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
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It's now the 20th state to ban gender-affirming care for minors.
Allowing for exclusion of trans athletes in even limited cases is not OK, say 14 state legislators.
A lawsuit filed by an anti-LGBTQ group claims trans girls have an advantage over cisgender girls -- not so, say advocates for trans athletes.
Bills aimed at keeping transgender girls and women off female interscholastic sports teams are moving forward in North Dakota, Mississippi, and Utah.
Emotions ran high at this week's meeting of the Minnesota State High School League as the board voted on a trans-inclusive policy that's ignited national debate.
Arkansas becomes the latest state to bar trans student athletes from competing under their gender identity.
A proposed rule on the enforcement of Title IX would state that overall bans on trans student athletes violate that law but would allow for some exclusion of trans players.
The governing board of the Virginia association overseeing high school athletics recently adopted a policy that would allow trans participation in athletics, but the stipulations could make it tough for some students to take advantage.
The bill, which would require trans student athletes to compete under the gender they were assigned at birth, passed in the state's Senate and awaits a vote in the House.
"I don't understand what [trans student athletes] are going through or why they feel the way they do. But I want them to live," Utah Gov. Spencer Cox wrote in a letter explaining his decision.
Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia must enforce rules protecting queer students set by the Biden administration, according to a judge.
The suit focused on two trans athletes, but they've now graduated, rendering the challenge moot, a federal judge ruled.
The department says transgender girls shouldn't be allowed to compete with cisgender girls and threatens federal funding for some Connecticut locales.
The Justice Department has taken a stand in a Connecticut lawsuit that seeks to bar trans girls from competing with their cisgender peers.
The Republican from Kentucky went on an anti-trans tirade at a confirmation hearing for Secretary of Education nominee Miguel Cardona.
The bill, which now goes to the state Senate, would prevent trans girls and women from competing on female teams.
Mid Vermont Christian School withdrew from a state basketball tournament rather than face a team with a trans player.
The Senate is unlikely to bring the legislation to a vote.
Republican Gov. Spencer Cox says meeting trans kids "changes your heart in important ways."