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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Fed. Court Rules Dept. of Corrections Can Deny Care to Trans Prisoners
In overturning a decision that medically necessary gender-confirmation surgery should be provided to a transgender inmate, advocates worry the court has created a harmful precedent.
DECEMBER 16, 2014
White House statement on transgender minors’ health care sparks outrage by LGBTQ+ rights groups
The Biden administration seems to be okay with some limits on bodily autonomy.
JULY 3, 2024
Most Americans Don’t Want States Able to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids
A new poll from Data for Progress shows that voters aren't on board with Republican plans to regulate women's bodies or trans teenagers' identities.
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
Texas Officials Accuse Mother of Trans Daughter of Abuse
Parents of Luna Younger have been engaged in bitter court battle, but a jury delivered the mother a victory.
OCTOBER 25, 2019
I'm a Doctor: Gender-Affirming Care Saves Trans Lives
Listen to this physician, Republicans.
MAY 3, 2021
House Republicans Spew Transphobia in Hearing on Gender-Affirming Care
At one point a Republican equated gender-affirming care for kids to giving them ice cream for every meal.
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JULY 27, 2023
WATCH: Hospitalized Mo. Man's Husband, Brother Speak Out
Robert Gorley says hospital staff at Research Medical Center refused to recognize his power of attorney to make medical decisions for his husband, and had him arrested when he refused to leave his husband's room. His partner's brother, Lee Mansell, says he isn't homophobic, but challenged Gorley's authority because he wants what's best for his brother.
APRIL 13, 2013
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
Parents of Trans Kids Seek to Block Georgia Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
They want an emergency order to prevent it from going into effect.
JULY 4, 2023
Kentucky and Tennessee Bans on Trans Care for Youth Upheld in Court
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued its ruling Thursday, but the lawyers representing trans youth and families note that the fight is not over.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Indiana judge blocks law denying gender-affirming care to prisoners, ruling it’s likely unconstitutional
It’s a big victory for trans rights.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Florida Pushes Forward to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Medicaid Users
The state is working on a proposed rule change to its Medicaid program that would bar trans people from having their gender-affirming care covered.
JULY 12, 2022
Some New Hampshire Republicans Seek to Ban Gender-Affirming Surgeries for Trans Youth
Genital surgeries are only rarely performed on minors, but the bill still gets in the way of private medical decisions, opponents say.
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Colbert Takes on Trans Medicare Coverage
Last night, Stephen Colbert took on the conservative blowback over the recent HHS decision involving transgender medical care as part of Medicare.
JUNE 4, 2014
Gender-affirming care ban leaves Trump with ‘blood on his hands,’ group says, joining others in outrage
“Only eight days into his second term, President Donald Trump has blood on his hands,” executive director of Advocates for Trans Equality Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen said earlier this week.
JANUARY 30, 2025
Fed. Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Trans Inmate
A federal appeals court today upheld a judge's 2012 ruling that transgender inmates should have access to transition-related care while they are incarcerated.
JANUARY 17, 2014
More than 160 Democrats urge Supreme Court to support transgender people’s rights to health care
The lawmakers wrote an amicus brief in support of families of transgender youth.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
White House clarifies support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth after backlash (exclusive)
The Human Rights Campaign led an effort to get the White House to clear up its previous statement opposing some treatment options for transgender Americans.
JULY 8, 2024
Appeals Court Lets Alabama Enforce Trans Care Ban, Cites Anti-Abortion Ruling
The assertion provides further evidence that all bodily autonomy rights are under attack.
AUGUST 21, 2023