Montana issues rule banning gender marker changes on birth certificates
The new rule mirrors an old rule which was defeated in court.
February 22, 2024
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New Jersey Governor Declares State a 'Safe Haven' for Gender-Affirming Care
Whereas Republican-controlled states are looking to restrict the rights of transgender and gender-nonconforming people, in New Jersey the governor says everybody is welcome and free.
April 5, 2023
Florida is quietly denying transgender residents updated birth certificates
This is at odds with how the agency has handled this approval process for years.
July 15, 2024
In Oklahoma, a bathroom law and other policies endanger transgender residents
The death of a nonbinary teen who was beaten in a restroom has brought the state's policies into sharp focus.
February 22, 2024
With Chris Christie Gone, New Jersey Advances Trans Rights
In a landmark move, the state will offer more protections for transgender and genderqueer residents.
July 5, 2018
Mass. Trans Residents Celebrate Monumental Ruling
Transgender residents of Massachusetts have reason to celebrate after receiving some positive news on the health care front.
June 23, 2014
Trans Houstonians: 'It's Not About the Bathrooms'
Transgender residents of Houston speak out after their city voted down an antidiscrimination ordinance that would have protected them.
November 10, 2015
Montana to Allow Changes to Gender on Birth Certificates After Ruling
State officials had previously said they would not comply with a court injunction making the changes to birth certificates easier for transgender residents.Â
September 20, 2022
Good News For Low-Income Trans Oregonians
Following in the footsteps of California, Vermont, and Washington, D.C., Oregon will begin offering transition-related care to transgender residents as part of the state's Medicaid program.
August 15, 2014
Trans Woman Found Murdered in Baltimore
Earlier this week, a transgender Baltimore resident was found dead in a field, just days after local advocates celebrated the state's new antidiscrimination law.
June 4, 2014
Arkansas sued over new restrictions on driver's license gender markers
Transgender, nonbinary, and intersex residents are suing over a new policy that makes it nearly impossible to change their gender marker and bans the use of a gender-neutral one.
May 2, 2024
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.
February 27, 2014
Maryland Police Chief Refutes Trans Rape Rumors
Maryland's Baltimore County is currently weighing discrimination protections for transgender residents, but opponents are spreading rumors about cross-dressing men raping women in a nearby county that enacted similar protections.
January 20, 2012
New York City Offers Gender-Neutral Birth Certificate Option
Also, New Yorkers will no longer have to get a health care provider's OK to change a gender marker.
October 9, 2018
Another State Ends Discrimination in Trans Health Care
Washington becomes the seventh state to forbid insurance companies from denying health care to transgender citizens.
June 26, 2014
Trans Woman & Nursing Home Reach Landmark Settlement After Complaint
It's the first known discrimination complaint by a trans elder against such a facility.
June 17, 2022
Jacksonville, Fla., Sees Third Trans Murder of 2018
The victim was shot outside a motel Sunday, and activists say the city is in crisis.
June 26, 2018
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.
December 11, 2014