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North Carolina's Gender-Affirming Care Ban for Transgender Youth Faces Legal Challenge

A new Lambda Legal lawsuit alleges HB 808’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors violates Constitution and Affordable Care Act rights.

Fox News Host: Chick-fil-A Is 'Official Chicken of Jesus'

In addition to opposing medically necessary treatment for transgender kids, Todd Starnes also clarified that Chick-fil-A is 'the official chicken of Jesus.'

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.

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.

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.

D.C. Mayor Makes Major Move Expanding Trans Health Care

Transgender Washington, D.C., residents will now be able to purchase insurance policies that include coverage for transition-related care on the D.C. health exchange or through Medicaid benefits.

WATCH: WikiLeaks Source Comes Out as Transgender

The former Army private sentenced to 35 years for sharing classified government documents with the website WikiLeaks revealed today that she's transgender.

Denial of gender-affirming care to inmate is unconstitutional, says Department of Justice

The DOJ is supporting a Georgia transgender woman who is suing the state's Department of Corrections over denial of care.

Another State Ends Discrimination in Trans Health Care

Washington becomes the seventh state to forbid insurance companies from denying health care to transgender citizens.

Mass. Trans Residents Celebrate Monumental Ruling

Transgender residents of Massachusetts have reason to celebrate after receiving some positive news on the health care front.

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.

Fed. Judge: Calif. Must Provide Trans Inmate with Access to Surgery

A federal judge has ruled that a transgender inmate in California must be granted access to gender-affirming surgery that her prison doctors have deemed medically necessary.

Chelsea Manning Isn't Getting Transition Treatment

Manning's doctors have deemed her transition-related care medically necessary, but a new statement from the Wikileaks source says Defense Department promises are just lip service.

VA Proposes Lifting Ban on Gender-Confirmation Surgery

Activists have long lobbied for such surgery to be included in the health care provided by the Veterans Administration.

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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.

California Bans Insurance Discrimination Against Trans Patients

With a clarifying directive, California becomes the third state (plus Washington, D.C.) to expressly prohibit discrimination against transgender people in health insurance coverage.

Judge Orders State to Resume Hormone Therapy for Trans Prisoner

A transgender woman receives a favorable ruling in her Eighth Amendment lawsuit.

The VA Still Refuses to Cover Necessary Trans Health Care

It will likely take a lawsuit to end the Veterans Affairs policy of denying coverage for gender-confirmation surgery — a procedure currently covered by Medicare. 

Transgender Woman Sues Maryland, Alleging Assault and More While Jailed

Chelsea Gilliam says she was sexually assaulted, denied hormone treatment, and placed in solitary confinement.