When doctors ignore pronouns, patients pay the price. Here's why
Kelly Goonan writes that asking for pronouns, gender-inclusive language, and specialized training can make a world of difference in healthcare for LGBTQ+ patients.
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
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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
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
Trans inmates in Florida claim prison officials conducted breast checks, forced haircuts in lawsuit: report
The new policies from Florida prison officials come in response to SB245, which bans gender-affirming care for minors and the use of state funds on any gender-affirming prescriptions or surgical procedures.
DECEMBER 10, 2024
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
Feds drop charges against Texas doctor who leaked gender-affirming care info to far-right extremist
The charges against Dr. Ethan Haim were dropped after a personal appeal from Missouri Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley to President Donald Trump.
JANUARY 27, 2025
Donald Trump spewed anti-trans lies at Tucson rally for 7 minutes. Here are the claims debunked
The lies about children transitioning, Olympic athletes, and more just keep on coming.
SEPTEMBER 16, 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
An urgent call to protect gender-affirming care
While efforts to ban or severely limit access to gender-affirming care are blunt and sweeping, gender-affirming care is anything but, writes Human Rights Watch's Yasemin Smallens.
MAY 22, 2024