‘We have way more power than they think’: Advocates host Trans Folks for Harris Zoom call
The event marks the first time that transgender leaders have mobilized for a presidential candidate.
August 15, 2024
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genderaffirming health care
Transgender youth satisfied with gender-affirming care 6-10 years later, according to a new study
The study is the latest in a huge number of studies showing high levels of satisfaction with trans care in the United States, and represents 6-10 years worth of follow-up.
October 23, 2024
For trans people reliant on federal programs, this election could change everything
Experts, providers, elected officials, and people with lived experience discuss how election outcomes — up and down the ballot — might impact gender-affirming care in Pittsburgh and beyond.
November 1, 2024
Idaho's anti-trans law could impede investigation of child sexual assault
The law, which went into effect July 1, prevents minors from getting any type of health care without parental consent.
August 15, 2024
A call to end modern medical apartheid in Ohio
Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for minors is a cruel assault on the rights and dignity of transgender youth, writes advocate Gulnar Feerasta, with the policy mirroring historical discriminatory practices.
August 16, 2024
Wyoming bill could take trans kids from parents
House Bill 156 would define gender-affirming care to be "not in the best interest" of youth in the state. The bill affects guardianships, custody fights, and child protective services.
February 17, 2024
Federal judge halts Biden’s new Title IX gender identity protections rule
The judge said the lawsuit challenging the new rule was likely to win at trial.
July 8, 2024
Many trans Americans are living in fear. But LGBTQ+ advocates see a reprieve in statehouses
The number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills being signed into law has shifted in the last year, leaving advocates feeling “cautiously optimistic” over a turning of the legislative tide.
April 16, 2024
North Dakota allows doctors to refuse trans health care in the name of 'religious freedom'
A North Dakota court has permitted doctors to refuse to perform gender-affirming surgeries, and allowed employers to refuse to cover all gender-affirming care.
March 7, 2024
Fox News poll: Voters trust Kamala Harris more than Donald Trump on transgender issues
The poll is the latest evidence that anti-trans attack ads may not help Republicans in 2024.
September 24, 2024
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.
May 23, 2024
Don Lemon comforts trans woman who's 'nervous and afraid' for the election
One transgender woman has perfectly encapsulated the fears of queer Americans in a moving clip shared by out journalist Don Lemon.
November 5, 2024
Gender-affirming care improves transgender lives, according to largest survey of trans people
The 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey documents the benefits of gender-affirming health care but shows the challenges trans people continue to face.
February 7, 2024
American Bar Association files brief supporting legal challenge to Tennessee's transgender health care ban
The ban "is inimical to equality and equal dignity before the law," the American Bar Association's brief says.
September 3, 2024
Republican Sen. Roger Marshall seeks to block Biden ban on anti-trans discrimination in health care
The GOP senator doesn't think a ban on sex discrimination in health care should include gender identity, and he's making some baseless assertions to argue his case.
May 25, 2024
Kansas Senate minority leader on recent anti-LGBTQ+ legislation: ‘It’s just filled with hate’
Two bills with ramifications for the state’s queer community have been sent to the governor for a signature.
April 3, 2024
Backlash to transgender health care isn’t new − but faulty science used to justify it has changed over time
As in the 1930s, opposition to trans medicine today is part of a broad reactionary movement against what some far-right groups consider the “toxic normalization” of LGBTQ people.
February 4, 2024
Maine signs trans and abortion sanctuary bill into law, despite violent threats
Despite a series of bomb threats against legislators in the state, Maine's Gov. Janet Mills has signed a transgender and abortion sanctuary bill into law.
April 25, 2024
America’s Pediatricians Reiterate Support for Gender-Affirming Care
The American Academy of Pediatrics said it continues to support the necessary and evidence-based care young transgender people need.
August 4, 2023
Transgender Youth Face Hurdles Getting Gender-Affirming Care Even When It's Legal
Legal battles and provider concerns can complicate access to gender-affirming care.
September 22, 2023