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Electric Shock Treatment, Overt Homophobia in U.K. Armed Forces: Report

Details from a report due out next month paint a culture of “overt homophobia” in the country’s military.

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.

The Last Transgender Teen Suicide

Making anti-LGBTQ parents responsible when their children die from suicide may be another step in ending this plague, writes Riki Wilchins.

Florida Subpoenas Medical Associations Over Trans Youth Care

It comes as the state's GOP-controlled legislature has passed a number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills this session.

S.C. Lawmaker Tries to Block Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry says bills like these can be dangerous for kids' mental health.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs executive order banning gender-affirming surgeries for minors

Transgender adults in Ohio will now also be required to undergo psychiatric care before receiving gender-affirming treatment.

Denied Hormone Treatment, Ohio Trans Prisoner Files Lawsuit

A transgender woman serving a three-year sentence is suing the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction after being denied medically necessary hormone treatments.

Judge rules the military must cover gender-affirming surgery for members' dependents

The exclusion of such coverage is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Maine ruled.

Texas Updates Trans Prisoner Policies

Transgender prisoners who started hormone therapy before going to prison can now go through a process to start hormone therapy.

West Virginia Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Minors, With Exceptions

The state is just the latest one to pass such an anti-trans law.

Wash. Times Editorial Spreads Slurs, Lies, on Medicare's Trans Coverage

An editorial for the right-wing Washington Times claims that Medicare's new willingness to cover transgender-related health care will lead to taxpayer-funded 'tranny grannies.'

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.

Chelsea Manning May Finally Get Transition-Related Care

This is the second time military officials have said Manning could begin treatment deemed 'medically necessary,' and follows Manning filing a lawsuit for healthcare access.

Ky Peterson Just Got His First Dose of Testosterone

The trans man incarcerated in an all-women's Georgia prison has finally been granted access to transition-related care.

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More Good News for Trans New Yorkers

New York becomes the 9th jurisdiction to ban health insurers from denying transgender patients coverage for medically necessary healthcare.

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. 

Why Must We Keep Diagnosing Trans People as Ill?

Thinking of a future where trans identity is not connected to pathology.

What's Up, Doc?

Would removing transgender from the list of mental disorders do more harm than good?