K. bans puberty blockers for trans youth indefinitely
Government officials said the medication poses an "unacceptable safety risk," but study often referenced by British officials about the treatment has come under criticism.
December 11, 2024
Trump HHS posts ‘so-called report’ pushing conversion therapy for trans kids
Experts tell The Advocate that the document can't be taken seriously and is riddled in misinformation.
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May 1, 2025
Trump orders NIH to study gender transition ‘regret.’ Here's what we already know about it
Trump wants to study transgender people's "regret," but people are more likely to regret having children than gender-affirming surgery.
April 7, 2025
Experts Weigh in on the Realities of Gender-Affirming Care and the Dangers of Disinformation
Admiral Rachel Levine and Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld address puberty blockers, FDA challenges, and the power of community engagement to combat misinformation in a crucial dialogue on trans health care.
November 3, 2023
FTC hosts anti-trans workshop LGBTQ+ advocates call ‘government-sponsored disinformation’
“[Transgender lives have] been made a political and ideological issue,” Dr. Rachel Levine told The Advocate.
July 10, 2025
Judge wonders if anti-transgender doctors sued 'because they wanted there to be discrimination'
“I don’t even understand why they brought this case,” Fifth Circuit Judge Catharina Haynes said of the suit being handled by anti-LGBTQ+ lawyer Jonathan Mitchell.
January 12, 2024
Biden administration rescinds, replaces Trump-era 'license to discriminate in health care' rule
The new rule strikes a balance between protecting health care workers' consciences and assuring that patients receive the care they need, LGBTQ+ activists say.
January 10, 2024
Doctors warn of ‘terrifying’ effects as Trump creates snitch line to report gender-affirming care patients
Under the administration’s latest guidance, reporting a trans patient’s care may no longer violate HIPAA — and that’s exactly the problem, providers say.
April 17, 2025
Illinois launches first-in-nation LGBTQ+ legal hotline
Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced the launch of the nation's first-ever LGBTQ+ legal hotline.
August 22, 2025
Medicare, Medicaid agency demands info on gender-affirming care for trans youth
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services falsely claims such care is not evidence-based.
May 30, 2025
Why LGBTQ+ groups are angry at RFK Jr.'s confirmation
Kennedy has denied that he ever said chemicals cause gender dysphoria or that HIV doesn't cause AIDS — but he did.
February 14, 2025
Georgia County Pays $1.2 Million to Fight Gender-Affirming Care Suit
The county in central Georgia denied coverage to a veteran sheriff's deputy.
March 20, 2023