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Democratic State Sen. José Menéndez and Republican State Sen. Donna Campbell

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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.

Politics

Republican Dan Crenshaw Says Gender-Affirming Care Is ‘The Hill We Will Die On’

Republicans have gone all in on getting the government involved in parents’ decisions about their children.

Crime

Feds drop charges against Texas doctor who leaked gender-affirming care info to far-right extremist

The charges against Dr. Ethan Haim were dropped after a personal appeal from Missouri Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley to President Donald Trump.

From left: Harleigh Walker, Riley Gaines, and Kelley Robinson

Politics

Anti-Trans Misinformation Spewed at Senate Hearing — But It Gets Countered

The hearing was on the realities of LGBTQ+ people in the U.S.

News

Texas Is Now the Most Populous State With a Trans Health Care Ban: Here’s the Full List

As of Friday, gender dysphoria can’t be treated medically by physicians in Texas if the patient is a minor.

News

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues second doctor over gender-affirming care

The suit comes two weeks after Paxton, known for his anti-LGBTQ+ views, filed the first case in the nation.

News

Rachel Levine Discusses Disturbing ‘Medical Refugees’ Crisis Sweeping Across the U.S.

The assistant secretary for health tackles “medical refugees,” misinformation, and transgender health care challenges in an interview with The Advocate.

Texas

Texas AG Ken Paxton won't leave trans people alone, again requests data from out of state

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has once again requested medical records from a transgender health care provider in another state, despite having no legal jurisdiction.

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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.

Republicans have gone all in on getting the government involved in parents’ decisions about their children.

The ban is supposed to go into effect on September 1.

Texas's justification for "child abuse" investigations and Alabama's rationale for restrictions on gender-affirming care are riddled with inaccuracies, a new study says.

Paxton is investigating an Austin hospital to see if it provides gender-affirming care to children and objecting to the dismissal of charges brought against a trans protester.

The charges against Dr. Ethan Haim were dropped after a personal appeal from Missouri Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley to President Donald Trump.

A new law would deprive trans youth of lifesaving care -- and it's unconstitutional, two lawsuits say.

Wisconsin, Kentucky, Nebraska and Kansas joined Texas in a new lawsuit, filed with the Christian Medical and Dental Association, and Franciscan Alliance of Indiana.

The hearing was on the realities of LGBTQ+ people in the U.S.

A new study shows that Republican-led efforts to ban access to gender-affirming medical care for youths will impact 58,200 trans kids.

As of Friday, gender dysphoria can’t be treated medically by physicians in Texas if the patient is a minor.

The far-right governor is expected to sign the bill into law.

This follows the failure of a bill that would have led to parents supportive of trans children being jailed.

The anti-LGBTQ+ attorney general's demand threatens PFLAG members' constitutional rights, a Texas judge says.

The suit comes two weeks after Paxton, known for his anti-LGBTQ+ views, filed the first case in the nation.

The assistant secretary for health tackles “medical refugees,” misinformation, and transgender health care challenges in an interview with The Advocate.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has once again requested medical records from a transgender health care provider in another state, despite having no legal jurisdiction.

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

Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott issued a directive ordering child protective services to investigate parents who allow their trans children access to gender-affirming care, calling such care "child abuse."

Judge Amy Clark Meachum expanded her injunction against the "child abuse" probes to include a couple who sued and all PFLAG members.

Rep. Shawn Thierry broke with the Democratic Party to vote for a ban on gender-affirming care for minors. Now she's lost her primary to Black queer woman Lauren Ashley Simmons