120 anti-trans bills have already been filed across the United States before 2025 has even started
The number surpasses the number of bills filed in advance of 2024, a historically hostile year towards trans individuals.
DECEMBER 21, 2024
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Ohio Republicans override governor's veto to pass gender-affirming care ban and sports ban
However, after Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed the bill, he took even stricter executive actions on gender-affirming care.
JANUARY 24, 2024
Democrats defeat Republican transgender sports ban bill in U.S. Senate
Republicans failed to get 60 votes to move the discriminatory bill forward.
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MARCH 3, 2025
West Virginia Asks Supreme Court to Let It Enforce Anti-Trans Sports Ban
The Supreme Court has previously declined to weigh in on other high-profile cases concerning the rights of trans students.
MARCH 10, 2023
Meet the West Virginian Middle School Student Challenging a Trans Sports Ban in Federal Court
"We just want to be accepted, and she just wants to be a kid. It shouldn’t be that hard to be a kid,” the girl's mom said.
OCTOBER 30, 2023
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
New Jersey Democratic state Sen. Paul Sarlo calls trans women men and advocates for sports ban
The statements, made by Democratic Senate Deputy Majority Leader Paul Sarlo, reflect an alarming uptick in transphobia among some Democrats.
JANUARY 14, 2025
Ohio Rejects Transgender Sports Ban
The Ohio House nixed a new version of the bill after the Senate OK'd it, meaning it most likely won't pass this year.
DECEMBER 15, 2022
Donald Trump bans transgender athletes from playing sports
He signed the “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order in a televised signing ceremony spectacle from the East Wing of the White House.
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Wisconsin’s Democratic governor vetoes Republican transgender sports ban bill
The Democrat stood in the way of a law that Republicans wanted to have enacted targeting the trans community.
APRIL 2, 2024
Texas Expands Anti-Trans Sports Ban to Include College Athletes
The state had already barred trans athletes from competing under their gender identity in K-12 public schools.
JUNE 16, 2023
Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner supports New York policy banning trans women from sports
LGBTQ+ advocates are stunned by the transgender woman’s ongoing stance against the inclusion of trans people in many facets of public life.
MARCH 20, 2024
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Transgender Student, Blocks West Virginia Sports Ban
Only two justices dissented.
APRIL 6, 2023
NY court strikes down Nassau County order banning transgender athletes from competing on girls’ sports teams
Civil rights groups lauded the court decision, saying it struck down a harmful policy.
MAY 12, 2024
Tennessee Bans Trans Athletes From College Sports
The new law signed Friday builds on existing anti-trans laws in the state.
MAY 9, 2022
Trump Promises to Ban 'Men' From Women's Sports
The former president is once again targeting trans people as he gears up for a potential 2024 run.
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Transphobic Christian School Banned From Vermont Sports League
It comes after the school refused to play a team with a trans girl on it.
MARCH 21, 2023
Small-college association bans all transgender women from women's sports
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' new policy will go into effect with the 2024-2025 school year.
APRIL 8, 2024
Judge Blocks Utah Trans Sports Ban, While Probe of Athlete Emerges
A judge has blocked the ban on trans girls in girls' sports, days after it was reported that there had been complaints about supposed trans competitors.
AUGUST 19, 2022
Most Americans support transgender health care and sports bans — yet they oppose discrimination
Most Americans support banning gender-affirming care for youth and preventing trans athletes from participating on teams that align with their identity — yet they also support anti-discrimination laws protecting trans people.
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine Vetoes Transgender Health Care and Sports Participation Bans
DeWine's veto is likely to be overridden by the state legislature, as HB68 passed both the state House and Senate with a supermajority.
DECEMBER 29, 2023