Alabama Families Continue to Appeal to Block Transgender Care Ban
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled the ban can go into effect. The families want a rehearing by the full court.
September 13, 2023
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West Virginia Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Minors, With Exceptions
The state is just the latest one to pass such an anti-trans law.
March 30, 2023
Florida Challenged Over Gender-Affirming Care Ban for Transgender Youth
Lawmakers in Florida are currently considering legislation that would codify the rules that are now being challenged in court.
March 26, 2023
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
Missouri Republican Gov. Signs Gender-Affirming Care Ban, Anti-Trans Sports Bill
It's now the 20th state to ban gender-affirming care for minors.
June 8, 2023
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
Idaho closes legislative session with a slew of anti-LGBTQ+ laws
The new laws take direct aim at gender-affirming care for minors and the trans community.
April 12, 2024
Arkansas Close to Banning Hormones, Puberty Blockers for Trans Youth
The state's Senate approved a bill Monday and the House had passed it earlier this month, so it now goes to Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
March 29, 2021
What is gender-affirming care, who uses it, and do they regret it?
Gender-affirming care is banned for transgender youth when it's mainly cisgender people who use it, and when it has a significantly lower regret rate than all other major surgeries, tattoos, and children.
February 13, 2025
Study finds use of puberty blockers safe and reversible, countering anti-trans accusations
The reports seem to suggest further advances in the field of gender-affirming care can address shortcomings of treatments available today.
September 11, 2024
Woman Pleads Guilty to Bomb Threat Against Hospital Providing Gender-Affirming Care to Youth
The threat was one of several made against the hospital following accusations of genital surgeries on minors.
September 29, 2023
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
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
Kentucky Allowed to Enforce Trans Care Ban, Appeals Court Rules
The Sixth Circuit had ruled similarly in a case out of Tennessee.
August 1, 2023
South Dakota Senate Passes Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
The legislation would ban hormone treatment, puberty blockers, and gender-confirmation surgery for minors.
February 9, 2023
Judge Blocks Arkansas Ban on Gender-Affirming Health Care for Minors
The law, banning hormone treatment and puberty blockers as well as gender-affirming surgeries, was set to go into effect July 28.
July 21, 2021
Only 0.1 percent of youth receive gender-affirming meds: study
The study comes at a time when opponents of this care have often exaggerated how common it is.
January 6, 2025
More Than 100K Transgender Youth Live in States Impacted by Restrictive Laws: Study
The study also found that almost 150,000 trans youth live in states that protect transgender rights.
October 23, 2023
Vivian Wilson calls Elon Musk an 'uncaring and narcissistic' father, citing 'cruel' homophobia
Vivian Wilson said that before her transition, her father would often berate her as a young child for acting femininely.
July 26, 2024
Tennessee Families Sue to Block Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
“The Heath Care Ban violates the constitutional rights of Tennessee adolescents and their parents, and — if it goes into effect — will cause severe and irreparable harm,” the complaint says.
April 24, 2023
Tennessee Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Upheld by Appeals Court
It is the first time a federal court has allowed such a law to go into effect.
July 10, 2023