Ohio appeals court strikes down ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth
The ban interferes with parental rights, according to a state-level court.
MARCH 18, 2025
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New report finds LGBTQ+ and intersex Americans faced much discrimination in 2024
The results make the situation "worryingly clear," the Center for American Progress reports.
MARCH 12, 2025
Federal judge in Maryland blocks Trump's anti-transgender gender-affirming care order
Those who sued have "shown they will face irreparable harm" if the order is allowed to stand, a federal judge wrote.
MARCH 4, 2025
Trump’s health department launches ‘vile’ anti-trans website featuring right-wing influencer (exclusive)
Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “are starting their tenure at HHS by attacking trans people, harming their access to health, and promoting unscientific rhetoric about sex as a so-called immutable characteristic,” former HHS official Adrian Shanker told The Advocate.
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Kansas GOP overrides governor’s veto to enact sweeping ban on all gender-affirming care for trans kids
The ban includes state funds for psychological support for kids living from gender dysphoria.
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Lawsuit challenges Trump's executive order targeting gender-affirming care
Trans adults, families of trans youth, and organizations have filed suit.
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
N.Y. attorney general: stopping care for trans youth will violate state law
AG Letitia James's letter comes after a hospital in the state canceled appointments for young people planning to receive puberty blockers.
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Study: Gender-affirming hormone therapy improves mental health
The report indicates this continues over the long term.
MARCH 18, 2025
Federal officials force transgender women into men’s prisons despite judge’s ruling against Trump’s order
It’s cruel and unusual punishment, advocates and at least one federal judge have said.
MARCH 10, 2025
Most religious Americans support nondiscrimination laws protecting LGBTQ+ people: survey
Regardless of faith, the vast majority of U.S. adults support LGBTQ+ protections.
MARCH 4, 2025
What states are the best for LGBTQ+ people? These are the top 15
Based on laws surrounding marriage, family rights, health care, and education, here are the 15 best states for LGBTQ+ people.
MARCH 4, 2025
Federal judge orders restoration of health agency web pages
Pages devoted to HIV and AIDS, assisted reproductive technologies, and youth health risks had disappeared from government websites due to Donald Trump's "gender ideology" order.
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Rep. Sarah McBride denounces Donald Trump’s ongoing attacks on transgender people
The first trans member of Congress is speaking out against the president’s attempt to erase Americans.
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Restraining orders block federal funding freeze
The freeze had targeted a wide swath of federal funds, including those allegedly promoting "woke gender ideology."
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Harvard doctors sue Trump administration over censoring LGBTQ+ terms
“Good doctors serve and advocate for their patients, whoever they are,” one of the doctors said in a statement. “We cannot uphold an oath to Do No Harm if our training and research are politicized.”
MARCH 15, 2025
New German, Swiss, and Austrian guidelines recommend gender-affirming care, slam Cass Review
The recommendations, released by the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany, come at a time when U.S. politicians erroneously claim that Europe is "pulling back" on transgender care.
MARCH 12, 2025
Donald Trump delivers presidential address filled with anti-LGBTQ+ lies and transphobic rhetoric
The address to a joint session of Congress was marked by bluster, exaggeration, and outright lies.
MARCH 4, 2025
Texas Republican proposes ban on gender-affirming care for all trans people
The state already bans such care for minors, but Rep. Brent Money's bill targets adults as well.
MARCH 4, 2025
Nancy Pelosi’s fervent message to the transgender community: We are with you and you're not alone (exclusive)
“We just have to win, and then we can come back to who we are as a country. And we can do that without sidelining trans issues for political expediency,” Pelosi told The Advocate.
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Washington judge blocks Trump’s gender-affirming care ban, says it's unconstitutional in multiple ways
“Because the sex-based distinctions drawn by the Executive Order are not substantially related to achieving the Order’s purpose, the Order does not survive constitutional scrutiny,” the judge wrote.
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
15 Democratic state AGs stand by gender-affirming care
"Federal funding to institutions that provide gender-affirming care continues to be available, irrespective of President Trump’s recent Executive Order," the attorneys general say.
FEBRUARY 5, 2025